Dr. Noah Wekesa

All parliamentary appearances

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• 12 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the overall positive impact on our economy as a consequence of conservation of forests and wildlife is enormous. Kenyans benefit on low prices of timber products; low energy prices; clean and healthy environment; reduced global warming; reduced soil erosion and increased tourism. This illustrates the importance of adequate funding to this Ministry. As highlighted in the Budget Speech, this financial year, environmental conservation was identified by ensuring its sustainable development. It was further emphasized that the restoration of our ecosystem provides the key to reducing poverty. view
• 12 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, despite the significant role that the Ministry plays in the wellbeing of Kenya and the general economic development of the country, we have various challenges. These include, inadequate funding, low investment in forests and wildlife, human/livestock population increase, human-wildlife conflict and compensation, trans-boundary resource management, multi-stakeholder involvement, deforestation and monitoring of resources as well. view
• 12 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as you will note from the highlights above, forestry and wildlife conservation issues require significant budgetary support. However, in the current Budget allocation, my Ministry has been allocated a gross total of Kshs7.66 billion, which I kindly request the hon. Members’ approval in order to shoulder such a responsibility with enormous economic impact. view
• 12 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those many remarks, I beg to move and request the Assistant Minister, Ministry of State for Defence, hon. Musila, to second. view
• 12 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to donate two minutes to hon. ole Metito, and two minutes to the gracious lady. view
• 12 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to take this opportunity to thank my colleagues for the very positive contributions they have made towards the forestry and wildlife sectors. I also want to recognise the fact that the issue of climate change was not properly covered in my statement, even though it was in it. Briefly, I could say that we have assigned officers to deal with the issue. We also recognise, as most hon. Members have said, that this is an issue which is within our Ministry. Climate change is all about forest cover. It is all about carbon ... view
• 12 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: not have many factories in our country. This is an issue in the developed world. As far as we are concerned, forest cover is important because it increases the absorption of carbon dioxide. This is being addressed. We have a multi-sectoral committee that is dealing with that and I want to assure my colleagues that very soon the issue of carbon credit will be something that everybody will be talking about. view
• 12 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: With regard to the Wildlife Policy, I signed it long time ago and it is stuck in somebody’s office but as soon as it is signed by that individual, it will go to the Cabinet and many of the issues that hon. Members have raised here today and before will be sorted out. view
• 12 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I have no problem with that. I signed this document and it was sent to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Finance and it has been there for four months. We are waiting for it to leave that office. The Sustainable Management Bill is also stuck in that office. I hope that very soon when the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance gets time, he will sign them. These are two documents that I signed long time ago and they are pending before a sub-committee. view
• 12 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to thank the Departmental Committee because we have worked very well with them. We have worked very well with the Chair of the Committee and his recommendations are exactly what we discussed. I also want to tell hon. Members that we work very well with the Ministry of Lands. We have worked very well in as far as the issue of Mau Forest is concerned. The Ministry of Lands joined us and has done all the mapping and boundaries have been established. Profiling has also been done. What remains is for our ... view