Wycliffe Oparanya

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 411 to 420 of 472.

• 31 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 25 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. First of all, I want to thank my colleague, Mr. Syongo, for bringing this Motion on trade. It is rare that we have an opportunity to discuss trade issues in this House. Trade is as old as mankind. It is, therefore, very important to the economic development of any country. That is why the Motion clearly states that trade contributes 20 per cent to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of this country. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, Kenya, just like many other developing countries, is in what we call a trade trap. In ... view
• 18 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Energy:- (a) whether he is aware that Manyala Sub-District Hospital and Shiatsala Market in Butere Division were left out during the implementation of the rural electrification program sponsored by the French; and, (b) what steps he is taking to ensure that those important public facilities are supplied with electricity. view
• 18 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: The Minister has come up with quite a number of issues that he has undertaken to do within this financial year. I want to know if there is adequate provision in the budget to undertake all these activities that he has pointed out. view
• 2 Aug 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, cheap communication is definitely a catalyst for economic development. The Minister is aware that the Government charges 10 per cent Excise Duty on all telephone calls. Why can the Government not waive the 10 per cent Excise Duty to make telephone calls cheaper? view
• 2 Aug 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this chance to contribute to this important Motion. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will start off by supporting the Motion. First of all, I want to thank the Minister for the way he moved the Motion and congratulate him for the good work he is doing at the Ministry of Local Government. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will further want to thank the Minister for increasing LATF from about Kshs5.6 billion to Kshs7.5 billion. However, LATF has been there for a long time and the CDF came the ... view
• 2 Aug 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I would like to refer the Minister to Head 415, on page 534, Item 2110300, Personal Allowance Paid as Part of Salary. You can see that this figure has decreased from last year's allocation of Kshs6 million to Kshs3.4 million this year. The provision for basic salaries for permanent employees has decreased slightly. What is this personal allowance paid as part of salary and why has it decreased drastically compared with basic salary paid to permanent employees? view
• 2 Aug 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, Mr. Muturi stood up, yet I wanted to raise a supplementary question. view
• 2 Aug 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I will spare the Minister on the first one. But on the second one, Head 367 - Item 2210600 - Rentals of Produced Assets - it was allocated Kshs500 million last year. This year, it is--- view
• 2 Aug 2006 in National Assembly: I am sorry, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir. view