Ferdinard Kevin Wanyonyi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 22 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Yes. view
• 22 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I rise to support this Bill on mining. As I do that, there is a kamukunji on my left hand side which is persisting. Maybe they should spare me time. view
• 22 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: There is an unlicensed kamukunji here between the two leaders. view
• 22 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, thank you for protecting me. I want to take this opportunity to say that discovering mines is a curse to the nation because there are so many things that come with it, as one of the Members has mentioned. We have had mines that were actually discovered long before some of us were born and we have had conflicts in those areas. People have killed each other. Some people left those areas just because of the wars that erupted. I have a case in mind; northern Nigeria where The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is ... view
• 22 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: there is oil. There is a lot of conflict in that area. I know that this country is very lucky to have discovered oil in Turkana and I pray that it does not become a curse to our country. With the passing of this Bill, there will be harmony in mining because I understand we have a lot of deposits. We have deposits in Mombasa. I understand they are very strategic for our country and this may enable us attain the 2030 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). From what I have heard from the few members of the Departmental Committee on ... view
• 15 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this chance. I want to wholly support this Bill. It has come at the right time. First and foremost, I am aware that the industry controls a lot of revenue and offers employment to our people, both in the informal and formal sectors. It is therefore, important and urgent that we have a regulation. It is just bad manners that you go to a place, and as has been said elsewhere, you find people selling scrap metal and they have no licence. They are not licensed. It is free for all. ... view
• 15 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: I am also supporting the fact that this Bill is going to introduce the people who will be going round checking for scrap metal. If we suspect that some premises are hiding scrap metal, those metals should be confiscated and the owners taken to court for engaging in that kind of business. I want to say that I support this Bill wholeheartedly because it is going to bring some sanity in the whole industry. I am told that over 500.000 people are involved directly in scrap metal business. Let us regulate it. I want to support this and I hope ... view
• 2 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. I want to support the Report as amended. We were in a hurry to devolve this function and it is good that we brought these amendments. First of all, it is going to give us the opportunity to at least discuss functions and see how they can be devolved. As it is, if you go out there and look at Level 3 and 4 hospitals, you will find that services are very poor. I was wondering why we had devolved this function. Healthcare is very important; when you go to a dispensary or a hospital in ... view
• 2 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Two, I have had cases about the basic needs, despite the fact that the function is actually devolved. You find even when someone has a fracture, they do not have the equipment to take the x-ray films. So, the best thing for us to do today, as a House, is to stop this devolution. After negotiations, we will get the functions properly outlined. view
• 2 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Thirdly, I have had serious cases out there with the health workers. I have gone to dispensaries and found that workers are very disillusioned because their basic needs are not met. I have had cases where two people from my place have resigned and gone to Namibia, because workers welfare is not catered for. They do not even have houses. We were in a hurry to devolve this function, which is very important; because of the problems we are facing out there, let us relook at this function, and see the best way of handling even the workers. view