John Michuki

All parliamentary appearances

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• 24 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, sometimes, I wonder as I listen to the debate in this House, whether we came here to praise poverty, or whether we came here to promote investments and trade. There is too much talk about poverty. Yes, by all means, we are aware that poverty is not a very good attribute to anybody but we are over- praising poverty at the expense of other opportunities. Instead of discussing the variety of opportunities that will get our people out of poverty, we seem to have been employed in this House to praise poverty. I do not ... view
• 24 May 2011 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I beg to support. view
• 15 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Indeed, I want to agree that today is a very sad day, because never before has this nation been judged at such a high level as it has happened today. As hon. Mungatana said, very senior officers, in both the political leadership and Civil Service, have been mentioned. These are people who have dedicated themselves to the service of this country. However, they have not been charged in court. Therefore, no one who has interest in this matter had anticipated that proposals would be made on the Floor of this House ... view
• 8 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it was not out of disrespect. I will obey what you have said. view
• 29 Sep 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Mr. Munya is talking about cattle rustlers coming from the north, could he be more specific? Which degree to the north? view
• 19 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is it in order to address Question No.277 to a non-existent Minister? Is there a Minister for Wildlife and Forestry? Is that in order? view
• 17 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the Speaker do now leave the Chair in order that I have the opportunity to initiate debate on Vote 21, Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources for the 2010/11 Financial Year. First and foremost, I wish to point out that my Ministry is, and I quote:- view
• 17 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: “Mandated to promote, monitor, protect, conserve and manage the environment and mineral resources through sustainable exploitation of resources for socio-economic development, aimed at eradication of poverty, improving living conditions and ensuring that a clean environment is sustained, now and in the future”. Towards this end, the Ministry hopes to ensure that:- 1. Water catchment areas as well as different eco-systems are adequately protected. 2. Environmental issues are well addressed, co-ordinated and funded 3. Issues of biodiversity, land degradation, desertification and climate change effects are thoroughly addressed. 4. The Ministry staff gets necessary skills to respond to emerging environmental challenges and ... view
• 17 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me state that after Copenhagen; there have been several subsequent technical meetings in Bonn, Germany, attempting to formulate an agreed road map towards COP16 in Cancun, Mexico, at the end of this year. My Ministry is clearly following the ongoing process and is addressing climate change issues through National Climate Change Response Strategy which we launched in Copenhagen and also here in Kenya early this year. view
• 17 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, my Ministry will implement the aforementioned measures through four main departments and one parastatal namely:- 1. The Department of General Administration and Planning. 2. Mines and Geology. 3. Resource Survey and Remote Sensing. 4. Kenya Meteorological Department. 5. National Environment Management Authority (NEMA). As hon. Members are aware, a healthy environment is the basis for economic development. Environmental issues of growing concern in the world today include; loss of biodiversity, degradation of water catchment areas, climate change and sustainable land management, pollution and waste management, all of which constitute a direct threat to the quality ... view