6 Aug 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, is it in order for the Minister to say that he has the fishermens' interests at heart when the local fishermen are suffering due to the damage caused by the trawlers? Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have evidence and photographs which show that the environment is being destroyed because they come and interfere with the beaches and the environment. The trawlers catch turtles where the local fishermen are told not to fish. They are given the restrictions on the size of the nets. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wonder why the Government is arresting local fisherman ...
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6 Aug 2008 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The Minister did not give us the registered owners of the trawlers.
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22 Jul 2008 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. First of all, I would like to support the Motion on the Ministry of Lands. I want to take this opportunity to thank and congratulate the Minister for his appointment to the position, which is very challenging. It is our belief that he is going to articulate land issues, which have been very thorny for a very long time in this country. First of all, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to emphasize on the land policy. As it is, the Government, or rather, the Ministry has spent ...
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19 Jun 2008 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to make a few remarks on this year's Budget. I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the Minister for Finance for his very mwananchi -friendly Budget. I would like to comment on one or two things. First, I will start with water and irrigation. There is an allocation of Kshs1 billion for the development of multi-purpose water dams. That money has also been reimbursed to the Mzima Springs which directs water from Sabaki to Mombasa City. It is very unfortunate that the people who are next to that ...
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