Prof. Sam Ongeri

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1191 to 1200 of 1925.

• 15 Feb 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for ably putting it to this Senate House that the setting aside 120 acres for Nyangweta Forest is not done blindly. They have done a very clear survey. They had a public engagement and people’s participation who agreed that the only industry that can uplift the economic activities of that section can be done through the establishment of the sugar industry. A question may be posed why 120 acres and you leave only 18 acres for the forest. I want to put it to the Senate that we have more than compensated for this setting ... view
• 15 Feb 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I take note of Sen. Khaniri’s points. I was only summarising my points in a very succinct manner so that there are no further queries to be raised when the matter comes to the relevant Committee for debate. I wanted to clear any doubts that you may be having in your mind on whether the real procedures have been followed. I want to submit finally that all the procedures, including the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) by the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) have been done. The Forestry Department and all other relevant stakeholders have been consulted effectively, ... view
• 15 Feb 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, before we go to academic discussions, let me put it very clearly that this is not--- view
• 15 Feb 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, that is exactly what I want to do. There is no alteration of any boundary. In fact, this particular forest is within a ward called Roticho. It, therefore, does not alter any of the regions. All we are looking at is the variation for the establishment of this factory, which can then be helpful and useful to the people of South Mugirango. I will be quite happy to sit down with Senator Khaniri and Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr and go through the nitty-gritty which do not involve the kind of Constitutional issues that they are raising on ... view
• 15 Feb 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I rise to support this Bill. Water is such an important ingredient in our everyday life. If you consider the fact that as human beings, 80 percent of our body mass is water, then you can see who the most endangered species on the planet earth is. The deprivation of water in any form or in any occasion will indeed lead to disastrous results. Before I go to the merits of the Bill, I have noted that this Bill has consistently said “in consultation with the county governments”. However, the Bill does not go to ... view
• 14 Dec 2017 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I need your guidance. We have moved on to the Order on Papers Laid yet Petitions are also listed on the Order Paper. I think that Order has been skipped. view
• 14 Dec 2017 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I need your guidance. We went on to laying of the Papers and skipped Order No. 4, which is Petitions. view
• 14 Dec 2017 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also rise to support this Motion. It is very important that this House re-establishes its authority in a bipartisan manner when dealing with matters of devolution which is so critical and touches the nerve centre of the ordinary mwananchi. Hon. Senators, I am sure each one of you whenever you go to your own counties, you get numerous requests for meetings from the ordinary mwananchi wanting to know what is going on. They have so many issues that you will not be able to deal with each and every one of them. Therefore, I believe through ... view
• 14 Dec 2017 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Sen. Ndwiga, maybe your blood sugar levels are diminishing. I am conscious of that fact. We should speed up. However, if we are going to work together as a House of reason, union and that adopts a bipartisan approach, then we should also look at these committees. The chairmanship and vice-chairmanship should be shared in a manner that creates an atmosphere which will be conducive to the functioning well and optimally of the committees. With those few remarks, I support. view
• 14 Dec 2017 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. From the outset, I support this Motion by Sen. Khaniri. Having been a Minister for Education on two occasions; in 1988 when we established Sessional Paper No.6 of 1988 - then I was in the area of technical training and applied science and technology – and later from 2007 to 2010 when I was able to establish the free day secondary school education after the free primary education was set up in 2003/2007. This is a very important Motion. When you analyse it in full depth, you will soon realise that this country needs ... view