Wycliffe Oparanya

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 211 to 220 of 472.

• 22 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I have nothing to do with the issue of Triton. That is an energy matter. It is not within my purview. That is under the purview of the Ministry of Energy and I do not want to comment on that. But on the issue of the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF) Act being changed - because we have to operate within the Act as passed by this House - at the moment, the Act has not been changed. I would be happy if hon. Members or any hon. Member brought a Motion to amend ... view
• 22 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 22 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I thank the hon. Member for that question. As hon. Members are aware, we have no control over the prices of fuel. As you know, our economy is a free economy. It is determined by supply and demand. However, the Government has noted the impact of fuel prices against the standards of living of Kenyans. That is why I isolated the inflation rate excluding the food prices and the fuel prices. What the Government is now doing is providing more budget provision. I hope the Ministry of Finance will make a budget provision ... view
• 22 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: But, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have clearly said that with oil, the Government has decided that it must have a substantial share of the fuel market. That is why there will be more provision in the Supplementary Estimates to make sure that NOCK is expanded, so that it is able to control a substantial share. It will be used to stabilise the oil prices. That is what I have said. view
• 22 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is not within my purview, please! That particular question is for the Ministry of Agriculture. I do not deal with the movement of maize at all. I track the economic indicators or trends. view
• 22 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, you know the current inflation, especially for food prices, is due to various factors beyond our control. One, there was the drought and two, there was the post election violence which affected production. But let me assure the House that what is happening now is for our future plans. The Government is planning to support--- view
• 22 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not plan for drought. It is very difficult to plan for drought because it is an unexpected natural circumstance that I have no control over as a Minister. But let me assure the--- view
• 22 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have always drawn the attention of hon. Members to read Vision 2030. If you read the Vision 2030 Booklet, which is available and has been circulated to all of you, you will notice that we have provided for all these issues that you are raising. One issue that we are planning for Ukambani, if you want me to answer you directly, is that we want to irrigate one million hectares by the year 2030. I hope that your constituency is involved. The Minister here can confirm. view
• 22 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Ja nuary 22, 2009 PARLIAMENTAR Y DEBATES view
• 12 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am sorry that I am late. I was in another function; I was presiding over the release of the half-year results of Safaricom Limited. When I came in I found that the Questioner had already asked the Question. I am very sorry about that. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am not aware that Kenya has the highest disparity between the rich and the poor in the world. The country with the highest disparity of income distribution in the world is Namibia, with 0.7 per cent, while the lowest ... view