Peter Kenneth

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 401 to 410 of 438.

• 3 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have written to the respective Ministries. The problems emanate from the forwarding addresses that the pensioners leave behind. They leave addresses behind so that certain documents are forwarded to them, something which is not forthcoming. view
• 3 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have not misled the House. Indeed, with regard to my answers to Mr. Kombe's Question, the lumpsum amount had been paid. The amount, is in fact, over Kshs200,000 and not Kshs5,000 as hon. Ndolo has said. view
• 3 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for that particular case, the forwarding address was P.O. Box 3, Malindi. One widow responded and the other four have not responded yet although they are all beneficiaries. If the hon. Member is aware of the whereabouts of the other widows, he can assist them in filling the forms so that the payment can be processed. view
• 3 May 2006 in National Assembly: 858 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES May 3, 2006 DISCRIMINATORY RECRUITMENT OF JOB APPLICANTS IN THARAKA DISTRICT view
• 3 May 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Let me start by thanking Eng. Muriuki and the Members of the CDF for compiling this Report and bringing it on the Floor of the House. We are not opposed to the adoption of this Report. However, there are various areas that we need to discuss with the Committee. It is always a difficult start whenever something new is involved. Some of the things that are in this Report are as a result of that being the very first time that CDF has ever been in this country. I think the NARC Government ... view
• 3 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, Mr. Raila who was a Minister in the NARC Government, helped to see to it that the CDF Act came into being. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we all appreciate what the CDF has done for this country. We know that a Government that runs the taxation regime and sees to it that the taxes are well utilised, is a Government that the citizens of a country would like to see in power for many view
• 3 May 2006 in National Assembly: No, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 3 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was about to end when Mr. Midiwo stood up on a point of order. Maybe, just to respond to him, when I talked of free primary education, I talked of the materials that are provided for every primary school and there is no school fees paid and the teachers are paid by the Government. I am sure the CDF of Gem Constituency does not pay the teachers who teach in primary schools. They probably complement in building of classes. I know that hon. Members are eager to speak. I was just trying to articulate ... view
• 2 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Yes, I am aware of the Government decision of 14th December, 2004, to provide debt relief for coffee farmers as was done to sugar farmers. (b) The appropriate steps to implement the Government's decision have already been taken and we are in the final stages. In the meantime, the Co-operative Bank of Kenya has already been instructed to stop loan recoveries from the coffee farmers. (c) In order to implement the decision appropriately, certain steps needed to be taken, which included carrying out an audit on the coffee farmers' loans in order ... view
• 2 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the decision to write off debts in the sector was made at the end of the year 2004. The audit took the whole of last year. It has not taken three years. This is the beginning of the third year. However, I have also said in response to part (c) of the Question that a letter has been written to the Co-operative Bank not to recover any monies on particular schemes that the Government approved. view