Amb. Chirau Mwakwere

All parliamentary appearances

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• 19 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: I will once again request you, humbly, to have this Question answered at the earliest opportunity starting from tomorrow. view
• 19 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, yes. view
• 19 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I plead that you give this special consideration and I will inform my colleagues that it must be answered at the earliest opportunity that you will give us. view
• 19 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will inform the Minister that this Question was supposed to be answered this morning and failure to do so will--- view
• 19 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, while on a point of order, the Member of Parliament for Kisumu Town, hon. John Olago, sought a Ministerial Statement from the Minister for Environment and Mineral Resources about the state of water hyacinth in Winam Gulf and what the Ministry was doing to remove it. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the most recent survey that may give the current indication of the status of the infestation and distribution of water hyacinth was conducted in December 2010. I think we should give that plant a local name. However, the level of infestation and distribution has ... view
• 19 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, there is every reason to believe that this is a very serious problem, and needs not just the intervention of the Ministry and the institutions that have been put in place, but also the intervention of all of us, particularly the leadership that we depend on to get things done around the lake. I fully agree with Mr. Olago’s observation that not much has been achieved in our initiatives towards the removal or elimination of the water hyacinth in the basins, particularly the Winam Basin and other basins of Lake Victoria. However, this does not ... view
• 2 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have been briefed and I concur with the process that will followed. We will visit the hospital with Mr. Ethuro to establish the rationale for the complaints; the noise levels and so forth and appropriate action will be taken and we will report back accordingly. view
• 6 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am not aware that informal mining of chromium, nickel and gold is taking place at Tulot area of Sekerr Location in Pokot Central District. (b) I do not have detailed information of companies that are mining illegally, the period of involvement and how much of the minerals have been shipped abroad since the purported mining started. (c) The Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources is working on a draft Minerals and Mining Bill, which will be presented to Parliament not later than the end of July. This will bring proposals on ... view
• 6 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Question refers to illegal mining. There is one company that is mining legally, namely, Zain International Limited. This company obtained its exploration licence on 30th May, 2011. They further received special licence for mining purposes on 28th June, 2011 and got authority to export limited quantities for further analysis. They did this under a licence that was issued by the Government on 1st January, 2012 and on 1st February, 2012. So, the company has been operating legally and it received all the necessary licences from the Government. view
• 6 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will take the responsibility of passing this information to the Minister for Roads, so that they may do the needful. It is important that communication is facilitated in all areas of our country. view