Hon Martha Wangari

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 6151 to 6160 of 6328.

• 25 Mar 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I was talking about the issue of drought in this country and the fact that 80 per cent of our land is arid or semi- arid. Yesterday, my own Governor of Nakuru was appealing to the national Government to supplement Nakuru people with relief food. It is that bad. It has stopped being a Marsabit or a Turkana issue, it is now a national issue. I will take a very short time because I am Member of the Committee on Lands and Natural Resources and we have ventilated on this matter. We also did public participation ... view
• 18 Mar 2015 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Did you see the way Sen. Murkomen crossed the Floor of the House to the other side? Can he do it the right way? view
• 18 Mar 2015 in Senate: He crossed behind you. view
• 18 Mar 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to apologize on behalf of my Committee for not tabling that response on time but we have also been having various engagements with various stakeholders on the same issue. The Ministry was not able to give us a satisfactory answer but we are still going on with the negotiations. In fact, we had a meeting up to yesterday with stakeholders. Therefore, we seek the indulgence of the House so that we can bring the response next week on Thursday. view
• 12 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to undertake on behalf of my Committee and my Chairman, that we should be having that response in two weeks, that means 26th March,2015. view
• 12 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I also want to join Sen. (Prof.) Anyang’-Nyong’o in honouring Prof. Mugo. I should be allowed to localize her to the women constituency. I want to note that it is not easy to breastfeed in a prison or in a police detention. The works of Prof. Mugo that we read – those of us who did not interact with her – can only speak volumes and they say a lot about her and her personality. I think as a country, when these things happen outside the country, we tend to come together. As I honour ... view
• 12 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I thank the Chairman for bringing that response and giving it to me early enough. So, I was able to go through it. I only have two clarifications to seek from him. The first one is on the operationalization of the Wildlife Act of 2013, noting that it became law in January 2014. A year later, it has still not been operationalized. I would like to know how long it would take to actualize that, noting that something like compensation for death or injury is not supposed to be a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) ... view
• 12 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Yes, I am on a point of order. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I know Sen. Kivuti is talking about a sentimental issue but on a more substantial issue, it is not just about baboons harassing women. We know that 95 per cent of farmers even around Lake Nakuru and the park are women. In my home area, for the last four seasons, they have not harvested any crop. They gave up because of baboons. In terms of operationalization of this Act, I am concerned about the timeliness because it is provided for as it is right now in law. It is ... view
• 12 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I thank Sen. (Dr.) Zani for bringing this Motion. I know that it is with good intent. I want to note that from the word go, I do not see any devolution of education from the substance of the Motion, that was mentioned by Sen. Kagwe. The right to education is a constitutional right. Article 53 (1)(b) says:- “Every child has the right to free and compulsory basic education.” Education is also a Millennium Development Goal (MDG) that we will be reviewing this year. The education sector in this country, as it is right ... view
• 12 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I would want us to examine the whole system of education. Why was it called the 8-4-4 and it had some exit levels? Of course, they did that because they were training their workers for different kind of works. Today, we still treat the KCPE exams as an exit point. To me, it should be an entry examination. It should be able to guarantee that every child should get 14 years of straight education. Without considering what grade you got in KCPE, you must finish up to Form Four. We can only do that ... view