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• 2 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the question that prompted the discussion with the hon. Member and, of course, I May 2, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1045 defer to your ruling, was that currently this House has voted that the Ministry will get money to the tune of Kshs141,664,908 through charging such fees. It means that even with the best of intentions, the Ministry will have a problem in terms of being faithful to this Motion when it is passed because before Parliament replaces that amount, it means that the Ministry will have to seek that particular amount. If this august House was ... view
• 2 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, from my contribution, it is clear that I want to protect public utilities. That is why I went ahead to say that I would like to process these title deeds even without any payment of money. Of course, I support the Motion. I withdraw the amendment, which was pragmatic. view
• 2 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have to say that if the Motion is carried, Parliament will have to give me money, so that I can implement it. I cannot implement it without the money. I am in agreement that we must protect public utilities. That is why I have said that from now henceforth, we have put on notice anybody, including Members of Parliament, who may have taken public utilities to know that they must return them. My Ministry must be very candid. Subject to the availability of Kshs141,066,908, my Ministry will implement this Motion. We do not want ... view
• 2 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have said that as a Government--- view
• 2 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to be very pragmatic on this issue. This is a Motion which requires money to be made available for it to be implemented. So, if money is made available to the Ministry, I will be very happy to implement this Motion once it is passed. view
• 2 May 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is it in order for the hon. Member to say that people were compensated when, factually, they were not? view
• 25 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Yes, I am aware that Lake Kamnorok has dried up occasioning an acute water shortage to residents and wildlife that depend on the lake. The gradual drying up of the lake is mainly due to the siltation attributed to poor farming methods, soil erosion and weak sandy soils around the lake. (b) My Ministry has stepped up measures aimed at reducing the siltation of the lake such as the planting of drought-resistant trees within the lake's catchment areas. My Ministry has also joined hands with other stakeholders, such as the Ministry ... view
• 25 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for your guidance and protection. The main stakeholder here is Baringo County Council. The lake is within a national game reserve and it is the county council which has primary jurisdiction. Secondly, it is because the local population have been encroaching on the lake's upper catchment areas such as Kakimok and Kepiambus forests. Some of the activities leading to the drying up of the lake are by the locals. The Ministry and Baringo County Council are trying to stop the local population from interfering with the forests or engaging in cultivation practices which result ... view
• 25 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I may be a professor of law, but I am not God. So, when the hon. Member tells me about the things happening as a result of climate change and the way we do things against the environment, this House requires to help our country mainstream environmental issues. The environment is just an issue like HIV/AIDS, the youth and gender. This is a collective effort. It is not something you can say one Ministry or a few people are responsible for. However, within the Ministry, we are trying what is possible to mainstream the issue of ... view
• 25 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am going to ask the Minister for Water and Irrigation, who is present in this House, to look into Mr. Boit's request for boreholes. view