Joyce Wanjalah Lay

All parliamentary appearances

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• 29 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Accepted, thank you. view
• 2 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I stand to support this Motion as amended. It is high time the Government stepped in to defend the farmers. We know that farmers have been suffering in the hands of middlemen for a long time. It is high time something was done in order for the farmers to get the full profits of their produce. I speak as a Member of Parliament for Taita Taveta County because that problem has been going on there for a while. My suggestion to the Government is this: We have two major ... view
• 18 Sep 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I stand to support the Motion as amended. I want to thank hon. Njuki for bringing this Motion here even as we wait for the Bill to be tabled. Tourism and wildlife contribute billions of shillings to our country. We have tried to put in place measures to protect our wildlife and even to stop poaching. We have, however, given a blind eye to our people; we no longer protect them as we are supposed to. We do not even protect our farmers. It is a pity to learn that only Kshs250,000 is awarded ... view
• 18 Sep 2013 in National Assembly: The human-wildlife conflict is found mostly where we have national parks and game reserves. In my county there is a place called Mwakitau where this problem is rampant and it does not seem it is coming to an end. In fact, KWS has most times been accused of encroaching into our land. They have not managed to fence off the wildlife area to protect our people from elephants. As we make all the efforts to try and curb poverty and hunger, we are still contributing to the same. Instead of coming up with solutions, we are contributing to the problem. ... view
• 18 Sep 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the Motion by hon. Alois. Cattle have been a source of livelihood to the people in the ASAL areas. Livestock contributes a lot to our economy because, most of the time, we trade with our neighbouring countries and revenue is earned and brought back to the country. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 18 Sep 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, cattle rustling in those areas has been a menace for many years and, it is like we have not really found a solution to this problem. I support the Mover that security needs to be beefed up in those areas because when such things happen, most of the people who are affected are the women, children and the elderly. Those people do not just come to steal livestock, they make sure that they kill people and some residents leave or flee their homesteads in fear of such activities. view
• 18 Sep 2013 in National Assembly: One of the main reasons that really contribute to such menace is poverty; people scramble for the few resources that we have. They tend to think: “If I do not have, then let me go and steal from the other person.” In those areas, people have taken it upon themselves to try and keep peace. They try to protect their animals with illegal firearms. That is why there are many illegal firearms in those areas. view
• 18 Sep 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to say that, apart from beefing up security, there are so many activities that we can introduce in such areas; activities that can make sure that people earn money and not just steal livestock. We have seen the Government trying to make those people know that there are other ways of getting money through farming, irrigation etcetera . There are some minerals in that area that have been explored and people can mine and make sure that the community benefits from that. While mining, it means we can create employment for the youth. ... view
• 18 Sep 2013 in National Assembly: The other activity that can be done is the growing of aloe vera because it can do very well in such areas. They can also harvest gum from the trees. I learnt that from my recent trip to Djibouti when I met the IGAD Secretariat. Even sapphire had been found in such areas. Really, if we can try and help the community or people who live in that area and show them that we have alternative ways of making sure that they earn money, then, I am sure some of those problems will come to an end. view
• 18 Sep 2013 in National Assembly: I support the Mover that we really need to beef up security in the area and make sure that we equip security officers with modern equipment. That is because those cattle rustlers come from Ethiopia and they have equipment or firearms which are better than what our security personnel have. view