Dr. Paul Otuoma

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 181 to 190 of 412.

• 8 May 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I hear the hon. Member very clearly. Indeed, we have legal officers in my Ministry who basically advise us on this. We will be extending the same services to these young people. view
• 8 May 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, as I stated earlier on, when this contract was being drawn up, I had put in place an interim board to manage Harambee Stars because at that time, we had a lot of wrangles in the Federation. In fact, we almost had two bodies claiming to be the official federations. So, to protect the national team at that time, I made a decision to put in place the Harambee Stars Management Board which was being headed by Evans Kidero. Indeed, they did a good thing to negotiate for funding for the Harambee Stars. You are all ... view
• 8 May 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, indeed, I am not aware of what the hon. Member is saying or alleging here in this House. But just to inform him, I want to say that Kenya has won so many marathon events. In fact, out of 100 events, Kenya has won more than 90 marathons that have been run. So, we are spoilt for choice and talent. So, the competition within the marathon fraternity is very high because we have won so many of them – 90 out of 100. I also want to remind my colleague that I am never casual nor ... view
• 8 May 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, indeed, many times, you have heard sports federations saying that they are independent and any time the Government wants to rein them in, they say that we are interfering. So, they really try to protect their independence. So, sports are actually run on that principle. As a Government, we provide the framework and the support to nurture talent and to grow those sportsmen and women. That is why we have started talent academies to support those people. We also honour our national heroes by giving them cash and national awards. Those who win gold medals or ... view
• 1 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. view
• 1 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: (a) Arising from our participation in the just ended All Africa Games that were held in Maputo, Mozambique, the account of the funds spent by the Kenyan delegation is as provided in my written answer. The answer is too long and I seek your guidance that I table it. However, I could just highlight some of the major budget items. view
• 1 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Some of the major payments were overseas allowances which ranged from US$125 to US$250 per day. view
• 1 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is what I am providing. view
• 1 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for your guidance. view
• 1 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will comply with that. view