23 Oct 2013 in National Assembly:
I come from the Kisii region which has a hilly terrain. The area is highly populated yet scarcity of water is a norm. If the situation continues the way it is for the next 15 years, women from Kisii will be going to Lake Victoria to collect water. They will then go for five kilometres into Lake Victoria to fetch water. I really support this Motion. We need to have a lasting solution to the problem of water. When we have a lasting solution, that is the only time that we can be comfortable that our women have time to ...
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23 Oct 2013 in National Assembly:
When it rains, we see the water and cry that there are floods. When there is no water, we are crying in Kisii. That is the time that we do not have vegetables and we have to go to Kisumu to look for Omena, so that our people can eat. If we harvest this water, many problems are going to be solved in the whole country including the Kisii region. About 80 per cent of our bodies are made of water. Therefore, we should ensure that water is available in every region of the country. We are debating this important ...
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23 Oct 2013 in National Assembly:
For us to ensure that there is enough water in Kisii, the Eucalyptus trees along the rivers, which have caused the rivers to dry, should be done away with. I know there are also other regions which have done away with the planting of the Eucalyptus trees along the rivers because they consume a lot of water. There should be a serious policy to ensure that these trees are planted elsewhere. Then we can create awareness in our people, so that they can know the trees which are environmentally friendly to be planted along the rivers.
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23 Oct 2013 in National Assembly:
I support the Motion.
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18 Sep 2013 in National Assembly:
Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I stand to propose an amendment to the Motion by hon. Onesmus Muthomi Njuki. I am in agreement with him since I feel that all that we are doing is good because we really value the lives of the people of Mount Kenya. We also value the animals.
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18 Sep 2013 in National Assembly:
Yes, please.
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18 Sep 2013 in National Assembly:
Okay. I want to propose an amendment to the Motion by hon. Onesmus Muthomi Njuki that the Motion be amended by deleting the words “also consider compensating” before “farmers” in the last sentence and replacing it with the word “compensate” so that it is a must that the farmers should be compensated for their crops which have been destroyed by the wild animals.
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18 Sep 2013 in National Assembly:
I call upon hon. (Ms.) Chidzuga to support the amendment.
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31 Jul 2013 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I actually wanted even to come up with an amendment, but since we have been told there is a Bill, which I have with me, I want to look at it and see what it is talking about. The Motion has come at the right time, but since the Bill is there, we can wait to debate the Bill. My concern was in terms of compensation. The farmers should be compensated. They are poor.
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31 Jul 2013 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as long as the Bill is there, it is better that we go to its contents.
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