Sophia Abdi Noor

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 921 to 930 of 1007.

• 18 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir for giving me this time to contribute to this Motion. From the outset, I want to support the Vote of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Finance. I want, first and foremost, to congratulate the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance for the excellent way in which he presented this year’s Budget. The Budget was well thought off and well- balanced. It is a Budget which, for the first time in the Kenyan history, people appreciated across the board and they felt as if they had an ownership of ... view
• 18 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute. The Departmental Committee on Labour and Social Welfare was constituted on the 17th of June, 2009. The Committee is mandated to consider the following issues:- Labour, trade union relations, manpower, human resource planning, gender, culture, social welfare, youth, children affairs and national heritage. In undertaking our mandate, the Committee oversees the following Ministries:- The Ministry of Labour, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Development, the Ministry of State for National Heritage, the Ministry of State for Special Programmes and ... view
• 18 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: - Chairperson 2. Hon. Mr. L. Kivuti, MP view
• 18 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: - Vice Chairman 3. Hon. Mr. E. Langat, MP view
• 18 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: - Member 4. Hon. Mr. J. Magwanga, MP - Member 5. Hon. Mr. K. Magerer, MP view
• 18 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: - Member 6. Hon. Mr. A. Keynan, MP view
• 18 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: - Member 7. Hon. Mr. G. Konchella view
• 18 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: - Member 8. Hon. Mr. A. Odhiambo view
• 18 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: - Member Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as a Committee we support Vote 15. As at 2007, the labour force of this country was estimated at 9.45 million. We know that 75 per cent of the labour force is in the agricultural sector, while 25 per cent is in the industry and service delivery sector. The unemployment rate in Kenya as at 2008 was at 40 per cent. These are the people who were of age and could be employed. They range between 15 to 55 years but were not employed. The global financial meltdown has worsened the situation with laying ... view
• 18 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there are several challenges and constraints facing this Ministry. As a Committee, we felt that the Ministry’s Budget allocation had been low over the years. This has hampered the implementation of activities and programmes related to their mandate. The following shows the allocations over the last three years: In the year 2006/2007, we had an allocation of Kshs1.1 billion to this Ministry. In the Financial Year 2007/2008, the Ministry was allocated Kshs1.3 billion and in the Financial Year 2008/2009, the Ministry was allocated Kshs1.3 billion again. For the Financial Year 2009/2010, the Ministry has been allocated ... view