Ndiritu Muriithi

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• 28 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Therefore, I support the Motion and state that mayors, deputy mayors and councillors should be paid from the Consolidated Fund. view
• 28 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Deputy. Is it really in order for the Member, who is also a hon. Member of this Committee, to mislead the House by introducing matters that are not in this Report? In fact, he is suggesting that the sale itself was illegal, yet this Report by his Committee concludes, in four or five different sections, that this sale was perfectly legal. Is he in order? view
• 12 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, first of all, let me apologise to this House because the Question had to be called for the second time. I was briefly held up. However, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that there are air emissions emanating from the operations of the Pan African Paper Mills, Webuye, in the form of particulate matter, nitrogen oxide, chlorine gas and hydrogen chloride gas. In addition, there is liquid effluent from the factory which is discharged through the treatment ponds and, thereafter, after treatment, to River Nzoia. However, the company has put in place internal ... view
• 12 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is the same answer. I hope that, in providing the answer, it is not the expectation that one reads from comma to comma. Therefore, I apologise if I have added. It is so, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 12 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is so. view
• 12 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me tackle the last question first. The issue of smell comes from the waste stabilization ponds. In terms of science available to mankind at the present time, whenever there is temperature inversion in any waste treatment system, that occurs. As to the first question on when Pan Paper will conform to internationally accepted environmental standards, it will be the responsibility of the investors in that business, including IFC and the World Bank Group. The certification, ISO 140001, is from 2004. As I said when I answered in the first instance, Kenya Bureau of Standards ... view
• 12 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to assure this House that, in fact, those standards have not been lowered. As I have pointed out, the ISO certification is an international certification and cannot be possibly lowered for any single enterprise. view
• 12 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, naturally, if you are standing on this side of the House answering Questions, you will come face to face with the bull-fighter soon enough. I want to assure this House that Pan Paper Mills has to operate within the internationally accepted standards for environmental management for three reasons. First, we, as a Government, take very seriously the health of our people. We cannot possibly countenance a situation where a company or an enterprise could endanger people's lives. That is why we have very stringent environmental management law. That is why NEMA is enforcing that law. ... view
• 12 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am holding the test results here. For example, on River Nzoia, at the pumps next to that plant, tests have to be carried out a kilometre away and five kilometres away respectively to ensure that, in fact, we protect life. Those tests are November 12, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3381 repeated quite often. So, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to assure this House that we take that matter very seriously. view
• 12 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to plead with the hon. Member for Chepalungu because the science available to mankind today about waste treatment plants is such that a temperature inversion occurs. I think he is sitting next to--- view