13 Oct 2022 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I take this opportunity to join you and Sen. Maanzo in welcoming the team from Makueni County Assembly. They are in the right place to learn whatever they want to learn in this Senate. For the two days you will be here, I am sure you will take something back home that will be of benefit to the county and the rest of the counties in Ukambani. Thank you and welcome.
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13 Oct 2022 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to read my Statement and lay it before this House. Mr. Deputy Speaker, I rise pursuant to Standing Order 53(1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee of Land, Environment and Natural Resources on Declassification of Machakos County as an ASAL. In the Statement, the Committee should- (1) Appraise the Senate on the facts that have contributed to the declassification of Machakos County as ASAL by the National Drought Management Authority (NDMA); (2) Explain the policy behind this declassification stating whether relevant stakeholders were involved through public participation, ...
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13 Oct 2022 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for allowing me to read my second Statement and request on the Human-Wildlife conflict in Masinga Constituency, Machakos County. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.5(3)(1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Land, Environment and Natural Resources regarding the human-wildlife conflict in Masinga Constituency, Machakos County. In the Statement, the Committee should-
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13 Oct 2022 in Senate:
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13 Oct 2022 in Senate:
(1) Outline the measures the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has taken to deal with the rampant human-wildlife conflict in the following locations across Masinga Subcounty: Ngelani, Katulie, Mukusu, Kivaa, Ekalakala, Kakuku, Muthesia and Manyanja. Residents are either killed or sustain life-threatening injuries while food and cash crops get destroyed. Domestic animals are killed by crocodiles and hippos. (2) Explain the recourse available to the residents including 12-year-old Dennis Musyoka Katulu from Manyanja Location. He lost his leg to a hippo one year ago in Masinga Dam. None of them has received any compensation despite the enormous losses suffered over time. ...
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11 Oct 2022 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to the President’s Address. I do not know what happened to the gadget because I ought to have contributed long time ago. Let me start by congratulating H.E the President for his election. I also congratulate you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, for the position that you got to lead us in this House. May I also take this opportunity to congratulate all the Senators who were elected and nominated. Finally, I thank the people of Machakos County for re-electing me for a second time. They have faith in ...
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11 Oct 2022 in Senate:
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11 Oct 2022 in Senate:
sufficient food in this country. We need not be running up and down every time there is shortage of rain. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Machakos County was removed from Arid and Semi- Arid Lands (ASALs) yet there is drought and famine in the County. As food is being dispatched to other areas, the people of Machakos County are not getting any food and I request that they be considered.
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11 Oct 2022 in Senate:
I request that when the Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations is in place, it should check on the Statement I had sought on Machakos County being considered as an ASAL because of the drought in that area. We deserve to be considered among the ASALs. Water is a big issue not only in Machakos County but the entire Ukambani region.
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