Wilber Ottichilo Khasilwa

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to second this Bill. First, I want to congratulate my brother, Francis Chachu Ganya for being persistent and consistent to ensure that this Bill is re-tabled because I am aware he started the process in the 10th Parliament but because of shortage of time the Bill could not go on. So, I want to congratulate him that he has been able to re-table this Bill. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the issue of drought is an issue that now requires a national consideration. Droughts have become a normal phenomenon in our country and ... view
• 25 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, as we plan on how this organisation should work, many issues have been raised. Drought is the major impact of climate change, but there are many other factors like floods, landslides and disease that come out of climate change. Many other stakeholders have been asking that the Bill be expanded, so that it can cover all other disasters, and not just drought. So, we will bring some amendments during the Third Reading of this Bill to take care of the concerns of other stakeholders. This Bill is very necessary. It is important that we enact a ... view
• 25 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, as we plan on how this organisation should work, many issues have been raised. Drought is the major impact of climate change, but there are many other factors like floods, landslides and disease that come out of climate change. Many other stakeholders have been asking that the Bill be expanded, so that it can cover all other disasters, and not just drought. So, we will bring some amendments during the Third Reading of this Bill to take care of the concerns of other stakeholders. This Bill is very necessary. It is important that we enact a ... view
• 25 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Therefore, without saying much, I beg to second. view
• 25 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Therefore, without saying much, I beg to second. view
• 24 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I rise to support this Motion, despite all that has been said about SGR. That SGR, when it is completed, is going to transform this country. Those who are saying that SGR is expensive should ask themselves what happened to the Rift Valley Railways. We have lost more money and got nothing. So, I would rather have this railway constructed and we get something rather than lose everything. When the SGR is constructed, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. First, the transport costs are going to come down. Second, the destruction of our roads using trailers is going to ... view
• 24 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: are going to come down here to construct that railway. Kenyans are going to construct that railway. Finally, the Government should move with speed and get some money so that we can extend the railway to Kisumu, Luanda, and Butere and also from Nairobi to Malaba. When the railway was functioning, my town, Luanda, was booming with business. However, when the railway broke down, my town became a shadow of itself. So, I want that railway to be constructed as early as yesterday. I support the Report. view
• 4 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: On a point of order, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Will I be in order to request you to ask the Mover to reply? What is being said is more or less a repetition. view
• 4 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I want to second because science is very important and it is on science that we can make real very serious rational decisions. I beg to second. view
• 4 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Allow me just two minutes to give a genesis of this report so that we can find the way forward. This report was prepared during the 10th Parliament. I am the one who raised the issue. And this --- view