Francis Chachu Ganya

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 571 to 580 of 1798.

• 16 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I strongly support the approval of these nominees and wish them well in their new positions. view
• 3 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the House:- The Report of the Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, on its consideration of the Forest Conservation and Management Bill, 2015. view
• 3 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I stand to second the Motion for adoption of Sessional Paper No.13 of 2014. This country’s coastal area is endowed with multiple resources, which can uplift the local coastal economy as well as the national economy. These include tourism, agriculture, shipping, fisheries, forestry and precious minerals such as titanium. The county governments and the national Government as well as the local communities must sustainably manage the use of these vast coastal resources. The interconnectedness of coastal ecosystems in resource management is appreciated highly by this sessional paper. There are various policy objectives that are clearly stated ... view
• 3 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, if all these policy objectives are fully attained through the effort of the various sectors, we will do away with the problems that we have faced in the past. We have been dealing with these problems on the basis of sectors instead of adopting an interconnected ecosystem management approach. In conclusion, this policy paper seeks to promote sustainable development in the coastal zone in line with the principles of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 and the objectives of Vision 2030. I strongly urge our Government to implement this sessional paper to ensure sustainable benefits for the ... view
• 2 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Advancing human rights in this country is something very critical. It is also very important for some of us who come from the marginalized parts of this country. The human rights enjoyed by the rest of Kenyans are hardly enjoyed by pastoralists and other marginalized Kenyans living in the periphery of this nation. Even getting ID cards is such a difficult thing for some Kenyans, especially those who are living along the borders of this country. We have had so many massacres in various parts of this country, and largely in the northern part ... view
• 2 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to second Sessional Paper No.11 of 2014 on National Education for Sustainable Development Policy. This policy tries to embed environmental education within all the facets of our education system for development strategies. Generally, it is good practice for a nation to have a policy that informs any legislation that is done in Parliament, as well as any other decisions that may be made by the Executive. Therefore, I appreciate that we are going to have a policy that will guide us whenever we formulate any policy, or work on ... view
• 2 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: 24 Wednesday 2nd December, 2015(A) sustainable educational principles are embedded in all academic disciplines; including law, environment, commerce, business and nuclear science, among others. It is very important that these strategic environmental values are made the cornerstones of our education system. If this is eventually done well, education for sustainable development will contribute in improving the quality of learning through better understanding of our environment as well as our natural resources. In order to realise this, the policy paper clearly states that the National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) will spearhead education for sustainable development in our country. As an environmentalist ... view
• 2 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I will contribute to the next clause. view
• 2 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I have the pleasure of seconding this Sessional Paper No. 10 of 2014 on National Environment Policy. It was moved very well by the Chairperson of the Committee, Hon. (Ms.) Amina. I really want to add my voice to assure the House that this is a very good policy paper. I have gone through this policy paper and I can tell you that it is holistically done. All comprehensive aspects of the environment have been covered, whether it is biodiversity, diverse ecosystem in our landscape, such as marine ecosystem, dry land ecosystem and other ... view
• 2 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: 33 Wednesday 2nd December, 2015(A) There are a number of issues that are addressed in this policy. I cannot go through all of them because holistically all aspects of our environment have been covered. I want to go to the issues of valuation, which was done a little bit by the Chair of the Committee when he was moving the Motion. When we do valuation of our ecosystem, for example the well-known big five in this country, it is really critical to come up with the right methodologies and approaches. For instance, there has been debate for some time on ... view