Charles Ong'ondo Were

All parliamentary appearances

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• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I congratulate the Committee and myself, who is also a Member, for a job well done. You have noted the Report is too comprehensive and we had made Kenyans know first the dams were procured and the process was a failure. It is through this Report that Kenyans can now know that the Government entered into a very expensive financial model. It is through this Report that Kenyans can know that constructing a dam in Kenya is also too expensive. As my colleague has indicated earlier, I also had an opportunity to attend a ... view
• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for the opportunity. I rise to support the comprehensive Report and research by the Committee of which I am a Member. The encroachment and riparian issues was born out of the question which was brought up by Hon. Kaluma. Later on, the Nairobi regeneration committee came in. The key issues in this Report are encroachment into riparian areas, canalisation and land reclamation. It is true land reclamation is allowed by law. But, the way it was done in Mombasa is contrary to the law. It promoted pollution. It also brought about the release of ... view
• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: area is. Some Acts define a riparian area as six metres and some 10 metres. Implementing it becomes a challenge. view
• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I second. view
• 18 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I wish to present Public Petition No.13 of 2020 regarding mapping, demarcation and degazettement of land within Kodera Forest in Kasipul for the settlement of the community living along God Agulu and Lidha Beats. I, the UNDERSIGNED, on behalf of the residents of God Agulu and Lidha Beats within Kodera Forest Zone in Kasipul Constituency, Homa Bay County, wish to draw the attention of the House to the following: 1. THAT, Article 27 of the Constitution provides that every person is equal before the law and has equal protection and benefit of the law; 2. THAT, ... view
• 18 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: 5. THAT, in breach of the agreement on the boundaries for forest land and settlement as was agreed upon in 1950, the South Nyanza County Council planted trees well beyond the area vacated for forest cover and stretched into land that had been reserved for settlement of the community; 6. THAT, according to records at the Lands Registry, Kodera Forest covers an area of 1,715 acres and the community is claiming 10,100 acres of unplanted zone of land in God Agulu and Lidha Beats within Kodera Forest; 7. THAT, contrary to Article 40 of the Constitution, the Kenya Forest Services ... view
• 18 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: THEREFORE, your humble Petitioners pray that the National Assembly through the Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural resources- (i) investigates with a view to resolve the issues relating to allocation of land located view
• 18 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: in God Agulu Beat and Lidha Beat within Kodera Forest. (ii) recommends that pursuant to Section 34 of the Forest Conservation and view
• 18 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: Management Act, 2016, the Cabinet Secretary responsible for environment initiates view
• 18 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: the process of de-gazetting 10,100 acres of land in God Agulu Beat and Lidha Beat view