Dr. Paul Otuoma

All parliamentary appearances

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• 9 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, on the issue of how our national teams operate, be it Harambee Stars or our athletes who go out there and bring glory to this country, the Government is trying to see how best we can create enabling environment, so that as much as we give them allowances--- As I said, sports is a very big industry that attracts a lot of money. In fact, in most places, sports are a net giver to charity organizations. Sports contribute to other national functions. However, because of poor leadership in terms of our federations, they cannot attract ... view
• 7 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (b) The construction equipment from the Government of the People’s Republic of China to the Government of Kenya through the National Youth Service (NYS) was a concessional loan and the terms of the loan are as follows. The project amount is Kshs4.24 billion as per the time of signing the agreement, the interest rate is 2 per cent per annum, the rate applicable to management fee is at 1 per cent, rate applicable to commitment fee is at 0.75 per cent, maturity period for the facility is 240 months, grace period is 84 ... view
• 7 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, there is no equipment that is lying idle. Most of the equipment I have just talked about has been deployed through the NYS projects. Some of the equipment is highly specialized; it is for use in disaster management and response. That is some of the equipment that is still at the NYS Headquarters because training for our technical people is still going on. On water rigs, we already have a memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Water and Irrigation. We have already given out the rigs if you want to hire them for use. As I ... view
• 7 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we are not considering. We already have a properly laid down programme, in consultation with the Ministry of State for Development of Northern Kenya and Other Arid Lands. We are already recruiting NYS personnel specifically in those areas to help open up infrastructure and beef up security in those areas. We have already done a joint memo with my colleague on how we will exactly execute that plan and it will go to the Cabinet. view
• 7 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we will take note of that. As I said, some hon. Members have already taken personal initiative and they are using their CDF and the roads development money in collaboration with the NYS to do these projects. However, we will have a more comprehensive and properly structured approach. I agree with him that we will also involve the CDF board on how we can go about that. view
• 7 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I said that everything has a beginning. As you are aware, this equipment was quite expensive and we have just started but the concept will be rolled out. There are some legal issues that we need to sort out with the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Finance as to whether we should create a revolving fund which will facilitate this service. We are still open to ideas on how best we can help the whole country by reducing the cost of carrying out this kind of activities. view
• 7 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, if the hon. Member heard me well, I said that a lot of these equipment is already out in the field. What is remaining here or what you see out there is only the equipment that still requires highly specialized and trained people. Most of the machines that you are seeing there are basically for disaster response. This is whereby in the event of disasters, the National Youth Service (NYS) are now being trained to respond to that kind of issue. That is the kind of equipment you are seeing. As for the other construction equipment; the ... view
• 7 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I can be ready on Thursday, next week, if Mr. Speaker so rules. view
• 28 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, first of all, I want to regret the tragic events and offer my condolences to the bereaved families. I offer to issue that Ministerial Statement by Wednesday, next week. view
• 28 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, I want to apologise for that. As I said, I was really touched by what happened on Saturday last week and I want to take this opportunity to offer my condolences to the bereaved families. I will take the earliest opportunity on Wednesday morning to issue that Statement. view