Prof. Prof. Olweny

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 81 to 90 of 1845.

• 19 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: I am on a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 19 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, my point of order is a follow up of what the Assistant Minister said about hon. Ruto’s concerns about Assistant Ministers. This is not the first time the hon. Member has underrated Assistant Ministers in this House. Is it in order for him to continue doing so yet we answer Questions adequately? view
• 18 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that construction works for classrooms under the Kenya Education Sector Support Programme stopped in many parts of the country in 2010 due to lack of funds. The KESSP was the framework upon which the Government, the Ministry of Education, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and development partners jointly supported the education sector for the period between 2005 through to 2010. The KESSP wound up in 2010. The Ministry, however, continued to support the building of classrooms and school expansion through the School Infrastructure Support Programme including the Economic Stimulus Programme. ... view
• 18 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have been handling that problem through the infrastructure funds when money is availed to us. This year, the Ministry of Education has been presenting its budget in the House and some of it has gone through well. We have given out the infrastructure money to schools across the country so as to handle this unfinished business of KESSP. We have been doing it and we shall continue doing it until all that work is finished. view
• 18 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, some of the issues that made the donors withdraw their funds have been handled. Some of them are even in court. Some of them were related to queries involving spending which have been handled by the Ministry. Through that, the donors have our confidence again. view
• 18 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I have said, we handle this through the infrastructure funds. We know that these cases are pending, but the request should also be supported by the minutes from the District Education Boards and then the money is given out. view
• 11 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to support this Bill because it is wonderful. What the Minister has put in the Bill are the things that we have been fighting for. So, I congratulate the Minister for bringing these things to the Floor of the House so that we can pass them and make changes in the sugar industry. The Minister has indicated that the Sugar Development Fund will now have a board of trustees. I hope that the intention is to make this fund easily accessible to those who need it like the farmers, the transporters and other ... view
• 11 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am very much in order because the receiver manager from Muhoroni Sugar Company is the one running that company. That is the same receiver manager who is holding the moribund Miwani Sugar Company. They are joint receivers. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, when you look at the zones, that is one way of impoverishing farmers. The sugar-cane farmer is the poorest person in the sugar industry. Today, the price of cane is fluctuating with the price of sugar. When the price of sugar goes up, the cane price is raised a little. When the ... view
• 11 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I hear an hon. Member telling me “ tosha .” Maybe, yes, because the other hon. Members have made enough contributions. But I also want to tell the Minister that we need good people in the Sugar Board. But people with degrees are not the best farmers around. Most of them are always in town doing other things. But most farmers down there are actually illiterate or Form Four leavers. Very few graduates do cane farming, because it is not very profitable. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I support the Bill. view
• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I plead with the Chair to give us a little more time because Mr. Mwatela has the answer to this Question. view