Mwangi Kiunjuri

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• 11 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. view
• 11 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: (a) I am aware that some swamps, river valleys and Hill-top water sources have been illegally acquired, drained or cleared and converted into farmlands. My Ministry is presently mapping, and where practical, fencing all wetlands whether illegally acquired or not. The Ministry is working closely with the Ministry of Lands with the view of repossessing the acquired wetlands as well as stopping any further acquisition of the wetlands. view
• 11 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: (b) In the short-term, the Ministry has established Water Resource Users Association (WRUA) which is supported and funded to undertake restoration programmes as well as implement some catchment plans. The WRUAs are composed of stakeholders in their respective sub-catchments. In addition to this, the Ministry has fenced off 17 wetlands or swamps, uprooted eucalyptus trees and other unfriendly trees along the river lines totalling to 500 kilometers in length. It has also supported the formation of registration of 530 WRUAs countrywide. In the meantime, the Ministry will enforce strict provisions of the water resource management rules which provide for protection ... view
• 11 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you are aware that one is not supposed to ask a question if he already knows the answer. The Member seems to have a defined and clear answer. We require your assistance because by the end of the day what is required is, because I agree we have all the laws--- view
• 11 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, he is answering the question. That is why I am saying he is already asking a question that he knows the answer and that is against the rules of the House. However, what we have to do is just enforce the law. As I have said, for sure, there is encroachment and this encroachment was done when the laws were still there. It is the same way we went to referendum or you went to elections and you do not want to respect the laws. You killed each other when there was law that protects life. ... view
• 11 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have said we have already fenced off 17 of them. I am ready to table the list either today afternoon or tomorrow as those are already recovered. view
• 11 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the greatest problem we are having is to let the communities get to know about conservation and restoration of our forest. However, it is important for Parliament to note that we now have Water Resource Management Authority (WARMA) that is working closely with the Water Service Trust Fund. WARMA marks the areas where we have our rivers, water aquifers and they are the ones managing the water resources. The Water Trust Fund has a lot of funding from donors and they are the ones funding WARMA through Water Resources Users Association (WRUA). We are encouraging members ... view
• 11 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the reason why we came up with the proposed Constitution that is to become law any time is because of abuse of power, whereby a gentleman could wake up in the morning and decide the Yala Swamp should be acquired by Koskei and a title deed is issued. Since we have now been empowered, we are going to repossess all those illegally acquired wetlands. If you look at the new Constitution which is waiting promulgation by His Excellency the President to become law, Section 67 is now very clear that there is established the Land Commission. ... view
• 11 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would request the hon. Member to see me so that I can show him the mapping that we have done. We are going to fence the hills and wetlands and we are taking them back. We are not negotiating whether you have a title deed or not. For example, in my own constituency at Ol Pajeta Hill, somebody has a title deed for 300 acres of land in the forest. Somebody has this and even wants to argue in a court of law that he can justify the occupation of that land. We now have ... view
• 11 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have struggled to inform the House that even those parcels of land acquired today and have title deeds were done when the laws were bent. We ignored the laws and there was no rule of law. We are going to take action immediately. However, as you know, the wheels of justice grind slowly. We are going to make sure that we take action. We shall make sure we come back to the House to make sure that what we intend to do is supported by the House. Otherwise, I agree with Mr. C. Kilonzo that ... view