Francis Chachu Ganya

All parliamentary appearances

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• 31 Jul 2012 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Energy:- view
• 31 Jul 2012 in National Assembly: (a) whether he is aware that many companies have shown interest in exploiting wind energy in Bubisa location, Marsabit County; and, view
• 31 Jul 2012 in National Assembly: (b) which environmental policies and laws are in place to ensure the equitable sharing of the benefits accruing from the sustainable exploitation and utilization of wind energy in Bubisa, in line with Article 69 of the Constitution? view
• 31 Jul 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we, as a country, are in a very unique period; we have just discovered oil in Turkana and Nyakach. Next month, they will be drilling for oil in my own constituency in northern Kenya. We are just about to implement one of the biggest wind pumps in the whole of Africa in Marsabit County. view
• 31 Jul 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the existing laws that the Assistant Minister referred to, whether it is the NEMA Act of 1999 or the Energy Act of 2006, does not provide for what is envisaged in Article 69 of the Constitution. It basically provides that the Government should ensure sharing of accrued benefits in an equitable manner with the local communities. view
• 31 Jul 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, equity in the sharing of these accrued benefits is very critical and I am appealing to you to prompt the Government to bring this particle of the Constitution to life, realizing that as a country, we are undergoing such a unique period. view
• 31 Jul 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the response he gave really does not initiate any light in terms of actions or policies or even Bills that they are preparing to ensure that the local communities where these resources are being discovered will be able to benefit from these resources discovered in their own areas. view
• 31 Jul 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I request for your wisdom because this is a very important matter and it is a very important issue for Kenyans, from where these resources are being discovered, including coal in Kitui. view
• 31 Jul 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, Bubisa in my constituency has one of the best wind regimes in this country. As a result, many wind companies have been trying to exploit the wind energy in Bubisa. Some of them, like Jitson Limited, have not been involving the local communities or even leadership. They want to lease land from the county council without their involvement as required by the Constitution. In fact, there has to be participation of the leadership as well as the local communities in the exploitation and leasing of that land. What will the Assistant Minister do to ensure that the ... view
• 27 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chair, I think 30 days is too long unless the intention is to strangle the country governments. The leeway is there under the law if you say 30 days. view