BYLUKE KAPCHANGA DN/WEBUYE WETANGULA 23/4/2005
Family planining is not good for competitive politics which is about numbers ,an assistantminister has said.
Mr Moses Wetangula of foreign affairs said people of Western and Bungoma in particular should have more children to make Ford - K a strong party.
Addresing the public at Sirare , in his Sirisia constituency, the assistant minister urged women not to use contraceptives because the party depends on themto increase the number of supporters.
He complained that health facilities in the constituency are being constructed but women who are pregnant are rarely seen to make use of them.
He caused amusement among the women and men at the meeting when he remarked that one will traverse the constituency without finding a single woman who had concieved.
He observed that failure by mothers not to concieve defeats the purpose of having health centres within walking distances and also diminishes chances of F-K ascending to power.
"Necessity is the mother of invetion.The more children a couple has the harder they will struggle to get out of poverty," he added.
People he said should not fear having many children because presure of populayion growth will force those trapped in the circle of poverty to seek ways of survival .
He however clarified that he is not opposed to the government effort on couples having small families but was urging his people to make use of sprouting dispensaries and health centres.
The assistant minister called on his copnstituents to be vigilant in monitoring the use of constituency development funds and the projects under implementation.
People he said should be constantly demand how the CDF is being spend and should not fear inquiring on the progress of project implementation.
"The public has the right to access informantion and everything done has to be open ,transparent and those concerned be accountable for the electorates to benefit,"he said.
He stated that schools were the most likely areas were the public need tobe very investigative on constructions and equipments.
The assistant minister also said the district of Bungoma has to be split into two to enable it get more resources fromthe governmnt.
He appealed to local leaders not to oppose thr creation of another district as it will be for the benefit of the peopleand the call be supported.
He complained that one constituency districts were getting similar allocations from the government as Bungoma which has five saying this was not fair.
Family planining is not good for competitive politics which is about numbers ,an assistantminister has said.
Mr Moses Wetangula of foreign affairs said people of Western and Bungoma in particular should have more children to make Ford - K a strong party.
Mr Wetangula explained that
politics of alliances the country has adopted each party in parliament
need more votes in areas they dominate to enable it have better chances
to negotiate for power.
"Leadership is about people not trees .Every one big or small has got
just one vote and we require numbers to make our party vibrant" Mr
Wetangula said.Addresing the public at Sirare , in his Sirisia constituency, the assistant minister urged women not to use contraceptives because the party depends on themto increase the number of supporters.
He complained that health facilities in the constituency are being constructed but women who are pregnant are rarely seen to make use of them.
He caused amusement among the women and men at the meeting when he remarked that one will traverse the constituency without finding a single woman who had concieved.
He observed that failure by mothers not to concieve defeats the purpose of having health centres within walking distances and also diminishes chances of F-K ascending to power.
"Necessity is the mother of invetion.The more children a couple has the harder they will struggle to get out of poverty," he added.
People he said should not fear having many children because presure of populayion growth will force those trapped in the circle of poverty to seek ways of survival .
He however clarified that he is not opposed to the government effort on couples having small families but was urging his people to make use of sprouting dispensaries and health centres.
The assistant minister called on his copnstituents to be vigilant in monitoring the use of constituency development funds and the projects under implementation.
People he said should be constantly demand how the CDF is being spend and should not fear inquiring on the progress of project implementation.
"The public has the right to access informantion and everything done has to be open ,transparent and those concerned be accountable for the electorates to benefit,"he said.
He stated that schools were the most likely areas were the public need tobe very investigative on constructions and equipments.
The assistant minister also said the district of Bungoma has to be split into two to enable it get more resources fromthe governmnt.
He appealed to local leaders not to oppose thr creation of another district as it will be for the benefit of the peopleand the call be supported.
He complained that one constituency districts were getting similar allocations from the government as Bungoma which has five saying this was not fair.
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