Ramadhan Seif Kajembe

All parliamentary appearances

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• 6 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) There is no ongoing rehabilitation on Voi River and, therefore, I am not in a position to give any progress report on the river or its rehabilitation. (b) No funds had been set aside for rehabilitation of Voi River. The problem, if any, has not been established. view
• 6 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is true that I visited Voi River with my experts and the people of that area. At that time, I directed the District Commissioner (DC), Voi, to convene a meeting of the District Environment Committee and forward a report on the same to the Ministry. Had we received any report on River Voi, we would have acted on it. We have received nothing. So, as far as we are concerned, nothing has been established up to now. However, now that the hon. Member has raised the issue at this level, I would request him to ... view
• 6 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have replied to the Question. That was just an additional statement. If the hon. Member does not want to come to my office, that is fine. Mine is just a suggestion. I have replied that the need for rehabilitation of Voi River has never been established. view
• 6 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I said earlier on that there is nothing like rehabilitation taking place on Voi River. So, I am not in a position to make any--- view
• 6 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I sympathise with this situation but let me make it very clear that--- view
• 6 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would say that it was the failure by the DC, Voi, to convene a `meeting on this subject. That is why we have been trapped in this problem. view
• 6 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have not done that liaison. view
• 6 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I agree that there is sand harvesting going on at Voi River, amongst other problems. What I wanted at that time was for the DC to convene a meeting of the relevant district committee, so that the Environment Officer could bring us a report. That is why I am saying that I was there, and that I gave directives. However, we do not have any report to-date regarding rehabilitation of Voi River. view
• 5 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Yes, I am aware that water hyacinth and accompanying vegetation has drifted back and temporarily paralyzed transport and fishing operations in some beaches of Lake Victoria. Some parts of Nyatike District are affected, particularly Luanda K’Onyango Beach at the Kuja River estuary. (b) My Ministry is in the process of engaging the beach communities in manual removal of water hyacinth at the shores of Lake Victoria, covering the Winam Gulf and other areas that are badly affected by water hyacinth, including Nyatike District. However, to protect the degradation of the ... view
• 5 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the project is in its fourth year period under adjustable programme. It will cost a total of Kshs182,704,000 to control this menace. Out of this amount, Kshs121,600,000 will be used for manual removal of the hyacinth. Part of this money will be used for short-term interventions in addressing this current situation in the lake. It is expected that by the conclusion of the project, the water hyacinth and other infestations will have been removed. view