Mutua Katuku

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 41 to 50 of 208.

• 16 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is Mr. Kombe in order to mislead this House and the country at large that when the House is on recess, Ministers are also on recess? The fact is that when hon. Members of Parliament are on recess, Ministers are not. view
• 16 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you very much for giving me the opportunity to support this Motion of Adjournment. From the outset, I want to allay the fears that this Government is tired. Personally, I am not tired and I think it is wrong to take us as tired. We are very committed; what we intend to do has been the tradition. I have been in this House for the last ten years. You will find that in August we have always had two or three weeks adjournment. So, due to that tradition, we have been adjourning for holidays ... view
• 15 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Yes, I am aware that the Lake Victoria water level has gone down substantially and the lake has experienced the lowest water level in the last 83 years. (b) The water level as at 31st January, 2006, had gone down, reaching a minimum of 1,133.46 metres above sea level. The other time when the lake's lowest level was recorded was in March 1923, at 1,133.19 above sea level. (c) There are many factors contributing to reduction of the lake water level, which is a concern for all the Nile Basin riparian ... view
• 15 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when we talk of over-abstraction, it is more about the riparian countries downstream, starting with the ones which are generating power using the water from Lake Victoria. These are countries like Uganda, the Sudan and others downstream. However, what we are doing, as the riparian States, we have been meeting and discussing this matter. We have come up with a commission, which will be dealing with issues of Lake Victoria to regulate the use of the waters, not only the outflow but also the inflow, which has also been affected by destruction of our catchment areas. view
• 15 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, our experts have also looked at that, and they have not seen any indication of the same, but it is a continuing process. view
• 15 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I said in my earlier response, this has to do with climatic change, which has affected not only Lake Victoria but many other lakes in the region. It is a matter which is raising not only regional, but also international concern. However, what I want to advise hon. Members, and the general public, is that we also need to look at how we are using our environment. We must conserve our catchment areas. We must advise our people not to destroy our forests. We should not protect people who are cultivating upstream. So, what we ... view
• 15 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is not true that I have not said anything; I have said a lot. It is only that maybe he did not conceptualise what I was saying. What I have said is that all these institutions, which are concerned with environmental issues, are supposed to, and are expected to, ensure that our catchment areas are protected. This week we are in the process of gazetting some rules, which will also help in protecting our catchment areas in terms of how to use our waters, and the areas which are seen as the sources of water ... view
• 15 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have said that there are many factors, and what he is talking about is one of the factors, that is over-abstraction. I want to agree with the hon. Member that in Uganda, for example, they have come up with an electricity generating facility, which is producing more than 320 megawatts at Nambulale and Kiiria Dams, which, of course, have in a way affected the water flow. That is why I have said that we have come up, as the riparian States, with a commission which will look at these matters, and which will be able ... view
• 14 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Yes, I am aware that My Ministry drilled three boreholes at Mindililwo Primary School, Kapteren Centre and Cheligwa Primary School in Keiyo North Constituency two years ago. (b) The boreholes had low yields ranging from 0.8m3/hr to 1.0m3/hr, and my Ministry recommended installation of hand pumps as is the normal practice for low yielding boreholes. However, when the hand pumps were purchased and delivered for installation, the beneficiary communities expressed their preference for motorized pumps. That caused a change of plans which contributed to the delay in procurement of electric submersible pumps. ... view
• 14 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, no payment has been made to Kenya Power and Lighting Company. Once that is done, power will be connected. view