Amb. Chirau Mwakwere

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 371 to 380 of 429.

• 23 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am not aware of the details that the hon. Member has raised. But I would like to assure him that there is close co-ordination between the Ministries concerned. The delay was occasioned by the fact that there must be a 30-metre safety reserve for the railway line. However, we are trying to work out alternative modes of design that will ensure that the project proceeds, under very close co-ordination between the Ministries concerned. view
• 23 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Question, as it stands, relates to the Ministry of Transport. This is because it requests for the allocation of additional land for the construction of the road, and that land belongs to Kenya Railways. However, there are legal aspects that must be considered, relating to safety measures. view
• 23 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I said earlier, the Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Roads and Public Works, the Attorney-General and Kenya Railways Corporation are already discussing ways of getting a suitable way forward by taking care of all legal and technical aspects of the project. view
• 23 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I undertake to do just that. view
• 22 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The circumstances which led to the crash of Kenya Airways Flight KQ507 are not yet known. Article 26 of the International Civil Aviation Organisation Convention provides that:- "The State in which the accident occurs shall institute an inquiry into the circumstances of the accident". A commission of inquiry was initiated on 18th May, 2007, by the Government of Cameroon. Kenya as the State of registry and State of operator has accredited the Director of Accident Investigations Department in my Ministry to the inquiry. The final report of this inquiry will enable stakeholders ... view
• 22 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to confirm to the House that there are no differences between the Government of Kenya and the Government of Cameroon in respect of the investigations that are going on, on the aircraft that crashed in Douala. I would like to further confirm that the International Civil Aviation Authority has specific guidelines, which are used by 1480 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES May 22, 2007 all member countries, or party countries, whenever an accident, or an incident, involving an aircraft occurs. Everything is being done systematically. I have every confidence that the report will be forwarded to us ... view
• 22 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to inform the professional pilot that I have before me the ICAO Convention. There is no part of the convention that confirms what he has said. I have read it from cover to cover. Although I am not a pilot, I would like to confirm once again that investigations are done in accordance with the Convention. The country that is authorised to conduct investigations and form a commission of inquiry is the country in which an accident occurs. In this case, that country is Cameroon. view
• 22 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, that is part of the investigation that is going on. If there is anybody with useful information, one should feel free to channel the same to Cameroon, through the Ministry or directly. view
• 22 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am not aware that communication between Abidjan and Douala in Cameroon is poor. Therefore, I am not in a position to give the advice he is asking me to give. view
• 22 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to make a clarification. I was not mistreated by the Cameroonian Government and its people. I travelled to Cameroon on the day we got information of the accident. I was received very well. We interacted effectively with my colleague, the Minister for Transport, in that country and even had audience with the Prime Minister of that country on the same subject. We are satisfied with the co-operation we are getting from Cameroon. view