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• 8 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give notice of the following Motion:- THAT, the Financial Statement and all other documents tabled today, Wednesday, June 8th, 2011, for the Fiscal Year 2011/2012 be referred to the Budget Committee. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the documents are The Provisional Collection of Taxes and Duties Act, The Statistical Annex to the Budget Speech, The Financial Statement, The Medium Term Debt Management Strategy, The Finance Bill and various other Bills for consideration and forwarding to the Finance Committee. view
• 4 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Minister for Public Health and Sanitation will answer this Question. view
• 4 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, on 28th April, 2011, hon. Mwathi sought for a Ministerial Statement on the disbursement of the Informal Sector Fund. In particular, he wanted clarification on the following:- 1. Who are eligible for the Fund and the criteria used in determining the beneficiaries of the same. view
• 4 May 2011 in National Assembly: 2. The financial institutions that will disburse the money, how they were identified and the percentage interest they will charge. view
• 4 May 2011 in National Assembly: 3. The institutions that would utilize the Kshs800 million for capacity building and how this will be distributed within the institutions. view
• 4 May 2011 in National Assembly: 4. Whether the Ministry has approved membership registration charges which are currently being levied by some District Steering Committees in compiling their database for applicants. view
• 4 May 2011 in National Assembly: Arising from the above request, I wish to state the following:- view
• 4 May 2011 in National Assembly: (1) All Kenyans involved in economic activities within the informal sector, including non-banked and under-banked businesses in rural and urban areas of Kenya are eligible. The Fund was established by the Government as an initiative to scheme up a very successful project run by the Ministry of Finance in partnership with commercial banks and with the support of the French Development Agency (FDA). As a result of lessons learnt from the project, it was clear that a commercial approach could be used to reach Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) and to formalise the informal sector. The objectives of the Fund ... view
• 4 May 2011 in National Assembly: The Fund addresses the financial sector’s policy goals under the Vision 2030 that includes increasing financial access. It will also widen and deepen financial inclusion of the under-banked and unbanked in Kenya and increase the use of innovative delivery channels like M-Banking. The Fund will support the transition of the informal sector enterprises into formal sector through access to formal providers of financial services. view
• 4 May 2011 in National Assembly: (2) The Fund is being implemented through banks, namely; the Co-operative Bank of Kenya, Equity Bank and K-Rep Bank. These banks were selected through a competitive tender process in accordance with the provisions of the Public Procurement and Disposal Act. The selection criteria amongst other areas of assessment include the following:- (a) Matching contribution ratio to loan from the Government. The minimum matching ratio of Kshs5 for every Kshs1 is provided by the Government to be lent to the target clients. The minimum matching contribution of 50 cents for every Kshs1 is provided for by the Government as capacity building ... view