Sospeter Ojaamongson

All parliamentary appearances

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• 8 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: it is not good to give a maximum. That is because I will be lying to this House. I would say until they are paid. I want to ensure that those employees are paid. view
• 8 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have done that previously and Mr. Kabogo knows it. I have assisted most of his employees and they have been paid. He should also confess that. view
• 8 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, because even the courts are going for the Christmas Holiday, let me give an undertaking that these people will be paid. view
• 19 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) There are 95,080 unemployed persons in Turkana County as per the last population count in 2002. view
• 19 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not have an extra copy, but I provided enough copies to the Clerks. I think they did not give--- view
• 19 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. view
• 19 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: (a) There are 95,080 unemployed persons in Turkana County as per the last population count in 2009. This includes 51,665 male and 43,415 females. Turkana North has the highest number of unemployed persons in the county with 56,148. Turkana Central has 19,227 unemployed persons and Turkana South has 19,705 unemployed persons. view
• 19 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: As for part “b,” a number of strategies have been put in place to alleviate unemployment in Turkana County. These include the Economic Stimulus Programme. Under this programme, the Department of Micro and Small Enterprise Development in my Ministry has constructed sheds within Turkana County, with two others still under construction. The traders operating from the sheds are involved in second hand clothes business and traditional handcraft making and selling. The aim of the sheds is to encourage youthful entrepreneurs to set up businesses in the sites and, in turn, create employment for the youth of Turkana County. view
• 19 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: The second is the Youth Enterprise Development Fund and the Women Enterprise Development Fund, which aim at assisting the youth and the women to start income generating activities. The third one is the Kazi Kwa Vijana programme. view
• 19 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: The fourth is that there are also a number of legislative measures that my Ministry has initiated which are aimed at expanding employment opportunities for our youth and population at large. Among these measures are the amendment of the Industrial Training Act to enhance training in the country, the formulation of the National Employment Policy and the Labour Migration Policy aimed at managing movement of labour in and out of the country. view