Issues regarding Climate Change and environment has taken the centre stage in the debates at the 27th Commonwealth Speakers and Presiding Officers Conference in Kampala.
The keynote speaker to discuss this topic was the Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya the Rt Hon Wetangula. “We need to pass laws, particularly in countries which are water-secure, to protect your heritage. You can only do so by having a proper legal framework” said Wetangula as he addressed the conference. He added that there is the need to constantly equip Members of Parliament through workshops, and financing, among others to keep them abreast with matters of the environment.
While giving his key note address Wetangula said that must pay for their actions. “Whoever pollutes must pay but the polluters are paying themselves; they have been harvesting carbon credit proceeds. So our Parliaments must be forever alert!
