Amb. Chirau Mwakwere

All parliamentary appearances

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• 6 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. view
• 6 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not come from the lake area; nor do I speak the local language. So, I thought the best approach would be to give a universally recognised name to each of the species, and not the local names since Members of Parliament seated here are not necessarily speakers of the native language in that area. view
• 6 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thought for the benefit of Parliament and everybody else, the biological names recognised internationally should be the ones that should be used in our answers here. view
• 6 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank you. The majority of the fishermen use gill nets of between one-inch and two-inch mesh sizes, thereby resulting in a rapid decline in the size of fish that is landed. The ongoing reclamation and conversion of Yala Swamp pose several socio-economic and environmental challenges. The environmental effects of swamp conversion are wetland degradation, changes in water quality and biodiversity loss. (c) The rehabilitation of Lake Kanyaboli requires an inter-Ministerial approach involving the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife, the Ministry of Fisheries Development, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Water and Irrigation, the ... view
• 6 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I confirm that activities carried out by the company contribute to the degradation of the ecosystem in the lake. view
• 6 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I said earlier, this requires an inter-Ministerial approach. I mentioned that amongst the Ministries that will be involved in solving the Lake Kanyaboli problem is the Ministry of Water and Irrigation. So, we are working on this matter. view
• 6 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is a universal problem in the context of this country. In many rural areas, people farm very close to streams, rivers and water catchment areas. We have recognised the problem. As I said earlier, we are working on an inter-Ministerial approach towards the achievement of a permanent solution not only for the catchment area of Lake Kanyaboli but for all other areas in the country where people are farming very close to rivers and water catchment areas. view
• 6 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are already working on that policy. I am sure that it will be ready by the end of August. It will be presented to the House for debate. view
• 6 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we will give the Statement next week on Thursday. view
• 6 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: We will communicate to the Minister concerned, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. view