Francis Chachu Ganya

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1471 to 1480 of 1798.

• 27 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. From the outset, I want to state that whatever business is transacted in this House must be constitutional. The Standing Orders of this Parliament are not superior to the Constitution of Kenya. I am questioning the constitutionality of this Motion. I am saying that, knowing that the current Constitution has realized and appreciated poverty levels in this nation. That is why we have constituency funds and we were allocating funds in this nation to constituencies every year to ensure that parts of the country that are poor and marginalized will be at par with the ... view
• 27 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on that basis I strongly feel this Motion is unconstitutional and should not see the light of the day. Why am I saying that? First, which parameter will you use to show the part of the country that has been marginalized? I am not talking about marginalization; I am talking about poverty. Secondly, this survey determines 25 percent of resource allocation. Seventy five percent of resources is allocated on the basis of population. The issue they have is the 25 percent. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is the first survey that was ever done in the ... view
• 14 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Environment and Mineral Resources:- (a) what measures the Government has put in place to ensure that the country enjoys the full health and environmental benefits of unleaded petrol; (b) what the Ministry is doing to eliminate dirty fuels, particularly from diesel sold in the country that is causing significant health problems and high vehicle pollution in cities like Nairobi; and. (c) what action the Minister is taking to reduce the high level of pollution from vehicles, including trucks and buses, that are severely impacting on the health of Kenyans, particularly children and motorists? view
• 14 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I appreciate the response given by the Assistant Minister and the efforts that the Government has taken so far to have a clear environment. The biggest concentration in that fuel is sulphur. Kenya is ranked No. 98 out of 100 countries with dirty fuel by the United Nations Environmental view
• 14 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Programme. Kenya has 1,000 parts per million sulphur levels in one litre of diesel fuel compared to Morocco with 50 parts per million and even EU, 10 parts hours per million of sulphur levels. There is one effective measure to reduce sulphur levels, especially in diesel fuel. It is basically to gazette at minimum 500 parts per million sulphur levels for all the imported diesel. When will the Government through the Kenya Bureau of Standards, finally gazette 500 parts per million sulphur levels for imported fuel in this country? view
• 14 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the long-term solution for Kenya to have cleaner fuel is to upgrade our refinery in Mombasa. What action or measures is the Government taking to upgrade the refinery in Mombasa? view
• 13 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I fully support the fact finding Report by the two Departmental Committees in Garissa, Dadab and Voi. I think Kenya must deal with the problem of Somalia. The Government of Kenya has, for sure, taken some basic role but it has not done enough. Kenya is a powerhouse in sub-Saharan Africa and it has a voice globally. If Kenya takes this challenge and spearheads the problem of Somalia, I think it can contribute towards solving it. A solution to the Somalia problem among many others is to recognize Somaliland. The people of Somaliland have recognized their ... view
• 13 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: and embrace their sovereignty and recognise their State. By doing that, Somaliland will play a leadership role in securing that particular region in collaboration with many other neighbouring states like Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia once it becomes stable. It is a state which has had democratic elections for 20 years. Sometimes, the Opposition, for example, last year, took over from the previous regime. If that is not democracy, I do not know what we call democracy. We cannot wish the problem of Somalia away. Similarly, we cannot wish the issues facing Somalia away. I think the sooner the world recognizes ... view
• 13 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think Kenya needs, as one major power in this part of the world, to internationalize the Somalia problem both at the African Union (AU), European Union (EU), Arab League and IGAD. We have much stake, authority and necessary capacity to really bring this problem of Somalia to the global attention. view
• 13 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we appreciate what the Kenyan Government has done so far, but we think we can do more. We better do more if we are to secure this part of the world. I think it is so critical for us to create security and immigration border points along these porous borders of northern Kenya. By doing that, we can ensure the security of this nation and smooth flow of immigrants from both sides of our borders; from Somalia, Somaliland, Kenya and even Ethiopia. I think the sooner we secure our long stretch of porous borders in northern ... view