Amb. Chirau Mwakwere

All parliamentary appearances

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• 19 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, first and foremost, I would like to thank His Excellency the President, and also join my colleagues in congratulating him for what he has done for this country. We, as politicians, would like to emulate great politicians so that we also become equally great. But it will be extremely difficult for us to achieve what you have achieved. I am a very ambitious man. I have tried that. When I learned that you served as the Executive Officer of KANU, I made sure that years later I became one; that I did. Then I said but this ... view
• 27 Nov 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, that was during the NARC Government and a lot of water has passed under the bridge. view
• 27 Nov 2012 in National Assembly: Nonetheless, Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will inform my colleague, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, to do the needful. I am requesting that the reply or the response be made tomorrow. view
• 27 Nov 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am not aware that fumes emitted from the Steel Rolling Mills Factory in Kikuyu Town have seriously affected the health of the residents. (b) I am also not aware that the factory was closed down for six months in 2005. However, I am aware that it was closed on 7th December, 2006 and re-opened on 2nd view
• 27 Nov 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, my brother, Dr. Wilbur Otichilo, has my written answer. What he is referring to is what I have stated in part (b) of my answer. What he has said is not what I said, yet he has it in front of him. I said, “I am also aware that the factory was re-opened under clear circumstances”. I did not say “unclear circumstances”. view
• 27 Nov 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, there are 67 laws covering environmental issues. Yes, an assessment was done and I will be very pleased to table the report as requested although not now. Of course, this has just come to my notice. view
• 27 Nov 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I made it clear that there was a phase when we closed the factory because we were not satisfied with the interventions by the management. This was to ensure that there was no air pollution from the factory and I gave the exact dates. Then I highlighted the actions that were taken by NEMA. Maybe, I can read the same again, but I think I was fairly clear on what interventions NEMA made. view
• 27 Nov 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will be very pleased to receive from Mr. Njuguna his quantification for compensation for a stench. How much should one be compensated for a foul smell, over what period and under what quantum? The idea sounds good, but how do we arrive at a figure that will satisfy a stench? view
• 27 Nov 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I fully agree with Dr. Otichilo that we have problems of air pollution in several factories all over the country. We are doing our very best to ensure that we maintain regular inspections of these factories. Taking Kikuyu Factory as an example, we occasionally close such factories until they satisfy the requirement for cleaner environment. On the question of waste flowing into the wetland and then into rivers, yes, we conduct inspections and our officers on the ground present regular reports. They test the water around factories to view
• 21 Nov 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that NEMA granted Bedford Bio-fuels an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) licence for a 10,000 hectare Jatropha plantation pilot project in Kitangale Ranch in Tana Delta. The EIA licence was granted on condition that the project was going to be implemented on a pilot basis, and that NEMA, in consultation with the Technical Advisory Committee constituted to advise on the project, would monitor its implementation. (b) I am further aware that the East African Wildlife Society appealed against the decision by NEMA. However, they were advised to put up their ... view