Benson Itwiku Mbai

All parliamentary appearances

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• 10 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: 1090 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES June 10, 2008 view
• 10 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The Assistant Minister is reading a different answer from the one I have. view
• 10 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to thank the Assistant Minister for the answer, although it is very shallow. I want to bring to the attention of the Assistant Minister the fact that sand harvesting in lower Eastern Province, especially in Ukambani, has been devastating. We have no roads where the sand is being scooped. Our river beds have been destroyed. The roads that are being destroyed are repaired using the District Roads Committees (DRCs) money and the councils are giving us nothing. We have no water in our rivers. They have dried up and there is no water for our ... view
• 10 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 10 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, you have heard the Assistant Minister say that they are going to form district environmental committees. I want to bring to the attention of the Assistant Minister that he is in darkness in his Ministry, because those committees are there, but they are doing nothing. Sand is one of the sources of income in Ukambani. You have heard the Assistant Minister say that he is going to make sure that the "mining" of sand is regulated. He is confirming that sand is a mineral. Mr. Speaker, Sir, could the Assistant Minister look for an investor to invest ... view
• 14 May 2008 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Forestry and Wildlife whether he could inform the House when the Ministry will erect an electric fence around Mwea Game Reserve to reduce the existing human/wildlife conflict in the area. view
• 14 May 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, first of all, I want to thank the Assistant Minister for the answer. Wild animals from Mwea Game Reserve have caused many problems to the people of Masinga. Elephants and buffaloes cross Tana River and destroy crops. Of late, elephants have been crossing into Masinga human settlement, especially Kiangoti Village. Could the Assistant Minister consider constructing some water points in the game reserve so that these wild animals do not harass people in Masinga? view
• 14 May 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, I think the Assistant Minister is not addressing my Question. I am talking about wild animals which come out of Mwea Game Reserve to Masinga and harass people. What is the Assistant Minister doing to compensate those people whose crops are destroyed by these wild animals? view
• 14 May 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am not satisfied with the answer. I think in future, Masinga people will have to arm themselves and defend themselves from these animals. view
• 30 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Environment and Mineral Resources:- (a) in view of the fact that sand harvesting is causing irreversible environmental degradation in the lower Eastern Province, what urgent measures he is taking in mitigation; and, (b) why the Ministry has not imposed a ban on sand harvesting. view