Japhet M. Kareke Mbiuki

All parliamentary appearances

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• 29 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of the House: Reports of the Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural Resources on: (i) The Budget Implementation for the Third and Fourth Quarter for the 2017/2018 Financial Year for Vote 1105 (Ministry of Environment and Forestry), Vote 1103 (Ministry of Water and Sanitation), Vote 1106 (State Department for Wildlife) and Vote 1091 (State Department for Mining); (ii) Report of the Delegation to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference held from 30th April to 10th May, 2018 in Bonn, Germany; and, (iii) Report ... view
• 17 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the House: Report of the Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural Resources on Petition regarding the lifting of ban on logging and harvesting of mangroves in Lamu County. view
• 11 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I wish to appreciate the House for their contribution to this Motion of the Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, regarding the inquiry into environmental pollution by London Distillers (Kenya) Limited (LDK). We cannot overemphasise the importance of conservation, protection The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 11 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: and management of our environment for the wellbeing of everyone. Good environment is beneficial to the present and future generations. Article 42 of the Constitution provides for a clean and healthy environment as a right for everyone. In Kenya, industrial waste management is a major challenge due to non-adherence to the Environment Protection Management Act. While you have focused on the LDK, this Report serves as a notice to all other industrial actors to ensure they adhere to all environmental protection laws and ask them to desist from releasing their poisonous effluent to the detriment of the neighbourhood. We cannot ... view
• 11 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: ADOPTION OF REPORT ON CRISIS FACING THE SUGAR INDUSTRY The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 9 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I thank you for giving me the opportunity to continue moving. Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural Resources on an inquiry into complaints of environmental pollution by London Distillers (Kenya) Limited, laid on the Table of the House on Wednesday, 29th August 2018, subject to deletion of the word “tabling” appearing in Recommendation 1 Paragraph 1, Recommendation 2 The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the ... view
• 9 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: Paragraph 6 and Recommendation 6 Paragraphs 1 and 2 and substituting thereof with the words “adoption by this House”. The Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural Resources got seized of the complaint by the residents of Greatwall Estate in Athi River through their representative Erdemann Property Limited through a letter dated 22nd January, 2018 to the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) and other various stakeholders, including the National Assembly, requesting for the intervention on the pollution by London Distillers (Kenya) Limited. The residents requested NEMA to thoroughly investigate London Distillers (Kenya) Limited and firmly ask them to adhere to all ... view
• 9 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, the National Assembly’s Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural Resources seized the matter after receiving a copy of the said letter by Erdermann Property Limited (EPL). The Committee then subsequently scheduled meetings with the following entities aimed at gathering evidence on the matter: We had a meeting with London Distillers (Kenya) Limited (LDK), EPL, National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), as well as the residents of Great Wall Gardens Estate. view
• 9 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: The Committee equally wrote to the Ministry of Lands and Physical Planning and the Ministry of Environment and Forestry seeking policy direction on issues surrounding the inquiry and touching on the mandate of the two ministries. The Committee also undertook a site visit to Athi River to assess the extent of pollution by the distillery company. During the inquiry on the subject matter, the Committee was guided by the Environment Management and Co-ordination Act, 1999 and the following regulations which are anchored in the Act: view
• 9 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: (1) The Environmental Management and Coordination Act (Air Quality) Regulations, 2014, which state that the objective of the regulations is to provide for prevention, control and abatement of air pollution to ensure clean, health and ambient air. It provides for the establishment of the mission standard for various sources such as mobile sources, for example motor vehicles and stationary sources like the industries, which are the subject matter of this case as outlined in the Environmental Management and Co-ordination Act, 1999. It also covers any other air pollution source as may be determined by the Cabinet Secretary in consultation with ... view