Prof. Margaret Kamar

All parliamentary appearances

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• 19 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am not able to give him the figure of the number of schools because that is different from what the Question was asking. If you would like us to have that, I can always prepare a list of how many schools and what has been done by each of these companies because some have shown. I also want to point out that in my answer I said that they are being encouraged. Being encouraged is very different from what the new law is going to do. The new law is going to share equitably whatever accrues ... view
• 19 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: On the issue of special people, I do not want to call them that because all prospectus are prospectus. In the old Act, there is a provision that gives the Government the power to allocate any area for prospecting. So it is not that they were outside the cluster of who was approved but they were approved using the old law. The new law is going to streamline and change that completely so that we can openly talk of where the gold is, who is mining and so forth. Therefore, there are a number of things that we are going ... view
• 19 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I may not be able to say much about the gross earning right away. What we have – I have given a list – is the quantity and value of the mineral production for the period as was asked by Dr. Otichilo, and gold is one of them. I have shown from the year 2006 to 2009 the amounts as they are. What we have not done here because that was asked was to distinguish which was from Kakamega and what was coming from the other areas but we know that it is the sum total of ... view
• 19 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I apologize for ignoring Nyatike. We do not mean to leave out anything because we have only given the broad areas that have large quantities. I know that Nyatike has it and we will make the correction. view
• 19 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think it is only Nyatike. I am sure every hon. Member who has looked at that list can see that it is very comprehensive. As the hon. Member was talking, I was looking for that specific area but I think we have been very exhaustive. view
• 19 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I said earlier, for Kenyans to do the exploration, the first thing they need is capacity building and ownership of their own geologists. This was the area that was lacking in the country because one of the biggest problems in mining is that if you do not have your own geologists, you do not know whether somebody is mining one mineral and covering another underneath. So one of the things that is being done in the country is encouraging capacity building in geology. Most of our universities are now offering that course so that anybody at ... view
• 14 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to answer. (a) My Ministry has co-ordinated various lead agencies in the environmental management sector who have then taken action--- view
• 14 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, my Ministry has co-ordinated various lead agencies in environmental management who have then taken action in ensuring the enjoyment of environmental benefits of unleaded petrol. This includes, one, on 31st December, 2005, the Ministry of Energy phased out sale of leaded gasoline in the whole country. Two, at the Kenya Petroleum Refineries, the company has incorporated alternative technological options in the refining process to replace the use of lead in their processes. Three, the Kenya Bureau of Standards has developed a standard for specification of unleaded motor gasoline. The standard is serial number KS2060. Further, my ... view
• 14 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg your indulgence, Members are consulting loudly! view
• 14 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. As I said earlier, the Kenya Bureau of Standards has reviewed the diesel fuel specification standards from the current 5,000 to 500 parts per million and actually, the regulations are awaiting gazettment. So, it will be done any time very soon. view