HC Deb 12 February 1997 vol 290 c191W
Mr. Nigel Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list for each of the last five years for which figures are available

(a) projects in Kenya which received aid and (b) the total amount of aid to Kenya; and if he will make a statement. [15226]

Dr. Liam Fox

The gross public expenditure to Kenya over the last five years has amounted to £166,493,000 broken down as follows:

£ millions
1991–92 38,351
1992–93 37,514
1993–94 31,231
1994–95 30,214
1995–96 29,183

Major sectors of involvement have been, and continue to be, health and population, education, renewable natural resources, roads and small enterprise development.

Over the last two years, there has been major expenditure—over £1 million—on each of the following projects:

  • Primary education in-service project: £2.3 million
  • Moi university library: £2 million
  • Supplies project for HIV-AIDS prevention: £1.6 million
  • Essential drugs provision: £1.5 million
  • Emergency supply of essential drugs: £1.5 million
  • Molo-Litein roads upgrading: £1.5 million
  • K-Rep's Juhudi credit small scale:
  • Enterprise project: £1.5 million
  • Protected areas wildlife project: £1.4 million
  • Family planning services: £1.4 million
  • Contraceptive supply: £1.2 million
  • Tick-borne diseases research project: £1 million.

Mr. Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assistance his Department is giving to Kenya to combat the effects of the water hyacinth in Lake Victoria; and if he will make a statement. [15228]

Dr. Fox

We are giving no direct assistance to Kenya to combat the effects of the water hyacinth in Lake Victoria. Assistance is, however, being provided by other donors, including the World bank and the European Union.