Wycliffe Oparanya

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 181 to 190 of 472.

• 10 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am ready to issue the Ministerial Statement and I can take about ten minutes. view
• 10 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I can try. view
• 10 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Bahari had requested to know the strategy that the Ministry is going to use to capture the pastoralist communities during the forthcoming population and housing census. I am aware that Kenyans, more so, near the border have moved out of the country because of the drought. They have moved to Tanzania, Somalia and Ethiopia. As I said here earlier, census process takes a long time to prepare and we started preparing for the census in 2006. So far, the Government has spent Kshs1.3 billion on the preparation of census. One of the exercises that we undertake during the preparation ... view
• 10 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the first question from hon. Bahari, I had adequately covered it. I have clearly said that people outside the country, there is nothing we can do. The law allows us to enumerate only people who are within the country. Unless we change the law before then, there is nothing we can do. However, I have emphasized that the Member of Parliament is also a member of the District Census Committee. He is there as a member to make sure that he talks to his people and persuade them to be there, during the month of August to ... view
• 10 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: The issue of the Ramadhan, I am sorry we have always had census in August. Since this is the fifth census from 1969, it has always been in August. It has been carried out between the night of 24th to 25th. So, in that respect, there is nothing I can do because the Act specifically says that census will be always after ten years. We do it, after ten years on the dot. view
• 10 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: On the issue of dealing with people who will be outside the country then, I know quite a number of hon. Nkaisserry’s constituents are in Tanzania at the moment. view
• 10 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: I am sorry. I will not do it. view
• 10 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me make it as a general comment. I have said it again that there is nothing the Government can do to count those people who are outside the country. The law does not allow us to do so. But if we can agree and change the law before then, then we can make an initiative of maybe, talking to our counterparts in the other countries. But let me assure the Member that during the mapping, we have view
• 26 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: - THAT, this House adopts Economic Survey, 2009, laid on the Table of the House on Tuesday, 26th May 2009. view
• 6 May 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, when I stood here, I said clearly that I wanted to talk as the Member of Parliament for Butere Constituency. At that time, I was speaking as the Member of Parliament for Butere Constituency. As I stand here, I will continue to speak as the Member of Parliament for Butere Constituency. view