Francis Chachu Ganya

All parliamentary appearances

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• 5 Aug 2020 in National Assembly: former President, Hon. Mwai Kibaki, for 50 years, you should be entitled to a pension for that period. If you have served for five years and 15 years like me and others here, it should be the same. I hope that the Committee will come up with that amendment to enable first-termers to benefit which is not in this Bill. Hon. Mwadime and Members of his Committee are here. I really hope that they will ensure that amendment will be brought at the Committee of the whole House. Members of Parliament who are in their first term are the majority ... view
• 5 Aug 2020 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, as I wind up, I want to support the Members of…. view
• 5 Aug 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am well guided. As I wind up, I really want to tell the Members of the Committee to take a keen look at this Bill and ensure that all the necessary amendments are made and we do what is right for this House now and for posterity. I support the Bill. view
• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I just want to comment briefly on the issue that was raised by the Member of Parliament for Garissa Township, Hon. Aden Duale. It is a unique issue because it involves refugees. However, the issue of vetting of Kenyans along the borders of Mandera, Marsabit or Turkana is a serious issue and Kenyans have really suffered for too long. We are subjected to many layers of vetting. Somebody can wait for up to six, eight or The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from ... view
• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: even 10 years because the process is so long and sometimes it is a deliberate strategy to deny those Kenyans identity cards. So, I really want the Chairperson to look at this issue critically. I know this is unique because of refugees’ status, but it is an issue even for other Kenyans. For instance, our children who are born in the hospitals here in Nairobi and originate from districts in Marsabit County are subjected to serious vetting and so much undue time is wasted for them to acquire identity cards. We should critically think about this and look for a ... view
• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I am well guided. view
• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for this opportunity to second this Report. I second the Report of the Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural Resources on the Inquiry into the Status of Dams in this Republic. Dams are a critical infrastructure in our nation. In 2016, over 13 million Kenyans did not have access to clean water or adequate sanitation. Kenya, being a water scarce nation, the Government can only alleviate this critical need by investing in such critical water infrastructure. Dams are a critical infrastructure in the development and management of water resources. They enable water supply. They ... view
• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: It is Badasa Dam in Marsabit County. view
• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: I clearly or categorically said that, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. At the outset, it was designed to fail. This dam had project consulting engineers and a panel of dam experts to support its technical work. These experts whom we invested in could not even get the design of the dam right from the beginning. There was a major design flaw which was noted at the construction of this dam. The delay in reviewing the original design cost the taxpayers additional Kshs1 billion in variation cost. view
• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: Clearly, at the outset, it was designed to fail. This is due to corruption in this country. Unfortunately, up to today, this dam is a stalled project. That was almost eight or nine years ago. As a Committee, we made some observations. The dams in this country are largely very expensive. In Morocco, the dams are constructed for half of this cost. Again, there is corruption. There were few distributions of dam projects across Kenya. Some very deserving counties, especially in Northern Kenya, were not even considered. However, there are few which are ongoing now and we appreciate. The electronic ... view