Isaac Maigua Mwaura

All parliamentary appearances

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• 8 Oct 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I rise to congratulate the indefatigable lady or woman Senator, Architect Sylvia Kasanga, for this very timely--- view
• 8 Oct 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. It is just a more distinguished and honourable way of referring to our women, who are here courtesy of their sheer hard work and determination to serve this great country. Serving in the public service is a noble calling. I congratulate all the women who are here. As former President Kibaki said, when you get public service opportunity, it is to improve the welfare of others and not for personal enrichment. The ladies have distinguished themselves with such a Motion to ensure that our forest cover is well taken care of, by having members of ... view
• 8 Oct 2019 in Senate: nations is trying to ensure that there is a proper position on this. You can say that there are serious issues to do with energy predicated around resources. It is all about that, because if you are able to power your economy, you are likely to be more developed than others. It just goes from the way we used to use wood and comes to coal and charcoal. There are now new forms of energy, all of which would have a basis around how we do our forests and forest cover. This is either in terms of where the resource ... view
• 8 Oct 2019 in Senate: What I see as the problem is the issue around ownership. Who is going to be the leader of the community forest associations that are going to be formed? It is not just the onus of the county governments. We need to look at the Environmental Management and Co-ordination Act, which was passed by the 11th Parliament. How does it speak to some of these issues? We have created a lot of committees around compensation and all other matters regarding environment. It is important to see to it that the Environmental Management and Co-ordination Act is amended to ensure that ... view
• 8 Oct 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, when we debated the Environmental Management and Co-Ordination Act, the issues that have been raised by Sen. (Dr.) Zani over legislation were highlighted. However, when people are not clear about how they are supposed to do things, you need to provide some legislative proposals, either through a substantive legislation or through regulations. In this case, it should be through legislation, particularly because we do not want people to question the legitimacy and relevance of such committees. view
• 8 Oct 2019 in Senate: I, therefore, encourage Sen. Kasanga that because Motions in themselves are only persuasive in nature, she would want to present amendments to the various legislations regarding forest management. That way, we can occasion a situation where these associations are resident within the architecture of such endeavours. I also encourage Sen. Kasanga to be very clear in terms of the representation, because representation is inclusion. It should reflect the diversity of the people, starting with the communities that live within the forests. For example, myth has it that the Kikuyus wished to be very tall people, so they intermarried with the ... view
• 8 Oct 2019 in Senate: Counties with regard to water. The water used by the people in Nairobi County comes from Muranga County. We are all grappling with the issue of rivers drying up, like the great River Chania or the great River Ruiru. When I was a small boy, I would not cross River Ruiru because I would have drowned to death. Madam Temporary Speaker, there is a lot that we need to work on, because the Motion by Sen. Kasanga has brought a highly convoluted conversation. This is because it percolates this issue to the villages, so that people manage local knowledge and ... view
• 8 Oct 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I beg to support. view
• 17 Sep 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker Sir. The last time we were discussing this issue, I remember a Senator saying that they were persuaded to turn away. I would like to say very clearly; there is a certain person who thought that because he is a prophet of the word of God, he can as well walk into the lion‘s den and he will be saved like Daniel. When he did so, he was actually eaten up. As the Senate, we must be serious for once. You cannot have a situation where we match all the way to the Supreme Court and ... view
• 17 Sep 2019 in Senate: This is serious! It is a shame! Let us be serious. The fear we have here is fear of the appointing authority. I speak without fear of doubt. It is because of the appointing authority that comes from the Executive. This Senate is allowing the Executive to sit on Parliament. This Parliament is divided into two; one has been bribed by the Constituency Development Fund CDF to do the bidding for the National Government. As we speak today, we have no face in the eyes of Kenyans. People are asking: Who are these big men with big titles, respectable but ... view