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* Please note: The answers to the questions raised typically appear in the Hansard. We hope to have the all the questions and answers from the most recent Parliament session available on Mzalendo by the end of August.
ORDINARY QUESTIONS
1) The Member for Mvita ( Mr. Najib Balala) to ask the Minister of State, Office of the President: -
a) Is the Minister aware that Mr. Ahmed Mohammed Suroor, a charcoal dealer at Bibi wa Saafi, Mombasa, was arrested by security officers on Saturday, 31st May 2003 and severely tortured before being dumped on Mombasa Road in Nairobi on Monday, 2nd June, 2003 and that the matter was reported to the Provincial Criminal Investigations Officer, Mombasa?
b) Could he confirm whether the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) officials abducted Mr. Suroor, which was a violation of his rights?
c) What progress has been made after the Criminals Investigations Department (CID) opened an inquiry file No. 5/2003?
2) The Member for Muhoroni (Mr. Ayiecho Olweny) to ask the Minister of State, Office of the President: -
a) Could the Minister table a list by nationality of those who died and those injured during the bomb blast at the Embassy of the United States of America in Nairobi in 1998?
b) Could he give a breakdown of how compensation for the deaths and injuries was done?
3) The Member for Bura (Mr. Ali Wario) to ask the Minister for of State, Office of the President: -
a) How much money did the government spend on relief food in Tana River District during the 2005/2006 financial year?
b) What is the strategy of the government to ensure that the recurrent famine is put to an end?
4) The Nominated Member (Prof. Ruth Oniang’o) to ask the Minister for Education: -
a) Is the Minister aware that strengthening of mathematics in secondary schools (SMASSE) project training services have failed to meet the objectives and do not provide anything new to the teachers?
b) Is he further aware that teachers participating in this project have neither received any any certificate nor their allowances?
c) If the answers to (a) and (b) are in the affirmative, what urgent measures has he taken to save the project which is intended to improve teaching of mathematics and sciences in secondary schools?
5. The Member for Gachoka (Mr. Joseph Nyagah) to ask the Minister for Water and Irrigation: -
a) How many IFAD funded projects are being undertaken in Gachoka constituency?
b) How many have been completed?
6. The Member for Ndhiwa (Mr. Joshua Ojode) to ask the Minister for Roads and Public Works: -
What action is the Minister taking to re-carpet Rodi/Kopany-Karungu Road (C18)?
7. The Member for Bumula (Mr. Wakoli Bifwoli) to ask the Minister for Health: -
a) How many health centres/dispensaries have been funded by the Ministry in Western Province from 2004 to date?
b) Could the Minister table the names of those health centres/dispensaries indicating the amount given to each?
c) What criteria was applied in the allocation of funds to these health facilities?
8. The Member for Masinga (Mr. Itwiku Mbai) to ask the Minister for Lands: -
a) Is the Minister aware that Lands and Tribunal Boards formed three years ago in Masinga and Ndithini divisions have never held any sitting?
b) What measures is he taking to ensure that these boards start working?
9. The Member for Juja (Mr. William Kabogo) to ask the Minister for Local Government: -
a) Is the Minister aware that Joy Town Primary Schools in Thika which caters for handicapped children, has an outstanding water bill of Kshs. 1.9 Million owed to Thika Municipal Council leading to frequent water disconnection?
b) Could he consider waiving the bill as the school relies on donations and grants and it has been unable to even meet the cost of running the institution?
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