Roselinda Soipan Tuya

All parliamentary appearances

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• 10 Jul 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I will start by responding to Sen. Okenyuri on the status of our Kshs15 billion programme as well as the forest cover of the country. We have a constitutional mandate to ensure that at least a 10 percent tree cover and not forest cover for the country. I am happy to report that the baseline that we have as we implement the Kshs15 billion is 12.3 percent. This is from the latest assessment of our forest and tree cover done in 2021. I mentioned that the forestry sector is the highest emitter for the ... view
• 10 Jul 2024 in Senate: The last thing I will mention is that we are encouraging Kenyans to focus. If we had been focusing on very well-structured tree growing programmes in the country, we would be very far in terms of our forest cover. However, over the years, we have been planting trees and not paying much attention to their nurturing and protection to maturity. That is why we have been deliberate in telling Kenyans we are engaging in tree growing, and not tree planting. If tree planting really counted, then we would not be planting trees anymore in this country. Therefore, even when there ... view
• 2 Aug 2023 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, and former colleagues for this opportunity. The length of the document in your possession is in anticipation of any supplementary issues that may arise. However, my response is quite brief and I will keep it as such. Mr. Speaker, Sir, at the onset, the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry that I head is aware and alive to the fact that matters of environmental conservation are very critical to this country. However, on the same breath, there are certain Government projects that may have to, at some instances, conflict with the environmental conservation efforts. ... view
• 2 Aug 2023 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard Services,Senate. view
• 2 Aug 2023 in Senate: One of the conditions was the proponent to avoid any unnecessary clearing of trees at the intake site during the construction. The trenching of pipeline laying to be aligned along existing wayleave. The access road to be confined within the forest road up to four kilometres and 1.6 kilometres wide and adherence to the conditions for and the WRA and the Advance Informed Agreement (AIA) license through NEMA. One of the conditions, which is worth noting for this House and for Kenyans in general is that we are requiring that any project proponents, or proposals for projects to be established ... view
• 2 Aug 2023 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard Services,Senate. view
• 2 Aug 2023 in Senate: proponents to go to the next step where they need to acquire the EIA permit and the Water Resource Authority (WRA) clearance for them to be issued with a special use licence. Therefore, the conditions have to be met. Let me go to Question two, which is on what measures the Government is taking to ensure that the land is available for the said project. Could the Cabinet Secretary provide a timeline for the commencement and completion? Mr. Speaker, Sir, as you have already noticed from my response to Question 1, the KFS constituted a technical planning committee on 2nd ... view
• 2 Aug 2023 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. In response to the question from Sen. Okenyuri, we recognize the status of our natural resources in the country at the moment. We have rampant destruction, illegalities happening within our forest ecosystems and very worrying levels of pollution. I assure this House that sustainable waste management, which includes dealing with pollution of our water sources, is key in terms of the priorities of the Ministry of Environment. Beyond the Nairobi River, which is just one ecosystem, we are putting measures in place through NEMA. Mr. Speaker, Sir, when you look at our mother law, the ... view
• 2 Aug 2023 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Again, the question by Sen. Cheruiyot as a follow-up to that one by Sen. Okenyuri. I know I am giving a very global response to this, but we have effluent discharge strategies. You realise that our rivers are not even black. The Nairobi River’s ecosystem goes up to the Indian Ocean. When you follow the trend of it from the Ondiri swamp up to the Indian Ocean, it is distressing. I want the nation to know that we are concerned and deeply so, because we are not doing well at all. There have been actions ... view
• 2 Aug 2023 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard Services,Senate. view