Prof. Margaret Kamar

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1311 to 1320 of 3046.

• 3 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the review is being done, first independently by the different Ministries. Our taskforce is dealing with our Ministry while the other Ministries are dealing with their issues. But we also have sectoral meetings where we do harmonization and re-alignment of the laws so that the overlaps are recognized and we are able to define the areas. At the moment, the taskforce, like all other taskforces, is focusing on laws that must be submitted before 26th August. We already have our environmental and land drafts submitted to the Attorney-General. That was done as a sectoral law because it ... view
• 3 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to seek your indulgence. I appreciate that the hon. Member has been waiting for the answer for a while. The Question was redirected by the Chair to our Ministry. It was initially directed to the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs. As of yesterday, we were looking for a few of the figures that will be presented in the answer to part (a) of the Question. I have consulted with the hon. Member, so that we defer the Question, so that we can give a comprehensive answer. We have not gotten the ... view
• 3 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, any day next week which suits the hon. Member will be fine. view
• 28 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to answer. (a) I am aware that Lake Kamnarok in Kerio Valley is drying up. (b) My Ministry is taking measures to rehabilitate and reclaim Lake Kamnarock by restoring the degraded Kiptilit Valley. This is being done through structural intervention with a view to reverse the current degradation trends of the area habitat while, at the same time, improving the livelihood options for the local community through a participatory integrated eco-system management plan. My Ministry is also undertaking a national resource inventory and mapping, including the Lake Kamnarock region, as a baseline upon which ... view
• 28 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will not be able to specify how much money it is because in the Budget, we have money for lake rehabilitation. As I mentioned, we are carrying out an inventory of the whole country. We are looking at the various lakes and Kamnarock is in our priority list of 2011/2012. So, yes, we will be having sufficient money for that. But I cannot give you the figures right now. view
• 28 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I stated, our policy currently is that we are doing a thorough survey, a reconnaissance and baseline survey which is national. Once we identify all our freshwater lakes and especially those which have been threatened by degradation including Kamnarock--- In fact, we are looking at the lakes that cross our dry areas. He has mentioned Turkana. We are looking at the rivers that feed Lake Turkana, one of which crosses Kamnarock. So, the policy of the Ministry is that, after we have identified them, we will rehabilitate them. Currently, we have a major project in ... view
• 28 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is true, as the Member has mentioned, that one of the major problems is the non-protection of the streams. Our streams have been degraded. We have people who are ploughing right into the rivers. Using our National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) regulations, we are prohibiting people from cultivating near the rivers. Using the same law, we have the ability to arrest anybody who ploughs 30 meters on the sides of the river. So, the protection is going on. With regard to the case of Kerio River, as I mentioned, the 2011/2012 Budget includes Kamnarock Lake. ... view
• 28 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I have mentioned, the long term plan is to ensure that there is rehabilitation of the Kerio River catchment and water shed areas. We are going to look at the streams that feed Kerio River, starting from Kojolwa in Keiyo South all the way through Baringo, Marakwet and West Pokot to Lake Turkana. That programme is in a plan. As I said, in our baseline data, we have identified a number of rivers which are very important to us. Some are important because of the lakes they feed. Others are important because of the people ... view
• 28 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 28 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in your ruling, you are talking of all committees. This is the only Committee that will change before the end of this Parliament. So, really, it is not all. It is only one we are talking about. view