Dr. Paul Otuoma

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 131 to 140 of 412.

• 30 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the design works have not been finished and I can seek further information because I do not have that other information, currently as to why we should have those delays. The Question that had been asked by Mr. Shakeel was that he wanted to know how much has already been committed. However, I can get further information, if the hon. Member gets in touch with me, so that we can see the extra information he is seeking. view
• 30 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we all know that there are many efforts from the Ministry of Lands and even the municipal councils or the county councils to protect public facilities in terms of those encroachments. What we have been urging - this is something that I have been urging my officers - is to make sure that by the time the public funds are being committed on any facility, we must ascertain whether that facility or land really belongs to the public. I do not have the figure that was allocated to Kitui Stadium in the financial year 2011/2012 but ... view
• 30 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Kshs6 million was allocated to the Mogoma community grounds in the last financial year. I do not have the figure for this financial year, but it depends on the scope of works. I will check that. I have already stated that it does not make sense to give any facility money that does not accomplish what we want to accomplish. We must have a template to show the minimum that a facility should contain for it to be called a stadium. For the Year 2011/2012, it was Kshs6 million but I do not have the figures ... view
• 30 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we gave Kshs3 million to Migori Stadium in the last financial year. I know without any doubt that in the Budget Committee, my Ministry was rated as one of the best in terms of utilization of Government. I will consult with the Member, so that I can know how far the Migori Stadium is. As I was pleading with the Members, I know that Kshs3 million may not finish all the work that we want to do. So, we have to fund these stadia in phases. view
• 30 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, again, I may not have all the answers, but on the Mombasa Municipal Stadium, last year, we committed Kshs56 million. However, we had issues in terms of contractual obligations between my Ministry, the Stadium Management Board and the Municipal Council of Mombasa which basically owns the grounds. Because the council delayed in passing certain resolutions, there was a very long delay in implementation of these works. Again, I would need to know how far we have gone after those hiccups were overcome by the council. We can liaise and see whether it is going on now ... view
• 30 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, indeed, it is true that the Head of State addressed himself to the Kipchoge Keino Stadium. In the last financial year, over Kshs70 million was committed. So far, Kshs30 million was disbursed in the last financial year. I do not have the figure that was disbursed after that but we know that there was commitment despite the cutbacks that we had in the Budget. When I went to the Kapsabet Stadium for KASS Marathon, we had agreed that the council passes the resolutions and gives us the document to offer the land, so that we could ... view
• 30 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I just want to say that on the issue of Sports Stadia Management Board (SSMB), their mandate currently is just Nyayo and Kasarani Stadiums. But we have been trying to go into some form of agreements with--- view
• 30 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to seek your guidance because what the hon. Member is requesting is completely different. view
• 30 May 2012 in National Assembly: I came with information to answer today’s Question and I have answered it to the best of my abilities. I believe that I have adequately answered it. view
• 30 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on the issue of SSMB, where the hon. Member is laying the foundation of his point of order, it is true that if you can look at the SSMB’s mandate currently, it is only Nyayo and Kasarani stadia. The reason is that most stadia land is owned by municipal or county councils. So, the only way SSMB can come in is through contractual agreements. That is because they cannot buy land to build stadia. But that is an arrangement of the past because we are already going to the counties. That is what we are already ... view