Lenny Maxwell Kivuti

All parliamentary appearances

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• 16 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, Madam Speaker. I would like t o acknowledge with thanks the comments from my colleague, Sen. Kittony. It is very rare when you give a very comprehensive answer to get such compliments. Thank you very much. She has raised only one query about the establishment of the CWCCCs in the 47 counties. In my reply yesterday, I stated that when this Act was enacted this year, the Ministry actually took action and all the Chairpersons for these committees were in place by 30th June, 2014. The respective committees are expected to be in place in all the 47 ... view
• 16 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I will need your intervention in terms of the Statement which was sought and the answer which was given which was point to point and very elaborately answering the Statement sought. They were five of them. After the interventions, other requests are being made. The issues which have come out afresh are only four: The issues of superior technology which can be used by the KWS, restructuring the Board of Directors and putting it in place, creation of migration corridors and the commercial grazing issue. The issue of wildlife conflict is already contained in this ... view
• 16 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Speaker, what Sen. Mukiite has said is correct. If you check the HANSARD, this was a joint matter concerning Sen. Mukiite’s request and also Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr.’s question. It was ordered that we do a thorough investigation, which is going on. Sen. Mukiite can attest to the fact that we sat with the Cabinet Secretary for Land, Housing and Urban Development yesterday and she is also invited among others to sit with the National Land Commission tomorrow, Thursday. The deliberations of the open investigations are such that we may deem it necessary to interrogate other evidence, in ... view
• 16 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Speaker, I beg your indulgence. I completely do not agree that four weeks elapsed by 4th July, 2014, because we were given the four weeks sometime in June. We met the following day and scheduled who to interrogate. But be it as it may, if the Chair rules that we bring the report – where it has reached – we shall take the obligation and follow the ruling. It might be of interest to you that this matter is very grave and may require more intervention and investigation, but your ruling shall prevail, if you rule that we ... view
• 16 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Speaker, we are talking here about land matters, tribal conflicts and big issues which could even cause discontent between the communities involved. I had requested the Chair to give us four weeks, but if you decide to give us whatever time that you think, we shall comply. view
• 16 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Speaker, I am requesting for four weeks. view
• 16 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Yes, Madam Temporary Speaker. We are talking about documents of land allocation, which have continued to “pour” to our Committee. If we do not interrogate all the matters we will give you half-baked information, but I will take the ruling from the Chair. view
• 16 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Speaker, I would like to clarify one thing. The committee which Sen. Mukiite is talking about is not a committee of the Senate. What we agreed with the Cabinet Secretary yesterday – and Sen. Mukiite was there among others – was that we need an intervention of a committee that is politically-based, but with the involvement of the Executive. This is because the Senate Committee may not be in a position to resolve this matter. So, we agreed that this matter must be resolved both politically and administratively on the ground. That committee should go on the ground ... view
• 15 Jul 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I stand to issue a Statement with regard to the request posed by Sen. Kittony who sought to know the number of rhinoceros and elephants that have been killed so far, the state and the measures that the Ministry has put in place to arrest wildlife poaching, in particular the poaching of elephants and rhinos which has continued to sky rocket; the number of Sitatungas that are still alive in the country and explain why the Ministry in conjunction with the county governments has not established the Country Wildlife Conservation and Compensation committees as provided for in ... view
• 15 Jul 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have only one sentence remaining. In the past, hon. Senators have sought the fullness of answers being given. A few times we have been referred back to the Committees for giving inadequate answers. That is why I chose to give an adequate answer this time. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the last question was why poaching has not been declared a national disaster. Despite the recent reports on heightened cases of elephant and rhino poaching, the vice has not been declared a national disaster. This is because there have already been concerted efforts to contain the menace by ... view