Francis Chachu Ganya

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 951 to 960 of 1798.

• 5 Dec 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, beg to move that the House do not adjourn. I would like to thank you and the House for allowing this Motion of Adjournment. As I am speaking this minute war is going on in Moyale. People are using machine guns and other forms of artillery to kill poor Kenyans in Moyale. In this conflict, hundreds of innocent lives have been lost and property worth millions lost. Just yesterday, 25 people were killed and so many injured. There are people who are now refugees in the neighboring Ethiopia. As we speak now, there is no movement ... view
• 5 Dec 2013 in National Assembly: Otherwise, how can militia operate in Moyale Town when heavily armed? This has been going on for six months. How can militia fight in the centre of the town using heavy artillery and killing innocent Kenyans? How can communities from both sides block roads and curtail movement of people and kill each other while the security apparatus are just watching? How can pleas from leaders like me and many others to the security organs and the national Government fall on deaf ears if the Government is neutral in this matter? Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, why are the elected leaders who ... view
• 3 Dec 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I really want to support that further amendment by hon. Ntutu. Our communities live with wildlife and they are the heart of conservation. Therefore, for our communities to have a human face, we should ensure that we have a role, where we can make key decisions. All the other members are either--- view
• 3 Dec 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I am a member of this Committee and we have worked very hard on this Bill. While I support the spirit of the sentiments raised by my colleague in terms of devolving this role to the county level, we have done that in our Committee. We have even set up institutions at the county level where members of the county will actually sit on those institutions and make those decisions. So, I strongly feel it is unnecessary because we have taken care of it as a Committee, if you look at Clauses 15 and 16. view
• 3 Dec 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I want to support my Committee Chair on this. As Members of the Committee, we discussed this particular issue and we felt that it will not be constitutional. We will be playing the role of the Executive. Because of that, we felt that we should not be Members of that Committee. I oppose the amendment just because of the law. view
• 3 Dec 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman; I stand on a point of order. Did you skip Clause 27(A)? view
• 3 Dec 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, as a Committee we had a lengthy deliberation on this particular issue. We must be responsible citizens. In life, you have to have some level of care, diligence and responsibility. What if we do not fence our farms and the animals get in and destroy the crops? Can we convince all the Kenyans? It is critical that we see wildlife as a resource for this nation and at the same time, also be responsible. It is critical that we fence our farms and because of that, I oppose this amendment. We have to be responsible. view
• 3 Dec 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, this is a very critical amendment. Our community land can be gazetted as protected areas by the Cabinet Secretary without any reference being made to Parliament, or reference to any other authority in this country. This has never happened in this country since independence. So, as a Committee, we felt that Parliament must have a role in such decisions, so that before any land is made a national park or a national reserve, it gets the approval of Parliament. It is critical for this House to do so. view
• 3 Dec 2013 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
• 3 Dec 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. Few months ago, I moved a Motion urging this House to pass a resolution for very serious penalties and punitive measures for poachers and it was passed by the House. I am glad to see that through this Bill, that would be a reality. This is a total war we are declaring on poachers in this country. view