Francis Chachu Ganya

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1501 to 1510 of 1798.

• 11 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the purpose of this Motion is to promote use of better fuels in Kenya, and promote cleaner vehicle technologies to reduce vehicle emissions in the country with a view to improving public health for Kenyans. The biggest air quality problem in developing countries like Kenya is air pollution. The World Health Organisation estimates that almost 800,000 people die prematurely every year from urban air pollution. Most of these premature deaths occur in developing countries like Kenya. view
• 11 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: The transport sector accounts for about 19 per cent of global energy use and 23 per cent of energy related carbon dioxide emissions. Given the current trends, the transport energy sector use and carbon dioxide emissions are projected to increase by nearly 50 per cent by 2030, and by more than 50 per cent by 2050. Most of the current green gas emission is in the transport sector. Virtually all the expected growth in future emissions will come from private light duty vehicles as well as trucks. view
• 11 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, nearly 80 per cent of all the future carbon dioxide growth is expected to occur in developing countries such as Kenya. As the vehicle traffic grows, the health and economic toll from poor air quality continues to affect the most vulnerable members of our society. These are women, children and elderly people who live close to congested urban highways. view
• 11 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: In terms of health impact, three pollutants are of particular concern – carbon monoxide, sulphur oxide and ozone. The health effects associated with these pollutants include premature death, aggravation of respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, aggravated asthma and acute respiratory symptoms. In addition, these pollutants are associated with heart diseases, including changes in heart rates as well as heart raving. These particular matters are of special concern because diesel exhausts have been associated with an increased risk of lung cancer. view
• 11 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the projected increase in emissions from the developing countries relate to the unprecedented rate of expansion of East African cities such as Nairobi. Cities like Nairobi create many problems, one of them being sustained population growth, rapid motorisation rate, worsening traffic congestion and thus decreasing mobility and increasing health problems. By 2030, the share of urban areas in East Africa will increase significantly from 7.5 per cent of the average annual population increase during the period between the years 1950 and 2000 to 22.6 per cent expected during the period between the years 2000 and 2030. ... view
• 11 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: We need some interventions from the Government to deal with this particular problem. One of those interventions is reducing vehicle emissions. For the last 30 years, air pollution control programmes in developed countries have shown that cleaner fuels and cleaner vehicles are effective pathways to cleaner air. Benefits from cleaner fuels and vehicle programmes in developed countries include low emission from existing fleet through improved fuel quality as well as enabling existence of cleaner vehicles and technology, which additionally decrease transport related pollution. view
• 11 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, Kenya has already introduced cleaner fuel – unleaded petrol. However, the Government should enact legislation, making importation of cars with catalytic converters mandatory. catalytic converters reduce vehicle emissions by almost 90 per cent, but they need unleaded petrol to function effectively. Those two must go together for us to achieve that particular target. The main contributor to lower emissions in developed countries has been the introduction of cleaner fuels and the concurrent introduction of improved engine technology as well as after-treatment devices. view
• 11 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Reducing the sulphur levels in our fuels will go a long way in improving our air quality. The higher the sulphur levels in fuels, the higher the emissions, which have many negative health impacts. High sulphur also hinders the introduction of cleaner vehicle technologies, which only function with lower sulphur fuels. For instance, the sulphur levels in diesel fuels in Japan and the EU is 10 parts per one million, while diesel from the Kenya Oil Refineries Limited has 10,000 parts per million. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I have with me a map showing the diesel fuel sulphur level global ... view
• 11 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I thank all hon. Members who have contributed to this Motion and, in particular, Mr. Kinyanjui who seconded it. I agree with them that we need to have a well organized public transport system. We need to have proper legislation to regulate emission rates. I think it is very important for us to have age limits for the vehicles that are using our roads and highways. In this country, any vehicle on the road must be road worthy. I think it is time we have age limits for vehicles that are worthy to be on highways. ... view
• 20 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Medical Services whether the Ministry could consider upgrading the Government health centres in North Horr Constituency to sub-district hospitals and subsequently post a Medical Officer for Health (MOH), considering the high health care-related problems. view