G.J. Munuve Mati

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 121 to 130 of 235.

• 20 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. From the very outset, I would like to assert that this country is headed to a big problem. The governors have taken over and imagined themselves as the colonial governors with big fleets of cars complete with sirens. Even in places where there are no cars and there are only cows and donkeys on the road, they use the sirens. view
• 20 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, in my constituency, dispensaries have been closed because there are no doctors and medication. In one case, some donors decided to give medicines to some clinics but there were no doctors to administer the drugs. So, we are headed to a big problem, especially in areas of water, sanitation and health services. view
• 20 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, the other question is: Who is actually supposed to supervise the doctors? Is it the Mheshimiwa Member of the County Assembly (MCA)? We know most MCAs are Standard VIII and Form II graduates and they would like to exert pressure and show that they are in charge of those medical doctors. That has been a big problem view
• 20 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: In marginalized communities such as mine, 90 per cent of my water facilities are down. We basically use boreholes and they have broken down. Mr. Governor is actually in charge of water and sanitation. What happens by September and October when people will not have water anywhere in my constituency? I am already begging the Ministry of Devolution and Planning to help. view
• 20 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, lastly, a simple thing like drought relief is not being taken care of. Food has been delivered to the marginalized communities such as my constituency, but the Governor will not make available diesel to just transfer it. 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
• 17 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, thank you for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Bill. I will support it totally. This is very timely. I come from Kitui County and it has become like the Wild West where all sorts of opinion peddlers and wheeler-dealers have descended on the poor people of Kitui County to basically sell the minerals. We have seen people from the Ministries and faraway places like China marketing the minerals of Kitui people without owning an inch of land where the minerals are obtained. This is happening in relation to the coal found in Mui ... view
• 17 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: What I would like to emphasize is the fact that the Government’s involvement will cut off those wheeler-dealers and opinion peddlers who have unscrupulously benefited from the proceeds or potential proceeds of the land of the people of Mui, Ngaiyie as well as Mutomo, which are the three places where minerals have been found – that is limestone and coal. An important factor is that those opinion peddlers and 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
• 17 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: wheeler-dealers are sabotaging the State of the Republic of Kenya because Kenya is aspiring to produce more energy. As those people deal and block every attempt to mine the coal in Mui, we are losing time; important time, because our State hopes to increase the amount of power in our grids with coal. However, everybody comes up and puts a road block at every turning point and demands their cut. I hope and pray that this Bill will help eliminate those wheeler-dealers. view
• 17 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Another factor that I would like to share with you is the fact that I do not know whether, as a country, we are prepared for the outcome of a lot of minerals coming to our nation. I was in Turkana the other day - Ngamia I and Ngamia II. One of the things that I realized is that we may not be prepared in terms of preventing the conflicts that may emerge as communities try to redraw their borders so that they include the minerals within their territories. That issue has to be dealt with seriously because, if it ... view
• 17 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I have heard about benefit sharing when it comes to the county governments. This House has heard it and we have experienced the fact that decentralization to the county level has not meant fair distribution of resources. So, we may have governors getting dividends from minerals but the targeted beneficiaries – those who suffered or vacated their lands so as to enable the minerals to be exploited – may not get anything. So, we have to do something to make sure that those who are directly affected and displaced by those mines get a good share. ... view