10 Feb 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am as ready as now. I want to ask the hon. Member to come my office so that we can make some arrangement for that visit.
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10 Feb 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, not everybody who does mining does it from the backdoor. That is a very nominal percentage. However, I would like to assure this House that we are talking with some investors from abroad. We are also talking to our own people who have knowledge in mining. If this Parliament approves our budget, we are going to do wonders.
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28 Jan 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Ministry circulated the answer through Parliament.
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28 Jan 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I instructed my officers to circulate it and---
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28 Jan 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have the evidence. The evidence that I am talking about is that this Question was brought to the House and it was the hon. Member who deferred the Question. Why did he not say that he had not received a written answer then?
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28 Jan 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am very much prepared to answer the Question. With due respect to the Chair, I am very much prepared. It is true that the Question was deferred by the Chair.
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28 Jan 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Chair deferred the Question that time. It was deferred at the request of---
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28 Jan 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply.
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28 Jan 2009 in National Assembly:
(a) Yes, I am aware that overflowing at the banks of Voi River as well as waste disposal into the river by sisal estates is causing serious pollution and threat to the environment.
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28 Jan 2009 in National Assembly:
(b) My Ministry has taken various steps to correct the situation. For instance, on 16th September 2008, my Ministry directed Voi Sisal Factory to immediately apply for an Effluent Discharge Licence from the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) which will ensure that the effluent being discharged into Voi River conforms with effluent discharge standards set by Environmental Management and Co-ordination Waste Management Regulations of 2006.
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