Peter Mwathi

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 501 to 510 of 1023.

• 12 Aug 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Let me say that again. We confirmed that the Ministry was allocated Kshs10 billion for the purpose of cushioning the elderly citizens, orphans and other vulnerable members of the society from the effects of Covid- 19 Pandemic. The funds were made available during the second Supplementary Budget in the 2019/2020 Financial Year that was appropriated in March 2020. Given that this was already at the fourth quarter of the Financial Year and in order to ensure that the deserving citizens were quickly identified, the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection The electronic version of the ... view
• 12 Aug 2020 in National Assembly: worked closely with the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government and Ministry of Health multi-agency teams both at the headquarters and field levels, leveraging on the institutional arrangements of Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government through Regional Commissioners, County Commissioners, Deputy County Commissioners up to chiefs and Nyumba Kumi cluster heads. The inclusion of Ministry of Health, through their community health volunteers, was to ensure that the various Ministry of Health guidelines and protocols were adhered to, so that the would-be beneficiaries would not be exposed to Covid-19 effects during identification. The Ministry of Labour and ... view
• 12 Aug 2020 in National Assembly: On disbursement of funds, the State Department for Interior and Coordination of National Government has a contract with Safaricom for MPESA platform where up to Ksh1,000 is transacted free of charges in their platform. Leveraging on this, the multi-agency team, with the 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
• 12 Aug 2020 in National Assembly: concurrence of the National Treasury, agreed that funds will be channeled through the State Department for Interior to the identified beneficiaries. For this purpose, the State Department for Social Protection made three fund transfers and Authority to Incur Expenditure (AIEs) totaling to Kshs10 billion as follows: Phase One, a transfer of Kshs1.3 billion; Phase Two, a transfer of Kshs2.4 billion and Phase Three, a transfer of Kshs5.64 billion. view
• 12 Aug 2020 in National Assembly: The Covid-19 Response Fund Programme is being implemented by a multi-agency team which aims to cover all the 290 constituencies in the 47 counties. Enrolment and targeting of Phase Three is still on-going in the remaining 26 counties. A detailed analysis of statistical data on coverage and beneficiary distribution per county is being worked on and will be ready once the registration of Phase Three beneficiaries is complete. view
• 12 Aug 2020 in National Assembly: The second issue was what are the modes or channels of disbursement to vulnerable persons. The money is disbursed to the enrolled beneficiaries through Safaricom MPESA system via beneficiaries registered mobile number captured during registration. Beneficiaries are paid a weekly stipend of Ksh1,000 by the State Department of Interior and Coordination of National Government. It is projected that this payment shall continue until the first week of October 2020. view
• 12 Aug 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. view
• 12 Aug 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, it is not very short. It is quite comprehensive. view
• 12 Aug 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I wish to respond to the request for Statement by Hon. Joash Nyamoko, MP for North Mugirango, regarding the recruitment of the Chief Executive Officer at the Youth Enterprise Development Fund (YEDF). In his request, the Member identified five issues which he wanted addressed. My Committee has since received a response from the State Department for Youth Affairs on the five issues raised as follows: Issue Number 1: Whether the Board considered the CEO’s performance evaluation with a view to renew his contract or reappointment as provided for in the Executive Order No. 7 - Mwongozo, relevant ... view
• 12 Aug 2020 in National Assembly: Financial Year Target Achievement Percentage (Kshs. millions) (Kshs. millions) 2016/2017 914.5 352.7 38% 2017/2018 842.6 549.2 65.2% 2018/2019 816 view