Ramadhan Seif Kajembe

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• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I stand to support the Bill. Areas which are usually hit by drought have been suffering for ages. People in those areas have been lacking food. I do remember three years ago, the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF) was used to buy food in those constituencies. We have been buying food during droughts. This is the time when the Government should improve things by developing irrigation schemes. When we were opening this new Chamber, the President said that the Government was going to spend a lot of money to ensure that irrigation is undertaken in many areas ... view
• 23 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, first, I apologize because this Question came up last week and the answer that was brought was signed by the late Minister, hon. Michuki. We apologize as a Ministry. I have sent my officers to the site and brought with me the current position. view
• 23 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware of illegal sand harvesting activities in Muangini and Muoni rivers in Nzaui and Mukaa districts in contravention of Section 9 of the Environmental Management and Coordination Act No.8 of 1999. (b) The Ministry through the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) is taking several measures to ensure that sand harvesting is undertaken at a place in a sustainable manner by:- (i) working with the local communities in areas where sand is harvested to form riparian resource management associations, to assist in environmental conservation efforts along the river channels, using ... view
• 23 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do sympathize with hon. Kiilu on this subject matter. There are conflicts taking places along the rivers in his constituency. There are a few groups which have been licensed in the community and also those who are not licensed due to lack of technical knowhow. However, we are using the same Act No.8 of 1999, to put up regulations and guidelines on sand harvesting. My Ministry is not really interested in sand harvesting, but in the very near future, we are going to bring the Mining and Minerals Bill in this House. If it goes ... view
• 23 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am not in a position to say how much money has been set aside for doing this sensitization. But with the limited funds that we have, we have started it and it is going on very well, and hon. Kiilu should appreciate. We are doing everything possible to settle the position. view
• 23 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I said earlier on that we are using Section 8 of the Environmental Management and Co-ordination Act of 1999 which the hon. Member knows very well. However, I admit that that is not severe enough. Very soon, I will bring a Bill to this House which will have strict penalties and will address all the problems arising from sand harvesting. view
• 23 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I said it earlier on and I will continue to talk about this problem. All the environmental committees in the constituencies are chaired by the District Commissioners and the Environmental Officers are the secretaries. Committees in these respective areas visit the areas that have problems and make decisions. Particularly, with regard to this Question, I will say that the Environmental Committee there is doing very well and we know that there are problems. However, I said that Section 8 of the Environmental Management and Co-ordination Act of 1999 is not very severe. I will bring a ... view
• 23 May 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Hon. Kiptanui was my colleague in the Ministry and he knows a lot about this because we used to work together. However, I want to say that it has not been four years. We started preparing this Bill, we invited all the stakeholders and now we have come up with a complete Bill. For the information of this House, we have already submitted a Cabinet Paper on this matter. So, the moment that Cabinet Paper is discussed and approved by the Cabinet, the Bill will be brought to this Parliament. I know that will ... view
• 23 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we went to the South Coast of Coast Province with the Chairman of the Committee and he contributed a lot to improve the proposed Bill. If hon. K. Kilonzo sits in that Committee but does not know what is going on, that is not my problem at all. view
• 23 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, I am very much in order. I am saying so because--- view