Francis Chachu Ganya

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 761 to 770 of 1798.

• 4 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I strongly support this amendment. Sometimes we complain and we have no avenues. Now we have a national institution which, if need be, can go to court for redress to ensure the environment is protected. This is a very innovative and timely amendment. I strongly support it. view
• 4 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. This is a very substantive amendment. In this country, the EIA is normally done by people who purport to be experts. Some have even formed their own companies. This is a very important assessment because it is what tells you the kind of impact, be it adverse or positive, that development will have on the society or on the environment in general for even 30 or 50 years to come. So, that has to be done by experts who are well updated by the necessary institutions in this country. If you look at what ... view
• 13 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, as Parliament, we make sure that we do not pass resolutions in this Parliament in vain. That is why we created a brand new Committee in the Tenth Parliament which both you and I served. We came up with the Committee on Implementation. Before we take the issue to the Leader of Majority Party, we need answers from the Committee on Implementation so that they take up this issue 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
• 13 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: and give us an answer. If they cannot, then as a House, we can take the necessary decision. That is where we need to raise the case. view
• 13 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, we need the Committee on Implementation to take up this issue very fast and give this House a response. We can then go further and take it up with the Executive. The Committee on Implementation has failed to take the necessary action and the case rests with us in this House. view
• 12 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 5 be amended— (a) by deleting paragraph (g) and substituting thereof the following new paragraph— “(g) identify, design and implement projects and programmes that shall strengthen resilience to drought and climate change”; (b) in paragraph (j), by deleting the word “response” appearing immediately before the word “management”; (c) by inserting the following new paragraph immediately after paragraph (k)— “(ka) coordinate the design and implementation of the country’s regional and international commitments pertaining to drought management”. view
• 12 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, the import of that is these are basically functions of the National Drought Management Authority (NDMA). We are just trying to broaden further the functions under paragraph (g). view
• 12 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 6 be amended by inserting the following new paragraphs immediately after paragraph (e)— “(f) take appropriate actions that aim at minimizing drought induced risks and building drought and climate change resilience among communities; (g) obtain, collate and publish information from any public or non-governmental organization whose aim is to build drought and climate change resilience and respond to drought and climate change risks.” view
• 12 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: 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
• 12 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 16 be amended— 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