Prof. Margaret Kamar

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1321 to 1330 of 3046.

• 28 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, what we are saying is that the committees that are being held by some of the hon. Members, including those which are being held by Dr. Laboso, House Business Committee, there is also the CIOC where we can go in. There are very many formulas that can be used to ensure that this House obeys what we had passed. view
• 26 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a)(i) NEMA is established under Section 7 of Environmental Management and Coordination Act (EMCA) as a body corporate with perpetual succession. The object of which the authority was established is to exercise general supervision and coordination over all matters relating to the environment and to be the principal instrument of Government in the implementation of all policies relating to the environment. (ii) The PCC is established under Section 31(1) of EMCA. It is composed of a Chairman appointed by the Minister for Environment and Mineral Resources. The Chairman of PCC should be ... view
• 26 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: (iii) The NET is established under Section 125 of Environmental Management and Coordination Act (EMCA). It is composed of a Chair nominated by the Judicial Service Commission, an advocate nominated by LSK, a lawyer with professional qualifications in Environmental Law and two persons with academic competencies in environmental management. The tribunal’s main role is to hear appeals from any person or institution aggrieved by a decision of NEMA or any of the committees of the Authority, which include a refusal to grant a licence, imposition of conditions and restoration orders. view
• 26 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: (iv) The NETFUND is established by Part Three, Section 24(1) of EMCA. The Fund is vested in NEMA and should be administered by a board of five trustees appointed by the Minister. The object of NETFUND is to facilitate research intended to further the requirements of environmental management, capacity building, environmental awards, environmental publications, scholarships and grants. view
• 26 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: (b) Under Section 23(3) of EMCA, the law vests the trust fund in the Authority - NEMA itself - making it a fund within NEMA. It is, therefore implied that the trustees have the responsibility of administering the fund while NEMA should provide the infrastructure for administration. view
• 26 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: (c) The Authority employed a manager to start up the fund in September 2006. Later in the year 2009, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources appointed seven officers on contract basis. Those contracts have continued to be renewed and are valid to date. Two additional officers were deployed to NETFUND by the Ministry in April 2010. view
• 26 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: On the question of salaries, there were delays in payment of the sum for March, April and May 2011 as NETFUND had not submitted the necessary supportive documents to NEMA - which is the institution they report to – to facilitate the release of the funds. However, arrangements have since been made and I want to confirm the latest, as of this morning everything has been paid. The salaries up to June have been paid! view
• 26 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker. view
• 26 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is true that by 9th of May, Kshs50 million had not been released. The reason, as I said earlier, was because the CEO of NETFUND delayed the release of documents to substantiate who was going to be paid. It is also true that we have a copy of the letter that was released, but we were not able to respond to it because internally, between NEMA and NETFUND, the officer had not followed the regulations that are required. There are regulations for any institution to pay even salaries and that was not forthcoming from the ... view
• 26 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me repeat for his sake; I do not know why he did not hear that. I said that the only reason why the money was not released was because the CEO of NETFUND was not giving the returns that were required. All established institutions in this country require that you also give a feedback. So, yes, the money was there, but nobody touched it. The problem was that the officer herself did not make the returns that are required by NEMA so that the payments can be made. view