Ekwee David Ethuro

All parliamentary appearances

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• 22 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this House cannot be used by Ministers shirking responsibility when we know that the Cabinet has collective responsibility to the House. So, the Ministry of Energy cannot insist that the Ministry of Agriculture has not done its work. The Ministry of Energy, in particular, is notorious. If the House can recall, in the early 1990s, Turkwel Gorge Dam was constructed and there was also another phase for irrigation. Up to now, the irrigation project has not been implemented. The Sondu Miriu Hydroelectric project and the irrigation system might face the same fate. Could the Assistant Minister ... view
• 22 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The Assistant Minister has given an undertaking on Sondu Miriu on the basis that he is a neighbour. Am I in order to ask the appointing authority that next time the Minister for Energy should also be my neighbour so that the Turkwel Gorge Irrigation Scheme can be completed? view
• 16 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, in supporting Mr. Mungatana in seeking clarification, I would also want to seek clarification of your ruling on this matter; how does the Press classify the humble servant of Turkana Central as an enemy of the Press number two. I want to know what kind of ranking was used. I am a Member of the Energy, Communications and Public Works Committee. That is the Committee that sponsored the clause that was attempting to delete Section 88 of the Principal Act and brought it to the House as any Committee would do, having been petitioned by the media ... view
• 11 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Water and Irrigation:- view
• 11 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: (a) whether he is aware that there is extensive damming of River Omo, the major source of water into Lake Turkana, threatening to dry up the lake; and, view
• 11 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: (b) what urgent steps the Government is taking to stop and save the lake. view
• 11 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to thank the Minister for the answer. But if you remember, this Question has been deferred severally. She is talking about improving catchment areas around the Kerio and Turkwel rivers, which contribute only 10 per cent of the water into Lake Turkana. Our major concern is the damming of River Omo, which contributes about 90 per cent of the water level. Due to the damming of River Omo in Ethiopia, the level of the lake has dropped by over ten metres! That lake has three sites that have been declared world heritage sites. The decrease ... view
• 11 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we are Members of the Lake Victoria Basin. Egypt cannot allow us, even at the risk of the political repercussions of evicting people from our forests in order to ensure that enough water drains into Lake Victoria, to tamper with the source of River Nile! Why is the Minister allowing herself three years to negotiate with Ethiopia about the flow of River Omo into Lake Turkana? She should follow the example of the Egyptians - declare an act of war with Ethiopia if it messes with River Omo! view
• 11 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I really would like to believe and take the assurance by the Minister. But I want the Minister and this House to know that there is a conspiracy between nature and nurture to eliminate the good people of Turkana. When an area is prone to drought, insecurity and, of late now, even the lake that is an alternative economic activity at the height of drought is running the risk of being diminished, how else do you explain that? view
• 11 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, could the Minister confirm to this House that, out of the 1,800 kilowatts to be generated by one of the dams which is in the Juba 3 Project, that the Kenya Government is buying 500 megawatts of electricity, which will be considered in international circles as blood money or blood diamonds? When will she do something to stop the Government of Kenya from benefitting at the economic expense of the citizens? view