Francis Chachu Ganya

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1061 to 1070 of 1798.

• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, when we ask Questions on the Floor of this House, we are looking for solutions to the problems facing our people. view
• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I had mentioned before, we ask Questions on the Floor of this House to seek solutions. The Assistant Minister has really clarified this issue, but he has not answered my Question. I wanted to know why we created some districts almost eight years ago, yet up to now, there is nothing that shows that they are districts. As hon. view
• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I support the Minister’s position. In northern Kenya where there is so much clan politics, bringing somebody from 200 kilometres can actually cause more insecurity and crisis than solving a problem. However, as I support his position, could the Minister inform the House why due diligence was not done by the Provincial Administration to ensure that such a thing will not happen where somebody is appointed and then embarrassed again by being fired? view
• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I personally want to appreciate the Minister. Many rural health facilities have got support in terms of motorcycles, bicycles and ambulances. Some of these health centres are in very remote areas. view
• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: We suffer in those remote areas due to lack of nurses. We have dispensaries that we built through the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF), but for almost five years, there are no community health workers. In some of our constituencies, even if given 20 vacancies for nurses, we can only get five or six. Today, we are using CDF funds to fund every student who goes to a nursing college. We give them full scholarships just to enable us to get qualified nurses to work in our dispensaries. Under those extra-ordinary circumstances, based on case by case, could the Minister consider ... view
• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that the National Drought Management Authority Bill, Bill No. 13 of 2012, be now read a Second Time. view
• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, on 22nd of July, 2009, this Parliament passed a Motion urging the Government to establish the National Drought Management Authority. On that day, I successfully moved that Motion. By Legal Notice No. 121 of October, 2011, the President, through an Executive Order, established the National Drought Management Authority. This is a State Corporation vested with authority and the powers to manage drought in our Republic. view
• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, drought is a major issue affecting our country. In some parts of this country, we face severe drought almost every few years. Its negative impact on our economy, social life and life in general cannot be under-estimated. It is against this background and in light of the critical importance of drought mitigation that this Bill gives the Drought Management Authority the legal status. The Authority will be established and be founded in our statutes rather than just an executive order. view
• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, therefore, this Bill seeks to transit the authority established under the order to a statutory body and as such, the enactment of this Bill will not result in additional expenditure of public funds. view
• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, let me give some background information about drought in our Republic and from a global perspective. It was in 1948 that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights affirmed the right to everyone in our globe to adequate level of living, including adequate food. Many years after 1948, some parts of this world, especially Africa, are still largely food insecure. view