Benjamin Jomo Washiali

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1021 to 1030 of 1882.

• 12 Oct 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I second. view
• 11 Oct 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I thank the Leader of the Majority Party for moving this Motion. In seconding, for us to have some business this morning, we need to do this Procedural Motion so that we can proceed with the business of this House without appearing like we do not have any business. So, I second and ask my colleagues to support this Procedural Motion because it is merely that. view
• 11 Oct 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. From the outset, I want to thank the Leader of the Majority Party for moving this Motion. In addition to what Hon. Duale said while moving, this is one sector that has serious challenges. One of the biggest challenges that the country faces is to strike a balance between satisfying the human livelihood and sustainable use of resources for posterity. view
• 11 Oct 2017 in National Assembly: The other challenges that we have faced in this sector is decline in the supply of pastures and portable water which stirs conflict among the pastoralists and small and large-scale irrigation farmers. We have also had challenges in poor quality of air and water which increases disease risk in human beings, livestock, wildlife and extinction of life forms. We have also had challenges of destruction of water catchment areas that cause shortage of water and electricity supply necessitating rationing. The other challenge we have also had is desertification which reduces productivity of land leading to food insecurity, reduced income and ... view
• 11 Oct 2017 in National Assembly: inhibits accumulation of economic assets. Therefore, this Sessional Paper 1 of 2017 on National Land Use Policy is very important. The overall goal of the National Land Use Policy, as the Leader of the Majority Party said while moving it, is to provide legal, administrative, institutional and technical framework for optimal utilisation and productivity of land-related resources in a sustainable and desirable manner at national, county and community levels. view
• 11 Oct 2017 in National Assembly: The process of generating the policy was participatory and it involved consultative workshops that collected views from relevant stakeholders, reviewed reports, documented past initiatives on land use practices, input from submissions from different stakeholders, including experts and benchmarked with best practises within and outside the region. The use of land in both urban and rural areas as well as in land water interface has been a major area of concern to all Kenyans. view
• 11 Oct 2017 in National Assembly: In conclusion, problems of rapid urbanisation, inadequate land use, planning and sustainable agriculture and industrial production methods, poor environmental management, poor cultural practices, inappropriate ecosystem protection and management are common practices requiring appropriate policy responses. Therefore, in regard to this, I request that this House adopts Sessional Paper No.1 of 2017 on the National Land Use Policy. view
• 11 Oct 2017 in National Assembly: I, therefore, wish to second. view
• 11 Oct 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I noticed that this Motion has a lot of interest and quite a number of Members wanted to contribute on it. I am sure when we were deciding on how long such a Motion should take, we did not consider certain interests, particularly interests on land issues. Therefore, maybe, given that in Maasailand there is a huge problem on land issues, I donate one minute to my brother, Hon. Lentoimaga and one minute to Hon. Mwathi to talk on behalf of the people of Kiambu. view
• 11 Oct 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. We have been following the contributions of Members and I want to just inform the House that we have noted the sentiments. It is very clear that the issues of land are very emotive. We will make sure that this time, especially when looking at the policy at the Departmental Committee on Lands, we will be very careful and try to identify Members of this House who have some background information on how to handle issues of land. Otherwise, I note the contributions of Members and more specifically Hon. Wanyonyi, Member for Kwanza, whose constituency I ... view