Dr. Noah Wekesa

All parliamentary appearances

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• 12 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, allow me to quickly mention some of the achievements my Ministry realised in the immediate past year. Rehabilitation of 24,000 hectares of illegally acquired land in the Mau Complex, forest boundary re-alignment, marking and preparation of title deeds for forests amongst which is Maasai-Mau Forest and others; development of social forest policy in arid and semi arid lands as discussed by the Parliamentary Committee on Lands and Natural Resources in Naivasha. Branding of Kisumu Impala, Hells Gate and Ndere Island National Park; development of forest products from aloe, prosopis, payose (?) and purple (?); 90 million ... view
• 12 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, having given the brief overview of my Ministry, I hereby present the expenditure estimates for Vote 55, Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife for the current financial year. However, I wish to state the mandate of my Ministry which is the responsibility given to me by the Government as follows: We are in view
• 12 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: charge of forest development policy; development of forest, re-afforestration and agro- forestry; Kenya Forest Service, Kenya Forest Research Institute, wildlife conservation policy, conservation and protection of national wildlife heritage, Kenya Wildlife Service and Wildlife Clubs of Kenya and finally marine parks. view
• 12 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, my Ministry requested for a net exchequer for Kshs14.3 billion for the 2010/2011 Financial Year. However, the allocation given to me is Kshs7.668 billion being 54 per cent of our total request. My Ministry runs three major programmes under three sub-votes, which are marked for funding as follows: The first one is Sub-vote 550, which represents general administration and planning. The programme being implemented under this Sub-vote is forestry and wildlife policy regulation and co-ordination whose objective is to facilitate the implementation of the sub-sector programmes. The total Budget allocation for this programme is Kshs722 million. ... view
• 12 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, may I appreciate the efforts the Government has made to increase budgetary provision for wildlife compensation from a mere Kshs40 million in the last financial year to the current Kshs200 million in this financial year. This will assist to reduce the backlog of pending human-wildlife conflict claims accumulated for the last two years. It may, however be noted that these funds will not be sufficient once the new forest and wildlife policy and bills are passed and come into effect. view
• 12 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the second Sub-vote is 551 which represents wildlife services. It was given Kshs1.627 billion. The programme being implemented under this Sub-vote is wildlife conservation and management. Its objective is to enhance wildlife conservation and management for national heritage and social economic development. The activities include, conservation and protection of wildlife and national parks, reserves management and conservation education. The total budgetary allocation to facilitate this activity is Kshs1.627 billion, out of which Kshs937.3 million, is recurrent and Kshs690.1 million is under development. The A-in-A under development is Kshs22.5 million. The last one is Sub-vote 552 which ... view
• 12 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: the sale of seedlings, cuttings and licences while the A-in-A under Development Expenditure is Kshs867.6 million. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Exchequer support for the Development Expenditure for the current financial year is Kshs1.1 billion against a request of Kshs4.6 billion. This is a 76 per cent decrease that could be translated into an underfunding of Kshs3.3 billion. Despite this, the Government has encouraged my Ministry to source for alternative funding. In this regard, my Ministry managed to source Kshs1.8 billion from development partners in support of forests development programmes. My Ministry will, therefore, implement various projects and programmes ... view
• 12 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: The next one is the Kenya Forests Service (KFS) which received Kshs2.02 billion. The KFS’ mandate is to conserve, develop and sustainably manage forest resources. The Service is responsible for the establishment, development and promotion of sustainable management of forests, including rational utilization of forest resources for socio-economic development. To achieve its mandate, the KFS requested for Kshs8.967 billion in the 2010/2011 Financial Year but was allocated only Kshs2.20 billion representing 23 per cent of the total funds requested. This leaves a gap of Kshs6.947 billion for both Development Expenditure and Recurrent Expenditure. The deficit is likely to interfere with ... view
• 12 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: 2030. Finally, the allocation is also meant to improve the forest cover from 1.7 per cent to 10 per cent through the implementation of farm forestry land use policy. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the KWS received Kshs1.501 billion. The KWS is mandated to conserve and manage wildlife. It also has the sole jurisdiction over 26 national parks and plays an oversight role in the management of 33 national reserves and private sanctuaries including game outside protected areas. To achieve its mandate, the KWS requested Kshs3.834 billion in the 2010/2011 Financial Year, but was allocated only Kshs1.50 billion representing 39 ... view
• 12 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: I am sorry, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Could you allow me to finish? view