Amb. Chirau Mwakwere

All parliamentary appearances

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• 21 Nov 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the law is very clear that the Standards Enforcement and Review Committee has no powers to cancel a decision of that nature made by NEMA. However, a complainant may forward complaints to the National Environment Tribunal for redress. That has not been done. However, I have personally intervened to ensure that this is done and, in the process, effect cancellation as desired. view
• 21 Nov 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, there is a process that must be followed before NEMA grants a licence. It appears that the company that applied to do the Jatropha project in Tana Delta, namely Bedford Bio-fuels, applied and the due process was followed. In fact, people were invited to give their comments and views. The public and the civil society organizations raised concerns and a lot of examples were given citing potential negative impacts on the environment, loss of biodiversity and inadequate view
• 21 Nov 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am not aware of the allegations that are now being exposed to me by the hon. Member for Bura. However, the bottom line is to have this licence cancelled. We have other very good reasons to ensure that the licence is cancelled and that is being put into effect by my Ministry. view
• 21 Nov 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, --- view
• 21 Nov 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to confirm that cancellation of the licence will be effected before the expiry of my term of office as the Minister for Environment and Mineral Resources under the Tenth Parliament. view
• 10 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am terribly sorry that this Question is being asked for the second time. The more I gather information on how the license was granted to Bedford Bio-fuels for the Jatropha project in Kitangale Ranch, the more I get more grey areas surfacing. I must admit that I am discovering more and more anomalies. Therefore, I am humbly asking the Chair to consider and grant me more time to clear all these grey view
• 10 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: I will do the needful, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. DELAY IN DELIVERY OF STATEMENTS view
• 10 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: I will communicate accordingly. view
• 10 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will communicate to the Minister as directed. view
• 27 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Yes, I am aware that irregular fetching of firewood and tree branches for making makeshift homes and fences in Dagahley and Ifo in Wajir South Constituency by refugees is causing massive degradation in contravention of Section 9 of the Environmental Management and Co-ordination Act No.8 of 1999. (b) Measures that will be undertaken by my Ministry to ensure that the irregular exercise is stopped include:- Continuation of consultative inter-agency meetings between National Environmental Management Agency (NEMA), Kenya Forest Service (KFS), UNHCR and thes implementing agencies. The last meeting was held in Dadaab ... view