George Oner Ogalo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 26 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. I have a petition from the residents of Homa Bay County. We, the undersigned concerned citizens of Homa Bay County, being citizens of Kenya, draw the attention of the House to the following:- THAT, aware that the Geothermal Development Company (GDC) is a company owned 100 per cent by the Government of Kenya and is mandated to fast-track the development of geothermal resources in the country; Concerned that the recent restructuring of the company’s management leading to the appointment of seven new general managers was undertaken without a strong basis or a clear purpose; Further concerned ... view
• 26 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: 1. investigates the recent restructuring at the GDC; 2. examines the recruitment of the seven new general managers in a bid to determine whether or not it was undertaken in line with the spirit of Article 234 of the Constitution regarding State corporations; 3. inquires and investigates the company’s achievements at, or failure in delivering 105 megawatts of power by December 2014 as compared to other players in the national and regional energy provision market; 4. causes the Auditor-General to carry out a special management audit and a special value for money audit of the company with a view to ... view
• 26 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: They are: Collins Okendi - Karachuonyo Constituency; Duncan Ojode - Homa Bay Town Constituency; Enock Ike - Rangwe Constituency; Jairo Odhiambo - Kabondo Kasipul Constituency; Job Owuor – Suba Constituency and Daniel Opiyo - Kabondo Kasipul Constituency. This petition is primed on the interest that Homa Bay County has vast geothermal resources at Homa Hills and we were hoping that by the year, 2014 work would have begun to extract the geothermal resources in Karachuonyo Constituency. Thank you, hon. Speaker. view
• 26 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I would like to make some clarification. Hon. Duale is insinuating that this petition is about Homa Bay County alone. Everything I have read in that petition is national. The people of Kenya have invested money in the GDC. They expect the GDC to produce power. If it is not producing power many years down the line, are the petitioners not entitled to question it? Of all the money that we have infested in GDC, what is it giving us in return? What would be the rationale of an organization with such a small number of employees creating ... view
• 25 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I have contributed. view
• 25 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the Amendment Bill that is before the House. We are aware that this Amendment Bill is required to align the Environmental Management and Co-ordination Act (EMCA) to the Constitution. It is supposed to enable the Fourth Schedule functions related to the environment to be shared as per the Constitution. This Bill abolishes the Provincial and District Environment Committees in amending Article 29 of the Constitution to create the County Environment Committees in line with the current devolved structure of Government. The operation of NEMA has become a challenge in environmental ... view
• 25 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: show proof that they have completely consulted the public and the public has participated in arriving at their decision to approve any such project. view
• 25 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, this Bill intends to abolish the Public Complaints Committee. The Public Complaints Committee is the only entity through which the ordinary Kenyan - the person who cannot access legal aid or file cases in court - gets to complain about environmental impact of projects or development programmes. I belong to the Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, and we have vehemently opposed the attempt to delete or dissolve this Committee. I would urge this House to ensure that the Public Complaints Committee survives because that is the only body through which ordinary people can get ... view
• 25 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: The Bill, in Clause 5, attempts to wind up the National Environment Council (NEC) and hand over its powers to the Cabinet Secretary in charge of environment. As a committee, and having looked at the performance of the Council in the past several years, it has become clear to us that the bloated nature of the Council has hindered its capacity to deliver services and functions it was meant to deliver. We have created ways in which the Cabinet Secretary must now consult with lead agencies and institutions in various aspects of the environment to ensure that the functions of ... view
• 25 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: There is also a new phenomenon that we call the “National Environmental Accounting (NEA),” which requires that the country determines on an annual basis the actual net environmental value to the country in different sectors or segments that constitute the environment. As a committee, we have proposed this as a new function for NEMA to ensure that at any one time in planning and accounting for our national natural resources, we are able to determine the actual value of the environmental riches we have as a country. view