Francis Chachu Ganya

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 51 to 60 of 1798.

• 6 Jul 2021 in National Assembly: These regulations enable us to come up with a hybrid of some sort so that the counties and county governments are taken care of, the civil society and all other stakeholders in development are brought on board so we can move as per the court ruling. I personally participated in drafting these regulations with some people from the National Treasury. I am the one who came up with the idea that the NG-CDF Chairpersons and Fund Managers at the county level be part of the technical team. At the constituency level our NG-CDF Secretary will also be part of the ... view
• 6 Jul 2021 in National Assembly: for finance in our counties is the one who is going to consolidate all the reports, submit them to Nairobi and do the necessary follow-up. As we all know, these counties have not been doing that. I really hope they will not waste this opportunity. I hope they will collaborate with the Members of Parliament and other structures in our constituencies and ensure that these funds are actually well utilised. I strongly urge my colleagues to really not use these funds like NG-CDF. Go for major projects that can make a difference. Do not use these funds to build classrooms. ... view
• 6 Jul 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I stand to support that amendment. It is a good one and it should be encouraged. view
• 15 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I want to join my colleagues in making a statement about this Petition. As my colleagues have said, clearly leadership demands some level of skills. The law is very clear and even the Constitution requires that the President, governors and their deputies must have degrees. This is also required for the rest of the elected Members, whether in the National Assembly or county level. They should have some level of education. I was in the 10th Parliament with Hon. Duale and others, and this was an issue then. We passed the law but there were a ... view
• 15 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I eulogise the passing on of a great friend and a colleague, Hon. Jakoyo Midiwo. We met many years ago in the United States of America (USA). Later, we met in this House. He was a great man, a great leader, and a very fine gentleman. When we were in the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), he was always a voice of reason. He was able to go beyond regions and entities to see us as Kenyans. He was a great leader. I pray God to rest his soul in eternal peace and also to give his ... view
• 13 May 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I would like to appreciate Hon. Chepkut for his Petition. As you know, I am a ranking Member of the Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. It will surely be very fast because all the issues he raised are in the Climate Act that we passed in the 11th Parliament. We have climate change strategies and polices that this House approved. We also have climate change financing and most of the issues that he raises have been approved, or are strategies that have been clearly articulated and developed by the relevant ministries and the Climate Change ... view
• 13 May 2021 in National Assembly: Poland and since the 11th Parliament or even before, I think technically since when we have been here we, we have all been part of the Kenyan delegation to these climate change conferences. Therefore, this is an issue we can dispense of very fast. He raised a good issue, but we will deal with it as soon as possible. view
• 13 May 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for this opportunity to support this Bill. At the outset, I strongly support this Bill and appreciate Hon. Millie Odhiambo for this Assisted Reproductive Technology Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 34 of 2019). I have had an opportunity of serving with Hon. Millie since the 10th Parliament. She is a special lady. Most of her Bills and the laws she has sponsored focus and are tailored for the most needy and vulnerable members of the society. I still remember Bills about children that she sponsored and many other similar ones. I may have to ... view
• 13 May 2021 in National Assembly: This Bill is very similar to that. This Bill is trying to provide a legal framework for us to have assisted reproductive health technologies and services in this country. Not only having a legal framework but the Bill requires the Government to also invest in this reproductive health need. In short it is called ART. It alleviates the burden of infertility. It takes away the personal grief and suffering of couples who are infertile and are not able to have children. We know the grief and suffering the ladies who are infertile in our culture; the pastoralist community go through. ... view
• 13 May 2021 in National Assembly: In 1978 the first child was born through ART. Since then, about 1.5 million children globally have been born through ART. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) 68 million people experience infertility and most of them live in developing countries like Kenya. I have heard of some arguments against the ART especially in developing countries. It is argued that, since we are already overpopulated we should not enable more people, particularly the infertile women to have children. It is argued that this will increase our population and create more problems. It is also argued that since we have limited ... view