Prof. Wangari Muta Maathai

All parliamentary appearances

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• 17 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity to contribute to this Motion. I want to thank hon. Ndung'u for bringing it forward. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, quite often, I have wondered whether we sign protocols or treaties because we believe in them or whether they are brought to us and we are given money to discuss them, and then once the conferences are over, we forget them. That is because there is absolutely no reason why such protocols as this would not have been ratified by now and a desk established to ensure that ... view
• 17 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: sect. But as hon. Muite said, sometimes we know that when these things are done indiscriminately, there is no doubt that, occasionally, innocent people are killed. Even one person should be protected. We do not have to wait until a genocide is committed to appreciate the violation of human rights. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is very important, especially in Protocol No.9, to protect the natural resources. This region has extremely valuable natural resources, some of which have been mentioned like the lakes, rivers and mountains. But one of the most important natural resource we have in this region ... view
• 16 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to congratulate the Minister and thank all hon. Members especially for the support on the issue of plastics. I would like to call upon our countrymen to realise that the environment is an extremely important issue and more and more, we are seeing in the world that the environment is being put as a priority at the national level and even at the global level. I think we must resist the pressure from companies to pollute our environment and then leave our future generations to pay, either with their lives or with ... view
• 16 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, if we really need to define the word "infant", it is quite possible for us to confine ourselves to the period when a child is six months old and below. However, the whole spirit of this clause is to support a woman or couple that has a child that needs attention. The parents need to be there at this very crucial time. Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, there are many countries in the world now who give their women leave, even up to a year, to take care of their children. By doing so, a ... view
• 12 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to support this Motion. I would like to congratulate Mr. Oparanya for bringing this Motion, which is very timely considering the disasters that have happened in this country for a long time. When I looked at some of the examples that the hon. Member has given, with some very few exceptions such as the HIV/AIDS, all those disasters can be associated with environmental degradation. I found that to be very interesting. The highland malaria, for example, is a phenomenon that is, sometimes, associated with global warming due to ... view
• 12 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was trying to draw the attention of the House to the fact that the proposed National Disaster Management Authority will need to understand that many of the issues that are mentioned here are actually symptoms of environmental degradation. While I strongly support the formation of the proposed authority, so that all disastrous issues are co-ordinated, it is important to understand that many of these issues are actually caused by the fact that we are not managing our environment properly. So, we end up with floods, drought and famine. It sometimes makes me feel very ... view
• 11 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I want to mention that this Ministry always gets very little allocation of funds and yet, it has to do so much. The Ministry of State for Defence gets almost 20 times what the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources gets. In fact, what is truly threatening the people of Kenya is environmental degradation. So, we should invest more in this Ministry. This would solve problems, including the tribal clashes we experience in this country over land and water. These are all environmental issues. Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I hope that none of this ... view
• 11 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir. I was going to ask that same question. I would like to add that one reason why I would like to raise this matter is that my office gets many requests by people who feel that many plots that were illegally or irregularly acquired are currently being developed. view
• 11 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, could the Minister inform the House what percentage of this money will be invested in the management of the parks? I am asking this question because the road infrastructure in our national parks and reserves is pathetic. view
• 5 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity to contribute to this Motion on Vote 14 for the Ministry of Transport. I will first of all thank the Minister and his team for the excellent work that they have done in addressing problems on many roads which for many years were abandoned. In making my contribution, I almost feel like I am repeating something I have said every year when we come to this Vote. It is partly because I sometimes wonder whether we talk here, but the Ministry does not read the HANSARD and see ... view