Francis Chachu Ganya

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• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: The Committee also conducted a similar inspection visit in Mombasa on Sunday, 29th July 2018. The areas that we visited in Mombasa are Kibarani Dumpsite, Makupa Transit Shade CFS and Multiple Hauliers East Africa (EA) Limited. Our findings are in the Report. The Committee held consultative meeting with the Ministry of Water and Sanitation and the Ministry of Environment and Forestry on 10th July 2018 on the encroachment of the riparian areas. It was resolved that the Ministry of Environment and Forestry provide a Report containing the following information by 24th July 2018: view
• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: (i) All buildings that are listed for demolition in the country for being in the riparian areas; view
• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: (ii) The list of the already demolished buildings; view
• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: (iii) The list of those not demolished and the reasons for non-demolition; and view
• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: (iv) The names of the developers or companies involved in each case above. view
• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the Ministry provided the Committee with the information as required. The Committee also held meetings with various stakeholders who had allegedly encroached into the riparian areas. Among these are Green Hill Investment Limited, Village Market; Gemsuite Investment Limited, Multiple Hauliers EA Limited, Kento Enterprise Limited, Ukay Centre, Makupa Transit Shade CFS, Civicon Limited, Mombasa Cement Limited, National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), Water Resources Authority (WRA), Kenya Forest Services, Kenya Maritime Authority (KMA), National Land Commission (NLC), Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) and Dig ship Environment Committee Organisation. These are in Mombasa, as well as in Nairobi. The ... view
• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: Arising from these inspection visits and the interaction we had with the stakeholders, the Committee made observations and recommendations which are in this Report. I will only highlight a few of these observations and recommendations. We observed that Makupa Transit Shade CFS and Multiple Hauliers EA Limited in Mombasa are collaborating with KPA to establish container freight stations in the area as part of KPA master plan to decongest the port. However, there is need to consider environment conservation and marine life protection in their quest to support KPA activities. For instance, Multiple Hauliers EA Limited stores clinker which is ... view
• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: Reclamation of land from the sea is allowed by law. However, only activities which relate to water use are permissible on such land by law. The developers reclaim the ocean and use the land for alternative purposes like construction of offices, stores and yards. view
• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Multiple Hauliers East Africa Limited was one of the facilities with the special-use licence given by the Forest Service within Makupa Creek. The company leased 9.6 hectares for 30 years. One of the conditions for the licence was the requirement to rehabilitate 40 acres of mangrove area adjacent to licensed area within Makupa Creek in conjunction with the local community groups, spearheaded by the Kenya Forest Service (KFS) and community forest associations. view
• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) and the Water Resources Management Authority (WARMA) should ensure demolition of the bridges linking Makupa Shade CFS and Multiple Haulier East Africa Limited to Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) within six months of adoption of this Report by National Assembly. The bridges were wrongly designed and hence adversely affected marine life, especially the area being a fish breeding ground. Equally, they were posing life threatening dangers to the fishermen due to the interference with tidal waves. view