Francis Chachu Ganya

All parliamentary appearances

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• 2 Feb 2022 in National Assembly: The Bill provides for the establishment of a legal and institutional framework for sustainable management of waste, ensuring the realisation of the constitutional provision on the right to a clean and healthy environment and for connected purposes. The principal object of this Bill is to provide for policy co-ordination and oversight of waste management. It also seeks to provide measures and actions including the role of the Cabinet Secretary (CS) and county governments regarding policies, regulations and standards, the administration of take-back schemes, extended producer responsibility of entities engaged in the production, conversion, importation of products and packaging and the ... view
• 2 Feb 2022 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the Committee undertook public participation upon placement of advertisements in the print media on 6th September 2021 requesting for comments and submission of memoranda from members of the public and other relevant stakeholders, pursuant to Article 118 (1) (b) of the Constitution and Standing Order No.127 (3). The outcome of the deliberations with the ministries and stakeholders was proposed amendments to the Bill and has been taken into account while considering the final proposed amendments contained in Part III of the Committee’s Report. view
• 2 Feb 2022 in National Assembly: The Bill seeks to establish an appropriate legal and institutional framework for efficient and sustainable management of waste in the framework of the green economy; promote realisation of the zero waste goal under Article 42 of the Constitution on the right to a clean and healthy environment for all. It is important to note that waste is a resource that can be managed to achieve economic, social and environmental benefits. Addressing the waste management challenge 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
• 2 Feb 2022 in National Assembly: effectively in Kenya is critical to delivering on Kenya’s constitutional right to a clean and healthy environment, advancing the circular economy to create green jobs and wealth from the waste sector and realisation of our nation’s sustainable development goals. view
• 2 Feb 2022 in National Assembly: In keeping with the Constitution, the Committee conducted public participation, pursuant to Article 118 (1) (b) of our Constitution and Standing Order 127 (3) and received written submissions and memorandum and oral submissions from the following institutions: (i) Ministry of Environment and Forestry; (ii) Kenya PET Recycling Company Limited; (iii) Multichoice; (iv) Natural Justice; and, (v) Kenya Private Sector Alliance. The Ministry noted that the Sustainable Waste Management Bill, 2021 will drive Kenya towards a sustainable circular economy. It will move the country towards realisation of the Zero Waste Principle. This will ensure that waste is separated at source, appropriately ... view
• 2 Feb 2022 in National Assembly: I am not reading from a script but the Committee’s Report. I am trying to ensure that the decisions are clearly stated. view
• 2 Feb 2022 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I will adhere to that directive but there are some technical issues that I must cover. view
• 2 Feb 2022 in National Assembly: Effective sustainable waste management will create value from the waste streams through reuse, recycling, formalising the waste-pickers’ sector as well as to improve livelihoods of those engaged in this sector. The Bill seeks to provide for establishment of a legal and institutional framework for the sustainable management of waste to ensure realisation of the constitutional provision of the right to a clean and healthy environment for all. The Bill provides for a policy, coordination and oversight of waste management as well as for resources and actions that are to be taken by relevant stakeholders, including the role of the Cabinet ... view
• 2 Feb 2022 in National Assembly: consultation with the county governments because he has sweeping powers to declare anything as a waste without any consultation with the county governments’ leadership. This being a devolved function, we feel it needs to be amended during the Committee of the whole House. Also, the Bill creates a Waste Management Council whose chairperson is proposed to be the Cabinet Secretary responsible for environment. The proposed chairperson is also in charge of policy direction. As a Committee, we felt that there is need to separate the council chair from the policy making functions because there is an oversight role which is ... view
• 2 Feb 2022 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, there is also the issue of the division of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), which has been given a very limited function in this Bill. It is critical when you understand the whole cycle of solid waste management. We felt that EPR should be mandatory and legally binding for all at consumer stage, production stage and post-consumer stage. While post-consumer stage covers waste generation and activities undertaken thereafter, globally, EPR obligation covers the full cycle, including the consumer stage, take backs and recycling. It covers the entire production from the beginning until when it becomes a waste ... view