Amason Kingi

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 71 to 80 of 554.

• 29 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, to be frank, we have not issued that particular directive to the Government agency concerned with the banning of this pesticide. One, we wanted to know where it was actually used. We have established that there is no major factory along the banks of the Mara River, but there is a lot of human activity in terms of farming and we need to know which particular farm was using this particular pesticide. We may ban its use only to find that it is not in use, but it is someone who deliberately dumped it there. So, we ... view
• 29 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will repeat my earlier response that the Cabinet subcommittee that was constituted will not restrict itself to Lake Victoria. Indeed, we have had similar situations in Lake Naivasha, River Sabaki and even the Tana. So, as this committee embarks on its mandate to clean up Lake Victoria, certainly we will be looking at any other aquatic body to make sure that the kinds of measures that we will come up with to curb pollution in Lake Victoria will also apply to other aquatic bodies. view
• 29 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, awareness is one of the mandates of this particular subcommittee; it draws its membership from across the board. If I am not wrong, it brings together around 13 Ministries, including the Ministry of State for Provincial Administration Internal Security, whose chiefs and village elders will be brought on board. We will make sure that we create that kind of awareness that the hon. Member is talking about. So, we are not just going to deal with investigations and looking for culprits to punish; one goal is that we want to create awareness, so that Kenyans can come ... view
• 29 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, first, let me correct the hon. Member that it is not 145 constituencies, but 160 constituencies; we are constructing 300 ponds in each of these constituencies. Indeed, we are aware that there is a problem of lack of awareness in terms of the kind of chemicals that may drain into these particular ponds. Therefore, as a Ministry, in each of these 160 constituencies, we are going to employ three extension officers. view
• 29 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, aware of the problem that the hon. Member has just raised, we have already put out an advertisement to this effect. We are planning to recruit three extension workers per constituency, with the sole mandate of making sure that communities will be made aware of how to manage these ponds, and also to avoid pollution as far as these ponds are concerned. Therefore, we are already aware of that problem; I believe that immediately we recruit these officers and release them to the ground, then they will be able to effectively deal with this problem. view
• 29 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Prior to the fishing ban on O mena, scientific evidence had shown that the peak fishing breeding season coincides with the long rains. The same period also coincides with the breeding of the Nile Perch and Tilapia. If fishermen are allowed to catch O mena they are likely to interfere with the breeding of the two species. Several stakeholders’ consultative meetings were held on these fishery management issues. The outcome of these stakeholders’ consultations clearly identified and agreed that a management measure to address the sustainability of the fishery of these two ... view
• 29 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have similar closed season fisheries of Lake Naivasha which was also scientifically determined to safeguard young fish species during breeding season to allow them to grow and be available to be caught by fishermen at the right size. view
• 29 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, due to the urgency of this matter, I am willing to make myself available any day next week so that we can travel there with the hon. Members to address this problem together. view
• 29 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we need to choose here. When I was appointed the Minister for Fisheries Development, the first assignment I undertook was to go to Lake Victoria to talk to the fishing community. There are two groups; namely, those that mainly fish the Nile Perch and those whose mainstay is fishing O mena . It is from 1st April to July that Tilapia and Nile Perch lay eggs. Science has shown that the breeding grounds are normally in the Kenyan shores because they are shallow. If you allow O mena fishing during this period, then the method that is ... view
• 29 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, research has shown that immediately after the period of July, the catch of Tilapia and Nile Perch increases because of that ban. Therefore, I need to talk to the community down there so that they appreciate these dynamics and be able to come up with the way forward with the Ministry and the concerned stakeholders. view