Josephat Nanok

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 651 to 660 of 756.

• 13 May 2009 in National Assembly: to report incidents of illegal activities, including forest destruction, promptly. view
• 13 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, our field officers have a responsibility to co- operate with the community and all the stakeholders on the ground. If Mr. Ruteere has incidents on specific officers, could he provide us with that information so that we can investigate and take action? view
• 13 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I have said, if Mr. Linturi has details of specific cases, let him notify me. My office is open and I am also available in Parliament everyday so that we can investigate and make a follow-up. In cases where we have evidence of officers being involved in illegal logging, we have taken them to court. view
• 13 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Questioner sought to know whether we have translocated the elephants. You will realize that we have migratory corridors that are used by the elephants. These corridors have already been occupied by human beings. So, we are taking all precautions to ensure that the conflict is minimized. Unless we do something on the issue of land use practices, then we may not completely avoid the increase in conflict between the elephants and human beings. view
• 12 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The fate of the farmers within the Mau will be determined after the report of the Taskforce on Conservation of the Mau Forest Complex is tabled and discussed by the Cabinet; (b) The Government is aware that the Mau Forest Complex, which currently covers approximately 332,000 hectares and thus forming the largest closed canopy forest ecosystem of Kenya, is facing serious threat. The destruction of the forest affects the essential environmental services; that include its support to several river systems that emanate from the forest. In order to reverse this trend of ... view
• 12 May 2009 in National Assembly: (i) The Government formed the Task Force on Conservation of Mau Forest Complex in July, 2008, with a clear mandate to ensure further destruction of the complex is checked. (ii) Further, my Ministry, through its relevant institutions, has also prioritized and deployed the required resources to conserve the Mau Forest Complex. Leading in these efforts is the Kenya Forest Service that has deployed 667 forest guards and 76 professional foresters to protect and manage the Mau Forest Complex. Alongside this group, are also 60 rangers from the Kenya Wildlife Service, 40 askaris from Narok County Council and 40 Administration Police ... view
• 12 May 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. As the hon. Member may be aware, the taskforce for the Mau Forest Complex was constituted on 1st August 2008. Two weeks ago, it has finalized its report and presented it to the Right Hon. Prime Minister. So, we hope very soon, this Report will be tabled in the Cabinet after which it will be brought to this House. view
• 12 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is the responsibility of the Government to make sure that all water towers are conserved, particularly when we know that agriculture, energy and water depends on the conservation of our water towers. So, we have plans to conserve all the water towers, including the ones that have been destroyed. For the case of Aberdares, there is already an electric fence that is near completion. It is 400 kilometers of electric fence around the Aberdares. Many of the other water towers such as Mt. Elgon and Mt. Kenya are also being looked into, so that we can ... view
• 12 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not want to pre-empt the report of a Task Force which I have not seen. I would urge hon. Members to be patient until the Report is tabled in this House so that we can discuss it comprehensively. view
• 6 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I plead to be given more time so that I can bring a substantive answer to this House. So far, I do not have an answer yet. view