Wilberforce Ojiambo Oundo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1431 to 1440 of 1534.

• 7 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I condole with the families. Thank you. view
• 7 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I condole with the families. Thank you. view
• 2 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for this opportunity to contribute to this matter that has dominated public discourse since 2008. The issue of environment, forests and misuse of natural resources remains a matter that is central to the lives of Kenyans. Reading this report, I am satisfied that the committee on its own volition initiated a process to investigate a matter that threatens the very livelihood of this country. view
• 2 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: I go back the memory lane and remember the spirited effort by the late Professor Wangari Maathai to preserve Karura Forest. The many endless battles she went through to preserve the few forests that we have in this country. I salute her and I honour her wherever she is. view
• 2 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: It is important that the tone and mood she set prevail up to date. That is why any given opportunity we have, we have to go back and look at what is happening to the forest cover. It is a shame that a country with such an icon can deplete its forest cover to as low as 6.5 per cent yet the minimum internationally recommended is 10 per cent. It is more alarming that a country with less than 20 per cent of land being arable, we have not taken an initiative to literally solve the problem of forest depletion. view
• 2 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: I feel sad when I read the Report and note the number of forests or water towers that are affected: The Mau Forest Complex, the Mt. Kenya Forest ecosystem, Embobut Forest block in Cherangany, Mt. Elgon Forest ecosystem and Nyakweri Forest, yet we have a dedicated Government body, an agency with a budget line, staff and all it requires to protect our forest. It is sad reading about the dysfunctional KFS and how vested interests by the board members of KFS have literally compromised the security of this country. Without food, massive cases of desertification, depletion of forest cover; it ... view
• 2 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: matters of national importance. We cannot afford, as a country and leaders to sit back, fold our hands, hallucinate and let fate take its course. We must recover our country and our forests. view
• 2 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: I suggest that the Committee on Implementation should, upon this Report being adopted by this House, take it upon itself to take stern action against those who have been mentioned as having contributed to the massive logging and destruction of our forests. The board members of KFS should face the music. Those who have literally flouted the tenets of corporate governance as exhibited in conflict of interest must take the heat and pay for the destruction and negligence of duty in respect of this matter. view
• 2 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: I come from Funyula Constituency, which used to be food- sufficient. There used to be a lot of water throughout the year but, because we have not taken any attention, we have depleted our forests. We are now a food-deficient constituency. We have massive water scarcity in the constituency. We have erosion that is becoming a threat even to the roads simply because we allowed our forests and hills to be cleared of forests to burn charcoal, build houses, do logging for purposes of timber and the rest. As the Member of Parliament for Funyula, I will do all that ... view
• 25 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for this opportunity. It has been a long wait. As I stand here, I support the recommendations of the Report by the relevant Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs Committee. Of course, I support with reservations, but I will focus more on the mandate of the Commission and make a few comments here and there. To the general layman, an ombudsman is an extremely important organ in any society. Indeed, Government and many institutions by nature are susceptible to excesses. They are susceptible to excess treatment, excess use of force and misuse of ... view