Peter Mwathi

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 161 to 170 of 1023.

• 7 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: This means that it will occasion expenditure from public funds, and under Article 114 of the Constitution, this will require further consultation between the Members of the Committee and the relevant Arms of Government including the Budget and Appropriations Committee. With your indulgence, I had scheduled a meeting on Tuesday for our Committee to consider the further recommendations that have been proposed by Hon. Rasso, especially in view of making them operational so that by the time I do the reply, I will be able to say how we have considered the matter among those relevant organs as provided for ... view
• 7 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: I am requesting that you defer this matter to Wednesday afternoon to allow us meet on Tuesday and then the debate can proceed further on Wednesday while we are seized of all the provisions and we are able to respond. Thank you. view
• 6 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I want to believe that this Petition is timely. It raises weighty matters in terms of absentee landlords and those who arm local communities to fight. I do not want to speculate that there might be some political hand or machinations behind what is happening, but it is true there is conflict. It is known by everybody in the Republic. It is in the public domain that there are skirmishes in Laikipia which needs to be addressed. I want to confirm that we are equal to the task. We shall address all the points raised by ... view
• 6 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: the Petitioner and ensure that we interrogate all of them and bring a report to this House, even as we send a copy to the Petitioner in the required 60 days. Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 6 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, the Member for Funyula Constituency, Hon. (Dr.) Ojiambo Oundo, sought a Statement from the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Coordination of National Government on the status of drug abuse, treatment and rehabilitation in the country. In particular, the Member sought to be informed on the following issues: The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 6 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: 1. Provision of information on the progress made by the National Authority for the Campaign against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) with regard to alcohol and drug abuse in the country. 2. The amount of funds that have been allocated to NACADA for the last 20 years of its existence, and how it has been utilised particularly on treatment and rehabilitation of alcohol and drug abuse victims. 3. How many people affected by alcohol and drug abuse NACADA has helped to access treatment and rehabilitation centres. 4. Clarification on whether NACADA has the power to establish a treatment and rehabilitation ... view
• 6 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: a. Budgetary allocation to treatment and rehabilitation of substance use disorders. Under this, NACADA has allocated and spent about Kshs190,573,761 in treatment and rehabilitation over the years. Below and attached here is a table presenting the budgetary allocation that NACADA has committed to treatment and rehabilitation of substance use disorders over the years. i. The following are funds which have been disbursed to NGO’s and civil societies through Ernest and Young to fight alcohol and drug abuse and which are in three tranches. The first tranche on 20th April 2013, a sum of Kshs24,750,000 was disbursed. The second tranche was ... view
• 6 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: Yes, I could, but he had asked for a detailed account. view
• 6 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: Very well. Thank you, Hon. Speaker. In summary, the Miritini Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre is a national facility that has been under the establishment in the last two years and the project provides a holistic approach to treatment and rehabilitation of alcohol and drugs abuse. The project is implemented by a multi-sectoral technical committee coordinated by NACADA. Members to the committee include State Department of Interior and Co-ordination of National Government, the county government of Mombasa, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report ... view
• 6 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: of ICT, Innovation and Youth Affairs, the Pharmacy and Poisons Board, the Youth Enterprise Fund and the Kenya Red Cross. The NACADA has various programmes through which it discharges its mandate. These programmes are both stand alone and combined either within NACADA alone, as well as in conjunction with public agencies and private players. The said programmes include the following, each with the indicative number of persons assessed. Helpline call since its inception has an estimated call of 50 to 100 per day. There is direct treatment, NHIF support for persons, direct treatment support, positive parenting campaigns, training and capacity ... view