Peter Ochieng Odoyo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 111 to 120 of 314.

• 25 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Would it be in order for the hon. Member, who is also the Opposition Chief Whip, to point out that he is, indeed, a former magistrate, and that he is making his comments in full compliance with his past life? view
• 18 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Would I be in order to request you to use your sole discretion in order to allow the speaker to speak for five minutes and give a chance to this side again for five minutes, so that, at least, we are able to contribute to this very important Vote that concerns all of us? view
• 18 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I am looking at page 1132, Head 834, Sub-Head 0002, Item 2210800 - Hospitality Supplies and Services. Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, in this item last year, Kshs5.5 million was allocated. This year, the figure is Kshs3.5 million. It is my impression that, indeed, if it has to do with tea cups - taking tea and coffee--- To purchase them every year at a figure of Kshs5.5 million--- Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, may I seek some clarification from the Minister! What did you spend the Kshs5.5 million on last year and Kshs3.5 million this ... view
• 18 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, on page 1142, Head 848, Item 2630100, Current Grants to Government Agencies and other Levels of Government, there is a sum of Kshs200 million. Could the Minister explain why the grant is being treated under Recurrent Expenditure and not under Development Expenditure? Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, in the Development Expenditure, there is a sum of Kshs466 million under a similar title. Could he tell us why these grants are both in Recurrent and Development Votes? view
• 18 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I am not satisfied. Could the Minister explain as to why it is not under the Development Vote? A grant under such circumstances normally is under the Development Vote and not the Recurrent Vote? view
• 18 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, just a quick one. Let me ask it as a general heading, because it covers several items. The current grants--- view
• 18 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: It is on pages 1146, 1147, 1148, 1149--- So, let me see the heading so that we can refer to all of them. It is on the Current Grants to Government Agencies and Other Levels of Government. I presume this is what is given to the universities to run their recurrent costs. The total figure is about Kshs8 billion. That particular heading in all those pages adds up to Kshs8 billion. Let me be specific. On page 1146, Item 2630100, there is an allocation of Kshs1.5 billion. This is the estimated allocation for the financial year 2007/2008. I have simply ... view
• 18 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I seek your indulgence about Head 863, Kenya Institute of Education (KIE), Item No.2210700 - Training Expenses, on page 768. Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, last year, the Minister allocated Kshs500,000 to KIE. This year, he has opted not to allocate anything. Is it that KIE has ceased to train? Has he changed the policy of KIE? There is not a single cent under the Training Expenses Item. Is there any particular reason so that we are fully in the know? view
• 18 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir. I am sure you appreciate that we take our time to stand here--- view
• 18 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, may I put a question on page 769, Item No.2210700, Head 844, the Directorate of Basic Education. The Minister has answered some questions on training expenses, but I see that, again, he is not intending to undertake any further training. Last year he allocated Kshs129 million but this year is nil. Could the Minister just clarify whether he, indeed, has decided to stop all training of teachers? view