David Mwiraria

All parliamentary appearances

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• 12 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) My Ministry has stepped up efforts in the enforcement of the relevant provision of the Environment Management and Co-ordination Act (EMCA) 1999 on water bodies across the communities with a view to subjecting any agricultural activities with significant negative impact on the environment to an environmental audit. Such activities include water abstraction for various uses and any other activity that may be detrimental to the ecosystem. My Ministry co-ordinates lead agencies in the promotion of equitable utilisation of water resources while ensuring that water abstraction is kept at a sustainable ... view
• 12 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is a very good question. It is regrettable that the Environment Management and Co-ordination Act came into force much later 3824 after many of the laws which deal with agriculture, water and irrigation were in force. What we are doing now - and I really want to thank the hon. Member for raising this question - is to bring together all the Ministries which have in one way or another activities which impact on the environment, and I believe that we are going to succeed. But regarding water, specifically, we have already held discussions ... view
• 12 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is true that the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources is operating under a very small and tight budget. We have only one Environment Officer per district. He can do very little single handedly. I hope that when I gun for more money, next financial year, this House will support the Ministry. However, to answer the specific question on the use of chiefs; yes, we will use the Provincial Administration to protect our environment generally and rivers, specifically. Today, we are losing a lot of soil to the Indian Ocean because people are farming ... view
• 12 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have said that the work of environment cuts across very many Ministries in this country. Unfortunately, in the past, the Ministries have not been coordinated in so far as environmental work is concerned. We are now starting. We are establishing an inter-Ministerial Committee of Permanent Secretaries (PSs) to deal with this matter because it is critical. It is a crucial matter. The flower industry gives us good money, but it also dries up our rivers and streams. Besides, it adds to the soil a lot of damaging elements which must be looked into. view
• 12 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I agree entirely with what the hon. Member has said. The Government is taking the necessary action. view
• 12 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I would only want to tell the House that the problem is even more serious. With temperature rise, the glaciers on Mt. Kenya are drying up, and therefore, the water in streams will reduce. I really want to appeal to everybody to plant trees in large numbers. We, as a nation, have to go back and conserve our areas. I thank the hon. Member. view
• 8 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Let me join my colleagues who have congratulated the Ministry of Energy for doing an excellent job under very difficult circumstances. During the last four years, we have had two years of drought, yet, there was no shortage of energy; which is really a credit to the Ministry which has been managing this sector. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, energy is really key to development. Energy is required if we are going to meet our target of Vision 2030. I know that the Ministry is doing its best. It is developing whatever remaining hydro-energy, but ... view
• 27 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Motion. Let me start off by congratulating the Minister for Finance for a good, well balanced Budget. I have sat in this House listening to some of the contributions and it appears there is a complete misunderstanding as to what constitutes a budget deficit. Yesterday afternoon one hon. Member talked of a budget deficit of Kshs107 billion and that is really not the case. The true position is that the Kshs107 billion is the shortfall between available revenue and expenditure. There are other sources of funds including sale of parastatals ... view
• 18 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Mr. Midiwo alleged that the office of the Chief Justice is corrupt. He went on to allege that the entire Judiciary is corrupt. Could you, in fairness, tell the House whether that accusation is not directed to the judges? view
• 18 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am sorry I got agitated when I was consulting with the Minister. But the issue I was bringing out is that the allegation is that the office of the Chief Justice is corrupt. That was immediately followed by the statement that the Judiciary is corrupt. Is he not breaching the Standing Order No.73 which you read to him? Can he really say that he is not accusing the Chief Justice and the judges by implication, which is prohibited? view