Mwangi Kiunjuri

All parliamentary appearances

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• 9 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are not only doing investigations, but we will allocate funds. I can confirm that during the heavy rains, it is possible for the sewage line to overflow--- view
• 9 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this can only be undertaken by three crucial Ministries; The Ministry of Water and Irrigation, The Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation and the Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources. As you are already aware, the Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources is undertaking to clean up Nairobi River. It is not only a matter of cleaning Nairobi River, it is a matter of cleaning all our water sources and rivers. It is, therefore, upon the three Ministries to come up with the issue of the marshal plan so that we can clean our rivers. This ... view
• 9 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the law is there. But before we enforce it, we have to give capacity to those who are supposed to enforce it; the Ministry of Local Government. What we have is a compounded problem whereby the Ministry of Local Government has no plans. There are mushrooming settlements, for example, in Kasarani, was not planned for. The Ministry of Local Government allowed those constructions to come up. This is happening in all towns. Therefore, it requires a concerted effort by all these Ministries before we enforce the law. Where we are sure that already planning has been ... view
• 9 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, an Inter-Ministerial Committee is already there and it is acting on this case. On the issue of Karatina, I have said that we are taking immediate action. I have already said that some funds have been set aside for that purpose. But if that is not enough, we will act on it. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if you look at governments world over, you will see that in most governments, they do not have Ministries of Water and Irrigation, Public Works, Public Health and Sanitation as separate entities. They all fall under one Ministry, which is ... view
• 9 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in ideal situations, the Ministries of Energy, Water and Irrigation and Sanitation should be under one docket. In our case, we are faced with a situation where the Ministries of Energy, Water and Irrigation and Forestry and Wildlife exist as separate 1700 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES July 9, 2008 entities. We need to have an Inter-Ministerial Committee which will deal with this problem. I agree wholly that it is urgent. view
• 9 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member for Mathira is also aware that he has failed on his part to convince his people to allow the Ministry of Water and Irrigation to go and acquire that piece of land at Kirigo. Your people have refused to allow the Ministry of Water and Irrigation---- view
• 9 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: If you are not aware, then come to my office and I will make you aware. view
• 9 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, my Ministry is not known to have dictatorship tendencies where it can go ahead and acquire land without consulting the neighbourhood. By the end of the day, it is not even my Ministry which should do that. It is the Ministry of Lands that has compulsory acquisition of land. What we have done is to negotiate--- view
• 9 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I only wish that hon. Members could give me more time so that I can give a comprehensive statement which they can challenge. Last year, we started the negotiation process of acquiring that land so that we can build more ponds to enable the sewer to operate properly through gravity. However, the community around that area resisted that move. You will agree with me that the best way of coming out of that problem is to sit down with them and convince them of the benefits, so that they can release that land. Once we exhaust ... view
• 9 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: POSTING OF SECURITY OFFICERS TO CHALBI DISTRICT July 9, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1701 view