Eng. Ephraim Mwangi Maina

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 901 to 910 of 1598.

• 26 Sep 2018 in Senate: Is it in order to suggest that an ad hoc committee be formed to look into this matter? view
• 26 Sep 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Motion. Mr. Eliud Kipchoge is a great gentleman. Besides that, I reiterate the sentiments made that our country is talented as far as the issue of sports is concerned. However, we should ask ourselves how we have handled these talents. To me, we have behaved like the elephant that carries its tusks without knowing its value. We do not seem to recognize the value of these young men and women. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we should do more by starting with the counties right here. Counties should nurture talent. ... view
• 26 Sep 2018 in Senate: I do not think there is any other country in the world where its sports men and women have ever won number one to three in a sporting event, but Kenya has done it not once, but a couple of times. view
• 26 Sep 2018 in Senate: It just seems to go with the wind. In South Africa, when their sportsman won gold, he was met at the airport by the President. It is high time we woke up and did something for our athletes. I support. view
• 25 Sep 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker Sir, I rise to support this Petition and commend the courageous Senator for Nandi County. I have seen him fighting this case in the media. However, this has been going on for a long time. view
• 25 Sep 2018 in Senate: For this Senate, on a matter like this one, we can only resort to going to a committee. In this regard, let me address Sen. Wako, who was the Attorney-General and the Senior Counsel, my friend, Sen. Orengo. When the Constitution was being made, that was the right time to empower this House such that on matters like this, we can make decisions that are more or less paralegal. However, we are reduced to just maybe making decisions and one goes the long route. The Senator has said there is an old man here who has come all the way ... view
• 25 Sep 2018 in Senate: If the Senate is empowered, there are many things that it will streamline in this country. At this juncture, if the courageous Senator had been given the oversight funds, maybe he would have gone and employed the best lawyers like Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. to represent these people. That is what is required. Therefore, we look forward to that time. Before then, I call upon you to ask the committee that will look into this matter to see the inhumane issues and expedite the Petition. Secondly, let me also put it here that we are not here to scare away ... view
• 25 Sep 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to Second this Bill. I also rise to outline the origin and importance of this Bill. This Bill comes at a time when Kenya was supposed to be joining the oil league of nations. It has also been regarded with utmost importance by all the Members in the Committee. I am glad to say that the Senator for Turkana, where the first oil reserve was discovered, is a Member of this Committee; and he carries the approval of this Bill. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the issue of oil is not just an ... view
• 25 Sep 2018 in Senate: extraction stage. It looks at the importance of the protection of the environmental impact of any exploration where any extraction is being done. The Committee on Energy was particularly concerned that we do not want people exploring oil in this country to leave our environment and, of course, the local communities with environmental degradation. After that, we looked at the downstream of the oil, all the way to the point where the oil will end up. Our Committee was guided by the interest of wanting the Turkana community, who have come as the first beneficiary of this kind of resource ... view
• 25 Sep 2018 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I congratulate the people of Turkana for their resilience and steadfastness. It took nearly over a year and a lot of fatigue for everybody involved arriving at what is considered a win-win situation. Thereafter, the Committee went ahead and met all stakeholders including various Non-governmental organisations (NGOs). The Turkanas were given the first priority being the people who were going to be most affected. We also took into account the likely conflicts and curse that can come with oil. Therefore, we believe that at this juncture we have come into a situation where everybody comes out ... view