Dr. John Kanyuithia Mutunga

All parliamentary appearances

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• 16 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: I have in mind situations and cases where fencing is done or some protection mechanism is put in place to contain the wildlife within the conservation areas, national parks or restricted areas, but still there is a possibility of them moving across and destroying farm produce. My only hope is that this policy comes in to solve some of the problems we have been having, one of them being the human-wildlife conflict. This has been a major issue especially where I come from. My constituency is fairly semi-arid and we co-exist with wildlife in conservation areas. Mt. Kenya Forest has ... view
• 16 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: and farmers are always left in problems. They always request for compensation, which has not been forthcoming. I believe and hope this policy will take care of compensation so that it does not take too long for farmers to be compensated. The compensation made should cover the losses people incur from the destruction caused by wildlife. We have individuals and corporates who have also decided to manage wildlife in conservancies. Those conservancies are all over the country and we have hotels constructed within. We absolutely have no problem with that kind of arrangement but, sometimes, the entry charges for Kenyans ... view
• 3 Dec 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I support the two petitions. I want to allay the fears of those who believe their land has been unfairly taken. Every part of Kenya was declared a settlement scheme and an adjudication area and people were given pieces of land. In my area, we have people from different parts of the country who own land and no one cares about their names. No one and no name is funny. Anyone can own land in any part of the country, and we owe no one an apology for affording land in any part of the country. view
• 3 Dec 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I belong to the Budget and Appropriations Committee and I would like to defend my Chair on only one issue – the fact that he actually came out very strongly yesterday before the Cabinet Secretary on issues of this House. He brought out our matters to the Cabinet Secretary very articulately. I believe the Cabinet Secretary promised to do something about it before the middle of this month. Having said that, there are issues that this House needs to be very careful about. Every year we pass a Budget with ... view
• 1 Dec 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker for the opportunity to comment on the first Petition by the people of Lugari. The environmental impact assessment is done to not only take care of the environment, but the people as well. Its purpose is to make sure that the people are not affected. When we transport hazardous substances, there should be precaution even on the routes that the substances cover and the handling processes themselves. There is a question when people are affected. It means that the impact has gone very far. Therefore, NEMA needs to move with speed to make sure that they ... view
• 1 Dec 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. The reason there appears to be some confusion is because the Chair is not reading the amendment. The Chair is giving the import or the justification. So, the amendment is there and then that part is covering about three Clauses, 20 to 23. So, right now we are only dealing with Clause 20. view
• 1 Dec 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. These staff members are specialized. Right now, they are under the Tea Directorate. We are not talking about all the staff in AFA; we are talking about the staff who directly under the Tea Directorate. These are the staff who were formerly in the Tea Board of Kenya transferred to AFA. So, we are transferring them back. On the other hand, the staff who moved from the Tea Research Foundation went into KALRO when Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) moved into KARLO after the change of the Act. Therefore, we want to transfer them ... view
• 1 Dec 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I wanted to explain what KARLO is. view
• 1 Dec 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. The reason why we resorted to blocks is for purposes of ensuring that there is equitable representation, especially in the board. We could not also use the word “zone” or the word “region’ because they mean different things in the sector. The sector has used those words to mean something very different. view
• 24 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I had not spoken on this report and I would like to make a few points. Thank you for the opportunity. In my considered opinion, it was not right for the government to give a directive on what container goods should be carried by what means, because we live under the perfect-competition world and therefore we should allow perfect completion to take place. The essence of SGR was to increase the through put of containerized goods. We also need to look at what container goods we are transporting in this country. If you look ... view