Rev. Rev. Julius Murgor

All parliamentary appearances

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• 8 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there is particular information that we are looking for and we have not been furnished with it from the ground. Given that there were floods here and there, travelling on the ground to seek that information was a bit difficult. view
• 8 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Question is very involving. We need to have facts together about the meetings, consultations and so on from the ground. So, next week is not long. view
• 3 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Although several companies had been licensed to prospect for Gypsum in Bura area of Tana River County, the Ministry has noticed that there are some companies which are carrying out prospecting and mining activities without licences. There are also companies which are using exploration licences to carry out mining activities contrary to the Mining Act, Cap.306, of the Laws of Kenya. On 1st October, 2010, the Ministry issued a directive to all District Commissioners (DCs) and Officers Commanding Police Divisions (OCPDs) to investigate and arrest anyone found to be prospecting and/or mining ... view
• 3 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, NEMA issued stop orders on mining activities in Bura District vide letters referenced NEMA/5/4/Vol.II of 16th May, 2011 to eight companies, namely, Yamata Gypsum Limited, Hilaa Mining and Construction Company Limited, Dajachana Mining Company, M/s Fataha Mining and Construction Company Limited, Delta Mining Company, Wakasha Mining and Construction Company Limited, Amka Ventures Limited and Athi Stores Limited. NEMA ordered the companies to:- (a) immediately stop mining activities in Bura District until they adequately decommissioned the previous sites to the satisfaction of the environmental inspectors; (b) carry out EIA for any new mining sites, and where EIA licence ... view
• 3 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as a Ministry, we will study the letter so that we can apply appropriate action. As I said before, there could be people practicing illegally and, therefore, we will do our investigations so that we take appropriate action. view
• 3 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I agree that those are violations. As a Ministry, we will take appropriate action after checking with those that we had sent to the ground to give orders. view
• 3 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I said that we are aware that there could be. If we find out that there are those that are ongoing without proper documents and papers, we will take action, either by suing them or any other appropriate action. view
• 3 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we depend very much on the correspondence from the ground. There is a committee in the area that should have given us their response because we laid down ways of helping each other. We have not received any communication from the ground so as to take appropriate action. view
• 3 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, well, I thought I had answered--- view
• 3 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, point taken. view