George Oner Ogalo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 28 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, a younger person is supposed to be more attentive for a longer period than an older person. That is what I am saying. So, I support the Motion. view
• 28 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I do not think I would have a problem with that amendment. In any case we are opening up the process of negotiating the agreement to transparent eyes that make the eventual agreement more beneficial to the country. I support the amendment. view
• 28 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, even though I completely sympathise with the emotional situation of losing water and the water table, I am not convinced that the science that exists as we speak, can enable us to determine that cost and get proper compensation for it. Even as we legislate it, are we sure we will be able to execute that part of the law? I would like to persuade the hon. Member that when we talk of causes or losses or damage to buildings and other removable property, I would assume that when you are staying on this building you ... view
• 28 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Therefore, I oppose. view
• 28 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: This section of the law would be the most draconian law I have ever seen. Somebody is saying an offence which is not specified –if you commit an offence which is not yet specified then you should be imprisoned for a term not exceeding ten years and pay a fine not exceeding ten million. For sure hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, this would be the most draconian law I have ever seen. “Two years” and “two million” shillings would be more appropriate. Thank you. view
• 28 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I also want to support the creation of the Mineral Rights Board. This is a shift from relying or centralizing decision-making in this sector to one individual, which has been the case with the previous Act, and which also attempted to be the basis of this Bill. This amendment made by the Committee is very bold and it will make this Bill a very progressive one. We have seen very many actors in this field such as the investors who, based on our interaction with them, appear to be happy due to the creation of this ... view
• 28 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, some time back, a Member asked in this House about smuggling of gold and money laundering. We heard that players in the gold industry were saying that they were buying gold from artisanal miners and they could not keep the records because those people were illegal. They found a conduit for laundering money in the name of artisanal miners because we were not licensing them. This amendment has for the first time recognized these very important Kenyans. They will no longer run away from the police or any dealer of gold. The electronic version of the ... view
• 28 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I want to thank the Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. We have come to the end of a very consultative process of looking at this Bill. We have taken our time and met everybody. I am happy today that as a Committee we are concluding our second Bill since we started the Eleventh Parliament; these are very important substantive Bills. We cleared the Wildlife Conservation Act, and today we have done the Mining Bill. Therefore, our Committee has been meeting our mandate. I hope all those investors who were staying out fearing ... view
• 23 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, thank you for giving me an opportunity to speak to this Bill. I sit in the Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. As a Committee, we have taken a lot of time going through this Bill. I know most of the concerns hon. Members have, have been adequately discussed and canvassed in the Committee. We have met very many stakeholders in the water sector, and I can assure you that, as a Member of this Committee, I am very happy with the general structure of the Bill that maintains what was created by the Water ... view
• 23 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: ensure that we sustainably use them. They will also ensure that the basins from which we draw our water are properly managed. Under Clauses 28 and 29, this Bill creates the Water Harvesting and Storage Authority. This is a sort of a national strategic institution that should help the country prepare so that there is water all the time. Water is a security issue; if you do not have water, the security of a country will not be guaranteed because people will begin to fight for the scarce resource. Our Committee has recommended amendments to the Bill to ensure that ... view