Amina Abdalla

All parliamentary appearances

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• 4 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I am pleased that we have come up with these amendments. There are very significant issues that this Bill has brought forth. As leaders, we need to highlight them because it is important that we protect our voters. view
• 4 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: Firstly, the issue of being asked for an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report when you want to build a maisonette in Nairobi’s South C area when the rest of that area is designated for that density of housing, will not happen because it is clear in Schedule Two that you only need an EIA report if you are building more than 30 houses. Therefore, some of the provisions contained in Schedule Two will eliminate quacks from the business of EIA, in that one will no longer need an EIA report for certain development. view
• 4 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: During the Second Reading, an hon. Member said that he was asked for an EIA report for repairing an existing house. There is no such provision in the Schedule. As leaders, we must communicate to our constituents that they should not be hoodwinked by persons requiring EIA reports where they are not necessary. view
• 4 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: The next significant issue is that our legislation on EIA was not strong in the extractive sector. It is now clear that in petroleum mining, all the different stages that require EIA reports have been mentioned. view
• 4 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the significance of us providing regulations for EIA experts is mainly because of businesses; especially large businesses. Mining is a large extractive business. If you hire the services of a quack and pay him handsomely, he will definitely come up with a positive report on a project proposal that may have significant negative impact on the environment. view
• 4 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: We also urge the House to help us in giving the National Environment Management Authority more funds. We need an Authority that can object to an EIA report prepared by a quack on a big project. I am sure if we had given my sister seated The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 4 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: here the opportunity to talk, she would have talked about the EIA report that was done by Tullow. Our confidence is not very high on NEMA’s reports. view
• 4 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: Therefore, the issue of quality of EIA reports and quality of practitioners that purport to be EIA experts, which are being dealt with in this Bill, is very important. I am happy that the extractive sector has been taken into account. I am also happy that devolution has been dealt with, and that we are now dealing with the quality of EIA reports. view
• 4 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: Finally, I am happy that the PCC, as an institution, is being reinstated and given the extra mandate of public interest litigation, so that we do not have institutions that just talk and do report on anything. I am also happy that these amendments have turned the National Environmental Trust Fund into an independent statutory body of NEMA. The Public Investments Committee (PIC) can now judge them as an independent institution, and not as an institution under NEMA. view
• 4 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I beg to support. view