Dr. Paul Otuoma

All parliamentary appearances

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• 9 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: (a) A total of 21 youth groups in Yatta Constituency have benefited from the YEDF channeled through financial intermediaries. I will table the names of the 21 youth groups. view
• 9 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: (b) To ensure that more young people benefit from the Fund, the Government has, through the YEDF, put the following mechanisms in place:- (i) It has initiated the process of enrolling more institutions, especially those with grassroots presence such as the SACCOs, to lend on to the youth. (ii) It has also enhanced its range of products targeting new borrowers, while increasing allocations to all constituencies. Those products are constituency based and guided by equity principle. (iii) We also have a revolving fund for repaid monies to the new youth groups. To achieve those efforts, we have lent and redoubled ... view
• 9 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Member for Yatta is very correct. That is the initiative that we have put in place. In fact, out of the Kshs1.8 billion that we released in December, only Kshs300 million went to the bank. The Kshs1.5 billion went directly to constituencies because of that flawed approach from financial institutions. Also, early this year, we advertised for more SACCOs to apply to provide these services at the constituency level. view
• 9 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Bw. Spika, tulianza na Kshs50,000 ambayo ilikuwa ikipewa kila kikundi. Kuanzia mwaka huu, tuliongezea fedha hizo kulingana na mahitaji ya vikundi hivyo. Sasa wanaweza kuchukua Kshs50,000, Kshs100,000 au Kshs500,000 kulingana na vile watakavyokuwa wametimiza yale matarajio ambayo yamewekwa. Lakini pia tunakubali kuwa wakati huu mpango wa fedha kwa vijana ulipoanzishwa, kulikuwa na fedha ambazo zilitoka kwa Serikali na ikawa kuwa mashirika ya biashara yatafanya kazi nasi ili kuongezea zile fedha na kupitia benki na mashirika ya fedha, kuna vikundi ambavyo vimepata hata zaidi ya Kshs1 milioni kulingana na vile walivyoweza kuyatimiza matarajio ya kukopa. view
• 9 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is supposed to be a social fund. Indeed, it is a social fund and that is why we are saying that traditional financial institutions cannot cater for our needs. That is why the Government saw it prudent to start this Fund. One of the activities that we are carrying out, as I had indicated earlier, is the sensitization of the youth groups through the counties. We already started in Embu County. About eight counties have already been covered, but we expect to roll this out in all the counties through the youth groups. We are also ... view
• 9 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, indeed, that is what we are doing. As I said earlier, the bulk of the money that we disbursed in December went directly to the constituencies. Some of the contracts that existed with those banks are expiring this year and we are not renewing them. view
• 9 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think I can deliver it straightaway. view
• 9 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, if I give straight answers, it should not take me more than five or ten minutes. view
• 9 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, on the issue as to whether the integrity of the election process of Football Federation in Kenya and whether the candidates and the clerks have already been identified, I had a meeting with the Independent Electoral Board (IEB) which was appointed by FIFA to try and co-ordinate the activities of football elections in Kenya. This was due to the fact that there was no federation that had the credibility to carry out these elections. We agreed that an IEB must be put in place to prepare for the elections and to carry out the elections. Mr. Speaker, ... view
• 9 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, hon. Oyongo-Nyamweya wanted to know whether the process will take place without the list of the voters and the candidates. Indeed, I said when I was making the Statement that there was the voters’ list of clubs that was out last week and even the number of candidates, but there was the issue of verification and agreeing whether those voters are really the genuine voters and whether the candidates meet the criteria to be candidates as provided for in the guidelines. That is the process that was supposed to have taken place last week and be concluded. ... view