Francis Waweru Nderitu

All parliamentary appearances

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• 28 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, as I listen to my sister here, I can really see that maybe there was a bit of lack of consultation; most of us are available for consultation, but sometimes we find ourselves just getting up each time; these are internal matters and I think we will look beyond that. I would like to support this appointment reluctantly; I know the guy who is taking over is from my county of Nyandarua; but, as my younger brother has said there--- view
• 28 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: I would like to say that we are also very distressed because there is a Committee called Parliamentary Broadcasting and Library. This Committee has never met even once. It has never elected its chairperson and we have been complaining. So, you might say that you are in two committees but at the end of the day, even if it is a joint committee---The year is almost ending. So, we need the leadership to tell us whether the committee is not important, so that we look for other committees that we can join; we want to contribute effectively to the development ... view
• 20 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support. Having been a member of the Committee, I must admit and thank our hon. Chairperson for the great contribution and leadership she has provided in getting this Bill to this point. We understand that it has been in previous Parliaments and that it has taken long to come here. view
• 20 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: I will only talk on a few parts of it but I feel a great step in the management of our wildlife has been taken. For example, Part IV, that is sections 24 and 25 have dealt with devolution. We see the Bill has introduced Wildlife County Committees with membership that has been detailed, which is going to be of great help. We know that with the new setup of Government and even having observed that wildlife is a national Government function, the county governments still feel that as the keepers they need to have a hand in it. There ... view
• 20 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: The Chair has talked about compensation. We know this is one of the problems that have made people view wildlife as a menace and not as a resource. I remember even when we were having a retreat on this Bill, a member of my constituency called me and told me that 25 of his sheep had been mauled by a leopard and I felt very helpless. However, where we have reached now, the common person and those people living next to the wildlife have been taken care of and the endowment fund will be established. It will get some money ... view
• 20 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: The compensation scheme will also get money from the Budget which shall be appropriated by Parliament. We did not know how much until we thought of the insurance and it has been well put. People may say that even if you pay Kshs3 million or Kshs5 million it will never bring back lives, but as a responsible Parliament and Committee, we had to do something. I think that has been properly said by our Chair. view
• 20 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, then there is the management of that compensation. It is going to be done by the County Wildlife Conservation Committee. That way, we are taking services down to the counties. People will not need to come to the KWS Headquarters for compensation. It will be the responsibility of the Government. 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
• 20 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: The other point I would like to talk about is the human-wildlife conflict and this occurs because wildlife have neighbours who are human beings in most cases. We know there has been a lot of effort to fence parks but it has not happened everywhere. The Bill recognizes that somebody might kill an animal either in self protection or because it has invaded human territory. It clearly says that if such a thing happens, wildlife rangers will remove that animal either by way of killing or trapping it. I am not saying that there will be severe penalties for killing ... view
• 20 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: I have only given a few examples of what I have seen. There was a Private Members’ Motion that came here urging the Government do something about human- wildlife conflict. I remember Madam Chair saying this morning that this is our actual work and not those Motions of requesting and urging the Government. This is what becomes law and this is what the Government can work on and not those Motions that urge the Government to do certain things. I believe this should be given more seriousness than the Motion. I remember we were very passionate and all of us ... view
• 20 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, with those remarks, I beg to support the Bill. view