§ Mr. Gregory CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what resources his Department will make available to the Kenyan Government in 2004–05; and if he will make representations to the Kenyan authorities on problems in North-West Kenya regarding(a) the roads infrastucture and (b) a clean water distribution system. [165063]
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§ Hilary BennIn 2002 DFID provided £36.25 million in direct assistance to Kenya in support of the Government's Economic Recovery Strategy (ERS). I expect to at least to maintain this level of resources in 2004–05.
DFID supports development work in North-West Kenya through partners such as Oxfam. This work includes humanitarian assistance, drought mitigation, pastoral development, access to water, peace building and conflict management and strategic studies and operational inputs. It is carried out in close collaboration with the Kenyan authorities, and involves strengthening local organisations in their discussions with the Government about the provision of basic services, including roads and water. DFID's staff in Nairobi also maintain a close dialogue with the Kenyan Government on these issues. DFID has welcomed the emphasis that the Kenyan Government has placed on reducing poverty in the arid parts of Kenya, and will continue to monitor its implementation closely.
§ Mr. Gregory CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what amount of overseas aid has been allocated to assisting Kenya in each of the last 10 years. [165801]
§ Hilary BennLevels of official development assistance allocated to Kenya in each of the last 10 years are shown in the following table. All figures are in million.
£ million Amount of UK bilateral assistance UK imputed share of EC assistance 1993 26.30 5.2 1994 28.94 3.5 1995 22.04 6.3 1996 28.04 3.8 1997 28.45 3.7 1998 32.64 4.6 1999 34.01 1.2 2000 48.30 2.3 2001 38.27 8.4 2002 36.25 14.13 1UK share of EC aid in 2002 estimated as official calculation exercise still to be carried out.