Dr. Naomi Shaban

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1481 to 1490 of 1513.

• 8 May 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I stand to second the Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering Bill. As my colleague has explained, most of the money which is laundered is obtained through criminal activities. The business of narcotics, for example, is one of the avenues that are used by certain people to make this kind of money. Such people have been hiding this money in our country, hoping that it will "cleaned" and utilised properly. Such criminals invest heavily in many countries, especially the developing countries. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this kind of money finds its way into the Third World ... view
• 8 May 2008 in National Assembly: May 8, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 947 view
• 30 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this Question has been referred to the Ministry of Agriculture, which is in charge of food production in our country. I wish to ask for some time, so that the correct answer can come from there. view
• 30 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it should be on Tuesday next week. view
• 30 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. The Ministry of State for Special Programmes has forumulated the National Disaster Draft Policy, Strategy and Initiatives on disaster management. The policy provides the necessary legislation, strategies and the way forward regarding disaster management in Kenya. However, before the policy is discussed and passed in the House, the following measures are in place to deal with natural and man-made disasters:- The Government has put in place District Disaster Management Committees in all the districts drawing their membership from relevant district heads of departments, a cross section of NGOs represented in the district ... view
• 30 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, first of all, I think I have explained so much about the Budalangi floods and what we are doing about that problem. As I have said, the Western Kenya Flood Mitigation Project is being funded by the World Bank. It is a Department in our Ministry which deals with that issue. About man-made disasters, the Government of Kenya, in conjunction with other regional member states, have formed a Regional Disaster Management Centre which deals with early warning. The Government, in its seriousness towards making sure that we are actually prepared early for disasters which have been ... view
• 30 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Government, in its preparedness--- I think the National Disaster Operation Centre (NDOC), which is stationed at the Office of the President, is the one which puts up all the teams; the armed forces, senior police officers, medical teams and water engineers. That is how our Government has been able to combat the problems. Like I have mentioned, the RDMCE is supposed to be the one dealing with those issues. The Government saw the importance of dealing with other member states so that we can have such problems solved as early as possible. I agree with ... view
• 30 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I prefer that the hon. Member brings a Question on that, so that he can get a proper answer. view
• 30 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do appreciate the question from the Member for Nyando Constituency, but I want to say that there are quite a number of places, where there are flash floods and it is a big problem. The Ministry of State for Special Programmes is looking for ways and means of coming up with a flood mitigation programme for all those areas. view
• 30 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, first and foremost, I want to tell the hon. Member that cattle rustling to me is not really a disaster. It is just a bad habit. Secondly, regarding the policy, which is a very important issue, the Policy Paper is actually ready and we should bring it to the House as soon as possible. view