Cherarkey K Samson

All parliamentary appearances

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• 16 Nov 2022 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 16 Nov 2022 in Senate: Egypt. Therefore, when companies and Government agencies do the things that they are doing to the residents of Tana Delta, one of the key ingredients is; can they be cautious? view
• 16 Nov 2022 in Senate: Our Constitution talks about public participation. It also provides for national values and principles of good governance under Article 10. One of the key issues is consultation that is decision-making by involving the people. view
• 16 Nov 2022 in Senate: Anything that they do on this river should involve the great people of Tana River County and other people who this river passes through their places. Therefore, it was not in good faith when you have agencies like the Water Resource Authority and Ministry of Water and Sanitation not involving the people in public participation. They must involve the people in public participation. view
• 16 Nov 2022 in Senate: These agencies should be warned in advance that the moment they do not involve the people of Tana River County; they risk facing litigation. There is the famous case of Kiambu and others that was held in 2013. That was a landmark case whose determination was made though I cannot give the full citation now. view
• 16 Nov 2022 in Senate: The reason as to why this case formed a yardstick for decisions by the courts of law in 2013 is because of the aspect of not ensuring that they take into consideration the role and the place of the public in decision making of things that affect them. This country is facing the worst drought in recent times. We have the challenge of famine among many other challenges. If we allow such issues, we shall be risking food security and access to clean water. We call upon KenGen to ensure that any activity that they want to undertake around the ... view
• 16 Nov 2022 in Senate: “Every person has the right to clean and safe water in adequate quantities.” So, it is important that we agree that the issue of water licenses should not be compromised. The other issue is about floods. When there is a lot of rainfall on the highlands, water flows and causes floods downstream which kill people. Sadly, there is no compensation. There is a need for Government compensation to the family of anyone who succumbs to floods because of the negligence of water management agencies like the Water Resource Management Authority (WARMA) and the National Irrigation Authority (NIA), which are under ... view
• 16 Nov 2022 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 16 Nov 2022 in Senate: It reminds me of the previous session when I was the Chairperson of the Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights. We had the Solai Dam Tragedy that swept the whole village and created a lake downstream. I am happy that Sen. Olekina who was a Member of that ad hoc Committee that made radical proposals is here. Unfortunately, up to date, there are individuals in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution (ODPP) who are trying to be mischievous in that case. The people of Solai are yet to receive justice. This is because some people have ... view
• 16 Nov 2022 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view