Josephat Nanok

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• 6 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I just plead you give me two or three minutes. view
• 6 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the conflict is about encroachment. My neighbours from Baringo East have encroached into Turkana. They have taken over the entire Longolo Division and half of Lokori Division. So far, 60,000 Turkana's have been displaced from Lomolo, Lochakula, Napenton and Nario Moru. A number of them are residing in Lokorio. Others are scattered all over in the slums of Kambi Samaki, Baringo and Mogotio. view
• 29 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute on this Motion. I fully support the Motion. July 29, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 2171 I have a few brief points to make. First, the work the Ministry has done for the last two years is commendable. This is particularly so with rural electrification. Electricity has been supplied even to areas where we have had hydro-electric power projects but without electricity. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the place I come from, Turkana South, we have the famous Turkwel Gorge Hydro-Electric Project. After 15 years, it is only ... view
• 23 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. On behalf of the Government, we, indeed, applaud the Mover of the Motion and we are in support of this particular Motion, totally. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are happy that hon. Kaino is speaking the same language that the Government is speaking; that we want to conserve all our forest resources and, particularly, all the main water towers. Recently, on 8th July, 2008, we held a consultative meeting with both hon. Kaino, hon. Kilimo and representatives from the area of Marakwet. We discussed about Cherangany Hills and how we can be able to ... view
• 10 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Yes, I am aware of the hippo menace in Syokisinga Village of Yatta Constituency. (b) My Ministry is working together with the Provincial Administration and has already deployed an animal control team on the ground with adequate supplies and a vehicle to handle the hippo problem. In fact, the team has been on the ground since Monday 7th July, 2008. It is still there up to today. (c) Under the current Wildlife Conservation and Management Act, Cap.376, there is no compensation for crops and property damaged or destroyed by wildlife. However, my ... view
• 10 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the area we are talking about is located near the place where Tana River and Athi River meet. This is a fertile area and people have settled there and are farming 1748 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES July 10, 2008 along the river bank. Late in the evenings, hippos come to the village to forage around. That is where the conflict comes in. I need to tell the hon. Member that, in the current Act, there is no provision for compensation for loss of crops and property. The Bill that we are soon going to present to the Cabinet for ... view
• 10 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to thank the hon. Member for raising that issue. Indeed, animal/human conflict, particularly with regard to hippos, is a perennial problem in many other areas. It is not only in the hon. Member's constituency. There is animal/human conflict around Lake Victoria and many other places. Indeed, the Kenya Wildlife Service and the Ministry are making every effort to combat this menace. One of the things that the Kenya Wildlife Service is doing, on a trial basis, is to see whether we can be able to translocate some of the hippos. We do not have an ... view
• 14 May 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. My Ministry has already erected a 16 kilometre two string electric fence which stretches from Thiba River in the east to Tana River in the north-west. The fence was put up mainly for human/wildlife conflict mitigation. The part of the reserve that is not fenced is approximately 30 kilometres long and it forms the boundary between the reserve and Masinga Dam to enable access to water by both wildlife and people. My Ministry has no immediate plans to fence the unfenced part of the Mwea Game Reserve at this moment. However, if ... view
• 14 May 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as you are well aware, the Mwea Game Reserve is managed by the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS). The reserve is 42 square kilometres. The KWS has outposts in Kangaita, Sagana, Dundori and Kerugoya areas. If there are other areas where hon. Members think game reserves should be established, I think it is upon the stakeholders to decide that and make recommendations to the KWS headquarters. view
• 14 May 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, to add to what I have told the hon. Member, the cases of human/wildlife conflict have more or less declined due to the erection of the 16-kilometre electric fence. It is only when water levels in the dams and rivers reduce, which in this instance is rare, that a herd of three to five elephants will cross to human settlement areas. This usually happens from September to November. 1000 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES May 14, 2008 view