Enoch Kiio Wambua

All parliamentary appearances

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• 23 May 2024 in Senate: First, let us agree that climate change is real and its effects are being felt across the region. Another point which I must add is that expecting county governments to use meagre emergency funds to respond to effects of climate change is courting disaster. I am reminded that just a few days ago, we had serious landslides in Kiambu and we lost lives there. Yesterday and today, we have had very strong winds at the coast and we have lost lives there. We are reminded of what happened in Naivasha and Nairobi. We know the situation that is obtaining in ... view
• 23 May 2024 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in conclusion, we have a climate caucus in this Senate led by Sen. M. Kajwang’. I urge Members to join that caucus for purposes of giving more and better direction on how to deal with effects of climate change brought by heavy rains. I am told and believe that in the next four months, that is from June to September, we are going to have heavy rains at the coast region. What are we doing in preparation to deal with that eventuality when it happens? I thank you. view
• 22 May 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. We hear your communication about the absence of the Cabinet Secretaries. I am especially interested in the Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury and Economic Planning. I had been asked by Sen. Mumma to stand in for her, but I hear that the SBC has okayed the absence of the Cabinet Secretary. That means the absence was communicated yesterday when the SBC was sitting. So that I also dispense my duty, being a delegate for Sen. Mumma, so that she does not think that I abandoned her; is the SBC satisfied that there are enough ... view
• 22 May 2024 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No. 52(1) to make a statement on an issue of general topical concern and national importance, namely the mystery shrouding the High Grand Falls Dam in Kitui and Tharaka Nithi Counties. The scramble for and consequent partition of Africa in the 1880s remains the single most cavalier scheme to rob a subjugated people of their wealth, their cultural heritage and their self-worth. The pioneer teams of explorers and missionaries came, discovered us and our rivers and our mountains, and turned our belief systems and social ethos upside down as they ... view
• 22 May 2024 in Senate: grab the opportunity so that roads in the area can be tarmacked, schools and hospitals can be rebuilt and their children would get jobs. Before we can even begin to think of any form of constructive engagement, I want to throw a few questions out there, specifically to the investor, GBM UK, and the implementing agency, the National Irrigation Authority (NIA). What is the level of public participation in this ambitious project and what is the scope of details that have been made available to the project-affected persons? In what language was the public participation exercise, if any, carried out? ... view
• 22 May 2024 in Senate: I believe that is the Chairperson of KEWOSA applauding because we want women to be taken care of. They must be taken of. Our culture, or what remains of it, is our heritage. The project promoters must table an ambiguous cultural heritage management plan that respects the diversity of our attachments to indigenous practices and objects, including ancestral graves, charms and sacred collections. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate. view
• 22 May 2024 in Senate: How will these be preserved, decommissioned and transferred to new settlements in ways that dignify those sacred bonds? The project site is a natural ecosystem that is home to a wide variety of species of wild animals and birds whose natural habitats will be irreparably destroyed. Some of these animals and birds occupy a special place in the culture of our people; they are totemic. How is the destruction of the habitats going to be compensated? Additionally, the project site is populated with diverse indigenous trees and shrubs of great medicinal value to the community. The destruction of these trees ... view
• 22 May 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for pointing me to that direction. Can I plead that you direct me to liaise with the Cabinet Secretary for purposes of him appearing before the House to apprise the House on this matter? view
• 22 May 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 21 May 2024 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is Kiio. Thank you for indulging us to just make brief comments on the procedural Communication from the Chair. I think the Senate has put its best foot forward with the names of the Members that have been appointed to this Mediation Committee. In fact, when you look at that list from No.1 to No.5, they are all titled leaders. As we release this team to go and mediate, the expectation of this House is that they should go with a firm position. Not an inch more or less because the amount of money that ... view