10 Jun 2009 in National Assembly:
In this case, I give and undertaking that we will do the report and come back to the House within three weeks.
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3 Jun 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. My Ministry has already started the process of decommissioning Dandora Dumpsite which has created an environmental hazard that the residents are exposed to. Relocation is one of the major objectives of the ongoing Nairobi River Basin Rehabilitation Programme which aims to address the entire problem of waste management in the City of Nairobi. My Ministry has already initiated an Environmental Impact Assessment for both decommissioning Dandora Dumpsite and our proposed disposal site in Ruai. In additional, contracts have already been awarded to technical experts whose technical report will be to review dimensional ...
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3 Jun 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is true that when I answered a Question from hon. Waititu, I said that I would decommission it in a monthâs time. However, when we started the Nairobi River Rehabilitation Programme, we thought that Dandora, Nairobi River and Kayole should be put under this programme. We have a commission in place undertaking this project. The NEMA is overseeing the implementation of this programme. Yes, there was a delay in implementing this programme because of financial constraints. We are now on course and we are moving at supersonic speed . I want to assure the hon. ...
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3 Jun 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have not decided to take over waste management services from the Nairobi City Council. However, where local authorities have failed to deliver services, and are unable to collect garbage, my Ministry is considering taking over those services. For the attention of hon. Members, local authorities are lead agencies of my Ministry. Where they are unable to deliver, the Ministry will not delay to take over the delivery of services.
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3 Jun 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. That is a very important Question. Right now, we are working in liaison with the Ministry of Nairobi Metropolitan Development
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3 Jun 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, JICA is a subordinate establishment of our Ministry. What I am telling this House is the truth. The hon. Member should rely on what I have said here. We are temporarily using Kayole Dumpsite to sort out wastes.
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3 Jun 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to inform Mr. Waititu that you must do dumping first before sorting. You cannot sort something which is not there. Dumping is being done at the Kayole quarry, but we are also doing sorting. There is no problem with this. Later on---
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18 Feb 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply.
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18 Feb 2009 in National Assembly:
(a) The Ministry has not yet introduced a recycling programme for pollution substances such as plastic water bottles and plastic bags. However, the Ministry has done a feasibility study on this subject matter, and the project is considered to be viable as it is happening in other parts of the world.
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18 Feb 2009 in National Assembly:
(b) After we did the feasibility study, we are stuck with financial constraints. In this case, this project will be considered in the forthcoming financial year, 2009/210.
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