Moses Otieno Kajwang'

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1921 to 1930 of 2972.

• 9 Oct 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I rise to support this Motion brought by Sen. Kasanga that encourages the national Government and county governments to establish community forest associations. Madam Temporary Speaker, a forest is one of the best savings accounts for our children. It is not only an investment in the future, but also an investment in the present. This is because when we plant and conserve forests, we get oxygen, clean air and a pleasant environment for us to exist in. Madam Temporary Speaker, I congratulate Sen. Kasanga, because this is not the first time she has brought a progressive Motion ... view
• 9 Oct 2019 in Senate: interventions that she brought to this House. This is also another very forward-looking Motion because many of us tend to think about the things that will benefit and give us political points or bonga points for today. We do not think about the future. Madam Temporary Speaker, if you look at the current Act that talks about forestry, whatever Sen. Kasanga is asking us to do is not new. Part 5 of the Forest Act already talks of the establishment of community forest associations. If you go to Section 48 of that Act, it provides guidelines on how the community ... view
• 9 Oct 2019 in Senate: Arboretum. Get an idea on how an arboretum should look like, so that when you become governors in your respective counties, you can replicate what is in Nairobi in your various counties. Once again, Madam Temporary Speaker, this Act says that each county government shall cause housing estate developers to allocate a green zone within every estate development that shall not be less than five per cent of the total area. What is happening in this country? When we are talking about Ruaraka, the matter started from a development plan, where land was set aside for the construction of schools, ... view
• 9 Oct 2019 in Senate: protect and manage all public forests; and yet, today, one of the hottest and most divisive political conversations has to do with forests. The minute the Senator for Kakamega mentioned Mau Forest, all of a sudden, it reminded me of that proverb of old bones, dry bones and old women. You could clearly see those who possessed dry bones, because they were very quick to rejoint and provide points of information. Why should forests divide us? Why should we, as a county, have a conversation where one party says a forest should be conserved, and the other party says that ... view
• 9 Oct 2019 in Senate: If you look at the history of Africa, countries like Nigeria had oil to steal, and they stole it. Countries like Zimbabwe had diamonds to steal, and they stole them. Countries like Ivory Coast had Cocoa and Chocolate to steal, and they stole it. However, Kenya did not have a natural resource, we only had land. For us, our version of corruption is the theft of land. Land is terribly expensive in the country because we have no other alternative natural resources that we can dip our hands into. Madam Temporary Speaker, there are two things that we must do ... view
• 9 Oct 2019 in Senate: against pests. There are certain simulations that tell people that they can make close to Kshs1 million after seven or eight years. A lot of requests that we get are from people who ask for school fees and support on medication. If we encourage youth groups to come together and grow eucalyptus, pine and cypress trees that take long, eight years is not a long time. A child born today after eight years will be in Class Two. If a person can harvest the trees, make some money and at the same time contribute to tree cover, it is something ... view
• 26 Sep 2019 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Considering the rate at which certain business is being pushed forward, I understand that when Members of this House are not here, they must be attending to other parliamentary business elsewhere in or outside the country. Since we came back for this session, we have had cases of deferment of business of the House. view
• 26 Sep 2019 in Senate: I seek the indulgence of the Chair that we make a resolution to dedicate every Thursday afternoon from 2.30 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. to consider and debate on reports of the County Public Accounts and Investments Committee (CPAIC). We have a stash of 70 reports that await adoption by this House. These reports have previously been brought to this House. In the last session, we laid more than 30 reports on the Table of the House. However, the House went on recess and the session ended without the House considering those reports. view
• 26 Sep 2019 in Senate: To help deal with situations, because sometimes we are not sure whether we will exhaust the business for the day on Thursday, I beg the Chair to consider and indulge the Senate Business Committee (SBC), so that we set aside Thursday afternoons for county oversight reports. I assure you that the House will never be short of business because the number of reports that the CPAIC is holding are enough to keep this Senate busy for the next six months. view
• 26 Sep 2019 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, even if you will not rule on it now, I beg that you consider setting aside Thursday afternoons because we spend Wednesdays on Divisions and Tuesdays on Bills. We should set aside the first two hours on Thursdays for consideration of the CPAIC reports and use the remaining time on Motions. view