Dr. Noah Wekesa

All parliamentary appearances

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• 31 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to joint my colleagues in congratulating your office and Members of this House for choosing these nine members. I note that men are four and women are five. I think that is the way to go. Mr. Speaker, Sir, there is one issue that is disturbing me. In the first round of this election, there were ten spoilt papers. You were very clear; I heard you on radio as I was driving from my house. You were very clear in the way you spelt out the rules. Here are very educated members of society, Members ... view
• 23 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) My Ministry is promoting and sensitizing affected communities on a combination of methods to control this weed depending on the site, including manual destruction, pasture management, cultivation and prescribed fires. My field officers have also been instructed to monitor and report any cases of invasion by the weed in state forests for immediate remedial measures to be effected. (b) My Ministry has joined hands with the Ministry of Agriculture which has a responsibility of co-ordinating the agriculture related ministries known as Agriculture Sector Co-ordination Unit (ASCU). Through such a unit of ... view
• 23 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I agree with the hon. Member that this is a recent weed that has invaded not just national parks but it is within our forests, roads and particularly in Maasai Mara, the western part of Kenya and even here in Nairobi. Anywhere where the biodiversity has been disturbed, the weed tends to take over. As I have said, we are all aware of this weed as the concerned ministries like the Ministry of Livestock Development, Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources and the Ministry of Regional Development Authorities. All of us are working together to ensure ... view
• 23 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not know how the weed was introduced to the country but it was introduced in the late 1990s. That is when the weed was discovered in the country and we immediately started putting measures in place to deal with it. The Act that I have referred to was enacted prior to this discovery and that is why we want to gazette it as one of the dangerous weeds. view
• 23 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Government has taken various measures to ensure that dangerous plants such as this one, mathenge and others are not introduced to our country. If you look at the law regarding biodiversity, which we enacted in this House a few years ago, you will appreciate that it deals with this issue as well. So, we are very alert and measures have been put in place to ensure that this does not happen. view
• 23 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was headed in that direction when the hon. Member interrupted me. We have enough measures in place to ensure that new weeds and plant materials are not introduced to our country. As I have said, we are very alert at our border entry points and at our airports. We have officers who ensure that new products are not brought into our country without being examined. We have institutions such as the Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Services (KEPHIS), which are also very keen to make sure that dangerous seeds and plants are not introduced to our ... view
• 22 May 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. With due respect to your ruling, our rules in this House define a Minister as--- view
• 22 May 2012 in National Assembly: But you did say that we do not have enough Ministers in the House. My colleagues are sitting here. view
• 22 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have read through this answer but it does not cover some of the issues that I know will arise. In view of that, we discussed with my colleague that he should give me two days and I will have a comprehensive answer that will help this House. view
• 22 May 2012 in National Assembly: Next Tuesday. view