Japhet M. Kareke Mbiuki

All parliamentary appearances

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• 7 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Environment Management Authority (NEMA) demolished buildings which had been constructed in riparian area. I thank the Executive for acting. We have quite a number of buildings which the Committee and the multi-agency team have identified for demolition. We call upon the Executive to move with speed and bring sanity in matters of encroachment into riparian areas. With those many remarks, I beg to reply. view
• 1 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I stand to oppose the amendments that have been proposed by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission. Recommendation number two should be deleted. What the committee has recommended is investigation by the EACC of possible conflict of interest and abuse of office contrary to Section 1(1) of the Penal Code. If found culpable by the various investigative authorities; the culprit can be barred from holding public office. We are not at all condemning the Chairman of KFS Board. view
• 1 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: The other issue I want to bring to the attention of this committee is that when we were seized with this particular matter, Mr. Kinyua was the Chairman of KFS Board. His term expired and it was the wish of His Excellency the President to re-appoint him. We have no authority to question that. Despite him being re-appointed, all of us are possible candidates to be interviewed and investigated by the EACC. The other issue we found extremely wanting is that it is this committee which started the campaign against logging in this country, which was subsequently picked up by ... view
• 1 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Eventually, the CS in charge of environment and forestry took up the matter and became so obsessed with it. We all recall when the CS went on an aerial view of the various forests in this country, where he took head on the former Chief Conservator of Forests. He then addressed a Press conference at the KWS station at Wilson Airport. The letters that suspended these officers were written by none other than Mr. Kinyua on 12th March 2018. The board met on the following day to sanitise the matter. The Chairman had no authority, on his own Motion, to ... view
• 1 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: With those remarks, I oppose the amendments. Let us allow the law to take its full course. view
• 31 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of the House: The Reports of the Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural Resources on the following: (a) The Petition regarding the human-wildlife conflict in Mwatate Constituency. (b) The Petition regarding the human-wildlife conflict in Laikipia West Constituency. (c) The Delegation to the World Water Forum held in Brasilia, Brazil on 18th to 23rd March, 2018. (d) The Delegation to the Conference of Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change on its 23rd Session held at Bonn, Germany from 6th to 18th March, ... view
• 31 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: (e) The Delegation to the Workshop on Legal Readings for Climate Finance held at the King’s College, London in the United Kingdom on 9th to 11th March 2018. I thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 31 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: view
• 31 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural Resources on the Inquiry into Forest Resources Management and Logging Activities in Kenya, laid on the Table of the House on Thursday, 3rd May 2018. Logging in Kenya is an unmitigated disaster in both public and community forests as well as in the farmlands. This is attributed to inadequate capacity of the Kenya Forest Service (KFS) to enforce licensing conditions as well as eradicate abuse of licence conditions by the sawmillers and other licensees. In particular, there has been illegal logging, charcoal burning, illegal grazing, settlement ... view
• 31 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: proposed the prioritization of tree farming until challenges on timber harvesting were addressed and the KFS reformed accordingly. However, soon after, the Executive, through the Deputy President’s office, imposed a 90- day moratorium on timber harvesting. The aim of the moratorium was to allow enough time for the reassessment of the forest sector management to come up with a comprehensive recommendation on the reforms needed to enhance development of the sector in Kenya. Consequently, a taskforce comprising of 15 Members to look into the forest resource management and logging activities in Kenya was established on 26th February 2018. The move ... view