Ramadhan Seif Kajembe

All parliamentary appearances

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• 28 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: 4466 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES January, 28, 2009 view
• 28 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: over to officers. Let me tell you that those officers have no mandate, and they are left with tendering, awarding contracts and other things. It is very important that tendering and awarding of contracts should go back to councillors. Officers, and that is within the Local Authorities Act, Cap.265, are there to advise councillors. For any resolution councillors make, officers will recommend it or dissent it. When they dissent, that resolution becomes null and void. There is a system but for the Minister for Local Government just to wake up and say: "I have abolished the offices and the tender ... view
• 28 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker Sir, today, we are talking of road planning in our cities. If those people are not well paid and are not allowed to do their jobs as prescribed by the Constitution, how will they plan and beautify our cities? We must recognise councillors. We must give them work to do. Today, for a project of Kshs500,000, the local authority is required to recommend it to the Minister for Local Government to approve. Time has come for the Minister for Local Government to know that the type of councillors that we have in local authorities are well educated; ... view
• 28 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: When we look at the cities in our country, all of them, like Nairobi, Mombasa, Eldoret and Kisumu, had masterplans before Independence. From the masterplan, you would know that a specific place was for industries, commercial or residential purposes. Today, no city, or town, in this country has a masterplan. Could the Minister for Local Government push for this? You cannot plan if you do not have a masterplan in your local authority. view
• 28 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Councillors are the backbone of our political system! I am saying this loudly and proudly, because my foundation came from a local authority. I was in the Mombasa Municipal Council for 15 years. This is my Third Term in this Parliament. I have 30 years service because of the experience I gained from the local authority. I have seen people come here and after five years, they are chased away because they have no foundation. I am not saying that everybody should start as a councillor, but starting as a councillor adds value to a leader. view
• 28 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I beg to support. view
• 21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. view
• 21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: I am aware of the rapidly deteriorating global environmental conditions. Consequently, my Ministry started to formulate a suitable environmental protection policy for the country in 1998, which culminated in the presentation of Sessional Paper No.6 of 1999 on the Environment and Development to the Cabinet. The Sessional Paper was used to prepare the Environment Management and Co-ordination Bill, which was enacted by Parliament in December, 1999 to become the Environment Management and Co-ordination Act (EMCA) in 1999. The same was assented to in January, 2000. view
• 21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Due to various emerging environmental issues, my Ministry is currently taking measures to revise the policy, and at the same time strengthen the implementation of various provisions of EMCA 1999, and institutions that were established by the Act. view
• 21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Act has been enforced since 1999. It is an Act of Parliament and I believe that it is utilised the way it was enacted. If it is the feeling of the hon. Member that, that law is not adequate, it is for him to come to my Ministry and we discuss a few issues. In my answer, I have said it very clearly that we are revising it, because 1999 to 2009 is a long time. We know that climate change is a problem in the world today. view