Wilber Ottichilo Khasilwa

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1031 to 1040 of 1320.

• 6 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: available. Why do we have to spend more time doing more research when we could focus on what we already know and ask investors to come and exploit this because iron ore is very crucial for industrial development in this country? view
• 29 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the Minister for Fisheries Development the following Question by Private Notice. (a) Is the Minister aware of the mass deaths of fish in Mara River during mid- February, 2011? (b) What caused the deaths and what steps is the Ministry taking to prevent future deaths? (c) Were other aquatic and terrestrial animals affected and what punitive measures will the Government take against persons responsible for the deaths of fish as well as other environmental damage? view
• 29 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to take this opportunity to thank the Minister for coming up with the right answer. This has confirmed my fears that the pesticides that are used extensively in the Maasai Mara, particularly in wheat farming, are being washed into the rivers. These chemicals are responsible for the en masse death of fish in the Mara River. Now, could the Minister tell this House what action he is taking, both long-term and short-term, that will ensure that this dangerous chemical is not used in wheat farming? view
• 29 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, you are aware that under the Economic Stimulus Package, for the last two financial years, the Government has spent over Kshs2 billion establishing fish ponds throughout the whole country, to be specific in 145 constituencies. Could the Minister inform the House what action he is taking to ensure that we have monitoring of these fish ponds, so that pesticides from agricultural farming activities do not find their way into the fish ponds and poison the fish? view
• 29 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Is the Minister in order to mislead this House that raw sewerage is not discharged into the lake when this House instructed the Minister for Environment and Mineral Resources to go to Naivasha to check whether this was true or not? I am the one who asked the Question and we went to Naivasha with the Assistant Minister. She came back to this House and confirmed that raw sewerage was being disposed into the lake. Even the Departmental Committee on Health went there and confirmed the same. Is the Minister in order ... view
• 23 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the Minister for Fisheries Development the following Question by Private Notice. (a) Is the Minister aware of the mass deaths of fish in Mara River during mid- February, 2011? (b) What caused the deaths and what steps is the Ministry taking to prevent future deaths? (c) Were other aquatic and terrestrial animals affected and what punitive measures will the Government take against persons responsible for the deaths of fish as well as other environmental damage? view
• 23 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for the second time, I beg to ask the Minister for Fisheries Development the following Question by Private Notice. view
• 23 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: (a) Is the Minister aware of the mass deaths of fish in Mara River during mid- February, 2011? view
• 23 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: (b) What caused the deaths and what steps is the Ministry taking to prevent future deaths? view
• 23 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: (c) Were other aquatic and terrestrial animals affected and what punitive measures will the Government take against persons responsible for the deaths of fish as well as other environmental damage? view