Dr. Christopher Andrew Langat

All parliamentary appearances

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• 15 Oct 2019 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 15 Oct 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wonder why the Chairperson of County Public Accounts and Investment Committee is trying to be so defensive when it comes to the affairs of the governors. He should leave this House--- view
• 9 Oct 2019 in Senate: On a point of information, Madam Temporary Speaker. I would like to urge the Senator for Kakamega County to get the background information and understand issues concerning the Mau Forest. I would also like him to name the Members that he is talking about, whom he thinks are--- view
• 9 Oct 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I would like to inform Sen. Malalah that he needs to know that there is a cutline which shows the gazetted forest area and the trust land of Narok. The leaders are protecting the people who are harassed by the forest guards, yet they are living in the trust land and not the gazetted forest land. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 9 Oct 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for also giving me this opportunity to make my contribution on this very important Motion by Sen. Kasanga. This Motion is very important and I would like to support it fully. view
• 9 Oct 2019 in Senate: Three days ago, Madam Temporary Speaker, we were coming from Zambia, and I want to tell you and this House that desertification in Zambia is so alarming. This is simply because of the mess and lack of implementation of all these issues that is leading the country into becoming a desert. Community involvement at the implementation level of any law or policy is very important. For example, I come from Bomet-Kericho area, and the greatest challenge is involvement of the communities around when it comes to matters to do with handling of forests or trees generally. The electronic version of ... view
• 9 Oct 2019 in Senate: That artificial forest you see in Kericho was planted at around 1979 or 1980s. It succeeded so much to that level because the communities were involved. The Government land was given free of charge to the people surrounding those places so as to plant their crops. They were then given tree seedlings to grow, as they also grew their crops. By doing so, whenever they were weeding and adding fertilizer to their crops, the tree seedlings benefited at the same time. That project succeeded so much. However, the worst part of it came recently when it comes to harvesting of ... view
• 9 Oct 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I also come from Bomet, which is surrounded by another forest, Chepalungu Forest. For the last eight years, the Government allowed the harvesting of trees from this forest. The County of Bomet engaged us just last year to purposely plant some 2,000 trees. Otherwise, the largest part of this Government forest has not been planted even with a single tree, up to today. The forest guards in that particular area are hiring the land for grazing, which has even made it worse. It is so interesting, and they do not even issue permits for the people who ... view
• 9 Oct 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I am sure that if the Government today involved the communities surrounding Chepalungu Forest to plant trees and their crops, which are friendly to the forest as the trees starts to grow, no one will touch those forests. Therefore, this Motion that seeks the involvement of the communities in reforestation or planting trees and taking care of forests in this country, is very important. view
• 9 Oct 2019 in Senate: Another thing is when it comes to the issues to do with, for example, chasing people out of the so-called forests in some places. I would wish to clarify to some people that the issue of forest settlements in this country has become misconceived and politicised so much that people have failed to understand the actual thing that is going on. In fact, I would like to shed light on this area, and I would have wished that all the politicians – not only those who come from the Mau region – were involved. I would wish that we even ... view