Francis Chachu Ganya

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 961 to 970 of 1798.

• 3 Dec 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, this is one area where as pastoralists we negotiated seriously. What we had in the Bill itself before the amendment is that if somebody grazes in the park, the fine is Kshs200,000 and the jail sentence is about two years or both. In this particular case, we are negotiating with the Government that during national disasters, at least, with the permission of authority; the Cabinet Secretary, you can be given that allowance during times of crises and disaster. I think this The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version ... view
• 3 Dec 2013 in National Assembly: is a better accommodation than what is in the Bill itself. If my friends can amend it further, I have no objection. view
• 3 Dec 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, let me wait for my colleagues to consult. view
• 3 Dec 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, as hon. Ogalo said we debated this point. We met the stakeholders and they educated us. The whole essence of compensation for crop damages, if we are going to include monkeys, honey bergers and baboons will not work. We need to make a law that will be operational and effective and that will enable us to achieve the desired results. view
• 3 Dec 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Many years ago when I was a student I wrote a thesis and I called it “Green Fascism” and not “Green Conservation”. That is how I strongly felt about conservation in this country but today this Bill for sure has brought our people to the heart of conservation. It is no longer a myth. It is actually conservation with a human face which I really want to appreciate. Poachers will never come to our land and kill our elephants and rhinos to a level whereby our kids will go and only see them in ... view
• 14 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker, Sir. I want to thank the Majority Leader for giving a very responsible Statement. This is a very sensitive issue and as a responsible Government, he has given a very good response. The so called “Regabo” are the Redille, Gabra and Borana. These are communities we proudly and ably represent in this august House. These communities, in exercising their constitutional right under Article 36 of the Constitution on the right of association, formed an alliance through which they formed the County Government of Marsabit. We have no apologies to make whatsoever for exercising our constitutional right ... view
• 24 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. From the outset, I want to say that I support the Bill. I really want to commend the Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs for bringing this Bill very early in the 11th Parliament. Previously, we conveniently avoided passing it for many good reasons. We knew that we had sufficient time in terms of the constitutional deadlines but that time is no longer there. So, it is good that we pass it in good time, so that we can internalise it and live with it. This law will basically bring about accountability on campaign ... view
• 24 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: reaching our electorate. Therefore, it is good that this Bill has taken these issues into consideration as the State sets limits for every electoral area. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the Bill seeks to limit the amount of money that one can get from one source. We know how Kenyans work. I will give you my quota. I will call my cousin, give him money and ask him to give it to you. I will call my other best friend, give him money and ask him to give it to you. One man can fund the entire campaign. He will do ... view
• 24 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Absolutely, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker; and many other scams that I dare not mention here. So, in that regard, we still need more safeguards and more controls. We should not just leave this matter to this law to really enable us to achieve what we want to achieve, in terms of accountability on how we finance our campaigns. In addition, our electorate, to be honest, are the problem; electioneering period is their “harvest” season. If you meet youth groups, before you leave, you must part with some money. The same is the case for women groups. Nowadays they are so ... view
• 24 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Article 88(4) demands that we have that kind of law enacted by the august House and we are basically living up to our constitutional duty. Having said that, even our political parties have to be more accountable, be genuine and live within the spirit of this law and Constitution if we have to achieve that. For instance, we know that some political parties get foreign funding. We have heard of regime change and all these other funny theories that these donors and civil society activists always come up with during the election period. They say that they are for human ... view