Wycliffe Oparanya

All parliamentary appearances

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• 12 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, poverty is like an old big tree. In order to fight it, you must have various measures. There are various measures that we can undertake. If I were to enumerate them, it would take me the whole day. However, I have mentioned some of the factors. In fact, I have said, in general, that funding and referencing of the core poverty programmes in the country is one of the measures. The programmes are numerous depending on the area. I also mentioned that we have devolved funds to the constituencies, including the hon. Member's. This is ... view
• 12 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker Sir, in the year 2003, we started the Economic Recovery Strategy Programme (ERSP) which ended in June, 2008. We realised that, although we were very successful, last year, in terms of economic growth, up to 7 per cent, there were still gaps. We realised that there were three issues that were not addressed effectively by the ERSP. The first one was unemployment, the second one was disparity in income distribution in the country and the third one was poverty. The Vision 2030 comes out to specifically address these issues. That is why, with regard to unemployment, ... view
• 12 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank the hon. Member for asking that question. Synchronizing planning and the real implementation of the plans has been a major issue. We are now coming up with a Bill to ensure that planning starts at the sub-location level up to the national level. There will then be a proper monitoring and evaluation mechanism to ensure that what is planned is actually implemented. The implementation of Vision 2030 is different from the other economic strategies that we have. This is because it will have a specific secretariat that will be monitoring every activity in ... view
• 12 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would have given an answer now but unfortunately, my answer will require the input of the Minister for Finance. We had organised a meeting but he was not available. We organised another one again and I was not available. So, I am hoping that before I give a comprehensive answer, we would have met so that when I come here, I can be able to give a very accurate answer. That would be on 25th of this month because next week, I will not be there. view
• 30 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Globally, the prices of key food commodities, particularly maize, rice and wheat, which are the main staple foods in many countries including Kenya, have risen tremendously in the last two years. This has happened because of both external and internal factors. The external factors which are beyond our control are:- (i) Increase in world oil prices. At the moment, oil prices have been increasing for the last three years. At the moment, the price of crude oil is at US$72 per barrel and locally, petrol and diesel prices are mainly close ... view
• 30 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member of Parliament who tried to say that 75 per cent of Kenyans cannot afford two meals a day is wrong. According to the statistics we have, our poverty level at the moment is at 46 per cent and I have clearly testified here in general terms, because my Ministry does general planning and it is up to the various Ministries to have specific interventions. So, we give general directions and I have come up with quite a number of issues that are going to make sure that prices of essential goods are reduced. ... view
• 30 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is an observation which I have noted. view
• 30 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as you know, we do not encourage monopoly. This is a free market economy. So, I am not aware of any monopoly at Mombasa. To make Mombasa Port very efficient, we have decided that it operates 24 hours and as a Kenyan, you are free to go and invest there if you want to. view
• 30 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member knows very well that in Kenya, we practise free economy which is controlled by the market. We have been doing this for a very long time. However, because sometimes we have found out that the free economy does not work, we have to take care of our people to make sure that they have enough food at a reasonable price. That is why even the Minister for Energy announced, the other day, that the Government is going to regulate fuel prices. Those are some of the measures the Government is under-taking because of ... view
• 30 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish the hon. Member looked at the Vision 2030. Under Vision 2030, we have come up with clear measures. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have said I am going to come to you so that we organise a workshop for Members of Parliament. There are quite a number of varied interventions that the Government is undertaking and if I decided to enumerate them, I would talk here up to morning. Therefore, I request that we agree to organise a workshop for Members of Parliament to look at the Vision 2030 and the medium-term plans. view