Francis Chachu Ganya

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• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: Due diligence was not done. Some companies which were declared bankrupt in Italy were given work to construct some dams. If due diligence was done, it would not have happened. The Government was making financial commitments in billions before it even secured land for the dam construction. There are other considerations and factors at play but not necessarily because of the dam. I strongly urge the Ministry of Water and Sanitation to create a Directorate of Dam Engineering which will spearhead all the dam projects from conceptualisation, through geotechnical works to design and supervision. If this institution is in place, ... view
• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: Through our inquiry or investigation, we were not able to assess whether Kenyans were getting value for their money as most of these dams cost billions of money: Kshs24 billion, 34 billion and even more. Most of them were external funding. They were invading taxpayers’ money or our exchequer to fund these dams. I can categorically say that there were serious elements of corruption in management, construction and design of those dams at the outset. I hope the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission, Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and others will do the necessary work to unearth the realities and ensure ... view
• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: I second the Motion, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: view
• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural Resources on its Inquiry into the Encroachment of the Riparian Areas in Kenya, laid on the Table of this House on Thursday, 19th September 2019. view
• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: Riparian areas or land refers to a terrain that is adjacent to rivers and streams and subject to periodic or occasional flooding. The plant species that grow in the riparian areas are adapted to tolerate conditions of periodic waterlogged soils. For all riparian wetlands in the field, these zones of moisture and vegetation gradients occur in an overlapping, intergrading fashion, and the plant species are distributed in varying degrees throughout the riparian zone. view
• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I know that and I will live to that. view
• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, they are recognised as interfaces where uplands and aquatic areas meet to form intermediate ecosystems The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: that are unique in their diversity, productivity and function. They also provide significant economic benefits by minimising flood and erosion damage. view
• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: On 24th April 2018, the Committee was considering Question No. 010/2018 by the Member for Homa Bay Town Constituency, Hon. Peter Kaluma, on conservation and protection of riparian land. The Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) in the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Hon. Mohamed Elmi, appeared before the Committee on behalf of the Cabinet Secretary (CS) to respond to the concerns which were raised by Hon. Peter Kaluma. The said questions triggered an inquiry by the Committee due to the negative effects of encroachment into the riparian areas. In conducting this inquiry, the Committee was guided by the following objectives: view