Joseph M'eruaki M'uthari

All parliamentary appearances

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• 20 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: In the existing Act we have District Environment Committees. It is the people at that level who understand the environment better. So we devolved these functions to the county level and left out the sub-county levels, yet we have devolved this level in other sectors. That is an area that seriously needs amendments. As I said there is the problem of enforcement. Laws have been there. Let us take an example of when the late hon. Michuki said that Nairobi River would be cleaned. What happened after he left the Ministry? How far has the process gone? Even as we ... view
• 20 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: question of application. When we come up with these amendments, it is important to raise the awareness of Kenyans, so that they understand what needs to be done. When you look at the land and its allocation--- When growing up in my area in Igembe North, we had forests but that have now been cleared. Even where we have new areas under survey, people end up taking the hilly areas and then environmental destruction takes place. It all happened yet we have laws that are supposed to be enforced to stop it. There is also the question of destruction of ... view
• 18 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. First of all, let me take this opportunity to congratulate Dr. Lydia Nzomo and also thank the President for appointing her. This has been done after a long period of time. This is justice delayed, but it has been now given. I am a member of the Departmental Committee on Education, Research and Technology and we went through her papers. The lady is very articulate and a qualified Kenyan. It is high time Kenyans got the right people in the right places. I believe with a lady of the competence of Dr. Lydia Nzomo, ... view
• 18 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: 24 Tuesday 18th November, 2014 view
• 13 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Communication by the President. At the same time, I feel that when these Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bills are brought to the House, they should be brought Bill by Bill. Like what has been stated by the Chair, Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, we can end up having very serious amendments sneaked in that are dangerous for the good of the country. For instance, we need to look at the issue of the appointment of the Secretary to the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC). view
• 12 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I rise to oppose the amendment. In my opinion, we are going into greater details as far as the amendment is concerned. I agree with the original Motion. Going into specific land parcel sizes and where they are, I do not know if the land can be spread to cover the part of the road. In my opinion, this requires concurrence within the Nairobi County Government. This goes into the mandate of the county government as far as roads and infrastructure in the City is concerned. Thank you. view
• 30 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this particular Bill. Water is life. It is an important component of development. This Bill is critical in the sense that it harmonizes and updates the Water Act, 2002. It takes into consideration Articles in the Constitution in order to bring to focus issues to do with management of water resources. It is important to note that this Bill proposes the formation of various institutions that will manage our water resources. Of essence is Part II of this Bill which entrusts the ownership of water resources in the national Government. ... view
• 30 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: communities are not able to feed themselves and they have to rely on donations of food. It is not because people are not hard working; rather the Government has not supported water resource development. If water resources are developed, even the areas that are considered less potential in terms of agriculture will do well. In my opinion the potential of Kenya lies in the 80 per cent of land which is considered not arable at the moment. This land is expansive and if we invest seriously in the water sector, we could develop it for livestock keeping, tree farming and ... view
• 30 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: There are proposals for mega projects in certain parts of this country. However, I believe that it is not only in those areas where we have rivers that water can be harvested. It is proposed in this Bill that the water could be harvested from the run-off. Such water could be cleaned and utilized to better the lives of Kenyans. When we pass this Bill, it should be enacted immediately so that we have harmony as far as water resource management is concerned. I would like to ask the Government to consider all parts of the Republic of Kenya. This ... view
• 29 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I stand to support the Motion. It is important that we have a mechanism of vetting the agencies that are involved in the recruitment because whatever is happening at the moment is very saddening. However, as we inquire into the activities of those agencies, we should ensure that those who represent the interests of our country out there do their work. I wonder whether the ambassadors that we send to those countries have the interests of Kenyans at heart.We have had incidences where our young people who go out in search of opportunities for ... view