Prof. Margaret Kamar

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1281 to 1290 of 3046.

• 25 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Mine is just a small clarification. I support the Bill and in supporting, I wanted something to be very clear from the Minister. We establish the Fund in Clause 10 and then we give a limitation of 2 per cent when the Fund has been set up. So that when you read Clause 14, it is as if the amount of money in the Emergency Fund is more than 2 per cent. So, we are limiting the release. The limitation is on the release. So, if we are releasing 2 per cent, what ... view
• 25 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: With those remarks, I beg to support. view
• 24 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Thank you, hon. Members for those breaking news. However, I have to wait to be sworn in first. view
• 24 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Bill, which I support. view
• 24 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: I want to address myself to a few clauses. I will start with Clause 5(1) which deals with the continuous registration. This is laudable. That children are being born every day and they are turning 18 years is also a continuous fact. So, it very important that registration is done on a continuous basis. I would also want to recognize Clause 8(1) on the Updating of the Principal Register of Voters. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, you realize that when we had problems in 2008, one of the confusions that made Kriegler say that he did not even know who ... view
• 17 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to seek your indulgence for about ten minutes. The answer is held up in traffic, but it is coming. In ten minutes, I will be ready to reply. view
• 17 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I appreciate you had given me time in order for the answer to be brought here. I beg to reply. The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands is an Inter-Governmental Treaty that provides the framework for national action and international cooperation for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources. Just for information, the Convention was adopted on 2nd February, 1971 in the Iranian City of Ramsar. However, Kenya ratified the Ramsar Convention in 1990 and since then, five sites have been designated as Ramsar Sites or wetlands of international importance. These sites are ... view
• 17 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, wetlands, as we all know are areas of marsh or pitland. In some places, we have fresh water while in other places, we have blackish or salty water. So, the framework is general guidance on how to manage them because wetlands are some of the most productive, naturally endowed ecosystems on earth and are very much endangered. So, the framework is for the protection of the wetlands so that they are not misused or overused. As hon. Members view
• 17 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we did not ratify just for the sake of ratifying. It is true that a specific policy called the Wetland Policy does not exist as of now. Those are some of the policies that we are working on alongside many other policies that the Ministry is currently working on. However, there are other policies that guide the protection of a wetland from siltation. Under our Agricultural Act, the protection of river beds and wetlands is already articulated. When we talk about cultivation around wetlands, the same law that applies to cultivation around rivers and all other ... view
• 17 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the identification of wetlands that should be protected is normally done by Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS). I am sure that the Tana Delta, as the Member has said, is very important. I remember there was a time when there was a conflict over the management and protection of the same delta. I would like to tell the Member that, that process that takes time and I am sure we will reach there. Most of our wetlands will be protected. I am sure that it will be protected. The procedure is international. Normally, when we fill wetlands ... view