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"speaker_name": "Tetu, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Geoffrey Wandeto",
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"content": " Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44(2)(c), I wish to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Lands regarding resettlement of Tucha/Kiandogoro Forest evictees in Tetu Constituency to Solio Ranch Village 3. In 1988, the Government evicted people from the Aberdare Ranges Forest. That was part of forest conservation measures. Notably, 534 households were evicted from Tucha/Kiandogoro Forest. It is part of the lower Aberdare Ranges Forest. Upon eviction, the Government promised to settle the affected persons in Solio Ranch Village 3. However, other persons ended up as beneficiaries of the Solio Ranch Village 3 settlement plan, and that rendered the genuine Tucha/Kiandogoro Forest evictees vagrant in various parts of Nyeri County. Although Solio Ranch Village 5 was identified as an alternative land to resettle them, no steps have been taken to conclude the process. In 2008, the Government resettled evictees from Kabaru, Naromoru and Hombe from Mt. Kenya Forest and Kabage and Zaina from Aberdare Ranges Forest except the Tucha/Kiandogoro Forest evictees. In the vetting exercise undertaken in 2017, the 534 households were ascertained as genuine evictees, but they were not settled. The evictees were further vetted in 2020 by a multi- agency committee chaired by the County Commissioner with membership from the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, National Lands Commission and the deputy county commissioners. The multi-agency committee also confirmed that the 534 households were evicted from Tucha/Kiandogoro Forest, hence deserving to be settled. However, the Government did not identify any available land to resettle the affected persons. Despite numerous follow-ups since then, including through a Petition No.48 of 2020 to the National Assembly, the process remains incomplete to date. Hon. Temporary Speaker, it is against this background that I request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Lands on the following: 1. A report on the progress made on the settlement of 534 households that were vetted and ascertained as genuine evictees from Tucha/Kiandogoro Forest. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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"speaker_name": "Tetu, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Geoffrey Wandeto",
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"content": "2. The circumstances under which undeserving persons were settled on Solio Ranch Village 3 instead of the Tucha/Kiandogoro Forest evictees, and the identities of the said beneficiaries. 3. The reasons for failure by the Government to settle the Tucha/Kiandogoro Forest evictees on Solio Ranch Village 5, despite them being ascertained as genuine evictees, and the steps being taken to resettle them, and the timeline for implementation of the plan. I thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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"speaker_name": "Hon. Peter Kaluma",
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"legal_name": "George Peter Opondo Kaluma",
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"content": " Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Lands. Who will speak on behalf of the Committee in their absence? Hon. Naomi Waqo, bear collective responsibility."
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"speaker_name": "Marsabit County, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Naomi Waqo",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. It is unfortunate that most of our chairpersons are not around. However, I take the responsibility to pass the information and within the first two weeks after recess, a response will be given."
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"speaker_name": "Hon. Peter Kaluma",
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"content": " Hon. Wandeto, is it acceptable?"
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"speaker_name": "Tetu, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Geoffrey Wandeto",
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"content": " That is acceptable, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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"content": " The response will be given two weeks after recess. Let us go to request for Statement No.7 by Hon. Dorice Donya, Member for Kisii County."
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"content": "PLIGHT OF RETIRED TEACHERS WHO FOUNDED GUMICO"
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"speaker_name": "Kisii County, WDM",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Dorice Donya",
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"content": " Hon. Temporary Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44(2)(c), I rise to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Trade, Industry and Co-operatives regarding the plight of retired teachers who founded Gusii Mwalimu Investment Company Limited (GUMICO). In 1974, these teachers contributed diligently, each offering Ksh20 a month, to establish GUMICO. By 1982, the company had been officially incorporated. Through their collective savings, they acquired four prime plots in Kisii Town, upon which they constructed Gusii Mwalimu House and Mwalimu International Hotel. Further, through a loan facility from Kenindia Assurance Company Limited, they procured 26,000 acres of land in Rumuruti, Laikipia County, with the vision of sub-dividing these among themselves for personal development. Despite their hard work and sacrifice, financial mismanagement, irregular dealings and alleged fraudulent activities led to the unauthorised take-over of GUMICO’s assets. It is reported that in 1990, the Gusii Mwalimu SACCO – which was originally a tenant in one of GUMICO’s properties – unilaterally assumed control over the company’s operations. By 1999, the company had been dissolved under circumstances that the original members vehemently disputed, citing irregular liquidation proceedings and lack of proper consultations or authorisation. The teachers, now elderly and many ailing, have engaged in a protracted struggle for justice now spanning for decades. Despite having contributed over Ksh5 million towards legal processes, their petitions have been dismissed by the High Court and the Court of Appeal on grounds of being time-barred. They have since escalated the matter to the East African Court of Justice seeking regional intervention to no avail. The retirees have resorted to peaceful monthly demonstrations outside the Gusii Mwalimu SACCO premises seeking Government intervention and public support. Regrettably, their appeals to successive Government administrations, including the current leadership, have yet to bear fruit. It is against this background that I request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Trade, Industry and Cooperatives on the following: The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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"speaker_name": "Kisii County, WDM",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Dorice Donya",
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"content": "1. A forensic audit into the transactions involving GUMICO’s properties and assets. 2. Measures taken by the Ministry to investigate and address the alleged irregular dissolution and take-over of Gusii Mwalimu Investment Company Limited. 3. Support mechanisms available to safeguard investments made by vulnerable groups such as retired teachers within the cooperative societies. 4. Legal and administrative assistance that can be extended to the affected retirees in seeking justice for compensation. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I know you must have slept at the Mwalimu International Hotel in Kisii Town. That was the effort of these teachers. They were contributing Ksh20 a month. Now they are very old and at home, and no one is listening to them or willing to help. They come to Kisii Town every month trying to reclaim what is legally theirs. I hope that something will be done and justice will be granted to our elderly teachers."
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