Francis Chachu Ganya

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1631 to 1640 of 1798.

• 12 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank the Prime Minister for addressing this critical problem facing over 10 million Kenyans in northern Kenya and other parts of the country affected by the calamity. view
• 12 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: A cardinal rule for any drought emergency or humanitarian intervention is to do the right thing at the right time. It is also being effective, efficient and flexible. These interventions, as good as they might be or are, will come too late since they will be implemented by Government Ministries and machineries. As a result our animals will die as our people continue to suffer. Could the Prime Minister assure this House and Kenyans that this programme will be implemented effectively within one week’s time, if not less, so that Kenyans who are suffering are assisted accordingly? view
• 12 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also thank the Prime Minister for selecting northern Kenya, that is, Marsabit and Moyale for the launch of this programme. As a Member of Parliament from that larger region, I appreciate and thank him. view
• 12 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I stand to support the Vote for the Ministry of State for Planning, National Development and Vision 2030. In supporting this Motion, I would like to state at the outset that I have a lot of regard for the Minister. He is a very hardworking Minister and is result-oriented. When you bring very critical development issues to his Ministry, he will give no excuses but will always strive for tangible results, however difficult that problem might be. That commendation, for sure, goes to the technocrats in his Ministry. view
• 12 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: This is a very important Ministry playing a very strategic role in facilitating and co-coordinating development plans of this nation. It is a Ministry that should provide leadership in terms of preparing national strategic plans, whether that is Vision 2030, medium-term plans or economic recovery strategic papers. We should also not forget view
• 12 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to support. view
• 12 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Motion. I would like to congratulate Mr. Affey for bringing this Motion before this House. When we raise the issues and the problems of northern Kenya, we must appreciate the distinct marginalization of this region. view
• 12 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Early colonial legislation turned the Northern Frontier District (NFD) into a closed area allowing only for minimal contact with the rest of this Republic. At that time, northern Kenya only served as a buffer against expansionist Ethiopian empires. Beyond that, it was seen to be of no value. In terms of governance, the NFD at that time was characterized by restriction on movement, collective punishment, use of extensive and non-accountable executive powers and any view at the time symbolized the principal and practice of differential treatment of its citizens by the Kenyan State. Generally, the colonialists treated northern Kenya as ... view
• 12 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Until 1990, different laws applied to northern Kenya. It was during this time that we had violation of human rights such as the Wagalla Massacre. In addition, minimal or very little investment was made in the area. Instead major investment was diverted to the so-called “high potential areas”. This region was also subjected to emergency for a long period. I would like to quote what an administrator of the colonial government, Sir. Geoffrey Archer said in1920. I would like to capture what they thought of northern Kenya:- “There is only one way to treat the northern territories and that was ... view
• 12 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, unfortunately, even after Independence, nothing much changed. Our public policies still target the so-called “high potential areas” at the expense of northern Kenya. To make my point further, I will underscore the highly celebrated Sessional Paper No.10 of 1965 which stated:- “To make the economy as a whole to grow as faster as possible, development money should be invested where it will yield the largest increase in net output. This approach will clearly favour development of areas having abundant natural resources, good land and rainfall, transport and power facilities and people receptive to active development.” view