31 Jul 2024 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not know if I am being overly creative, but I have since seen a dispute where residents of a private developments have sued the developer on account of provision for public utility during the purchase of apartments or house from the approved development plan such as a playground, hospital or nursery. As it is often the case, that developer changes their mind once the residents move in. Ideally, since the residents have no recourse in law, and they do not own that piece of land---
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31 Jul 2024 in Senate:
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31 Jul 2024 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Nyandarua County is famous for sending very intelligent old men to the Senate. This is the first time they have sent a young man---
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31 Jul 2024 in Senate:
I did not intend to say that, but the young man will learn that you do not speak when the Senate Majority Leader is moving a Bill, particularly one that he is supposed to second yet he is coming in shortly.
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31 Jul 2024 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with the provisions of the New Clause 16, if you are a member of the public and have bought into a private development and the developer has set aside land either to dupe you, or having it set aside for use, this provision of the law can be cited. It will ensure that the private developer is actually registered for the intended good of that private development. This is not only to public institutions.
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31 Jul 2024 in Senate:
Since there is no registered resident’s association, you will have the Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury as a trustee. That particular parcel of land will be set aside. I have seen disputes where residents take up arms and question why the developer has changed his mind, yet, when they bought the development they were assured of playgrounds for the children. Unfortunately, because of the absence of this law, you find that the residents have no proper recourse in law. This will cease being the case after we enact this Bill. In the case of a county government where land is ...
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25 Jul 2024 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the Senate, today, 25th July, 2024- The office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) annual report for the Financial Year 2022/2023. I thank you.
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25 Jul 2024 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, I join my colleagues in giving my thoughts on the Local Content Bill (Senate Bills No.50 of 2023). It is a Bill that will provide a framework to facilitate local ownership, control and financing of activities connected with exploitation of gas, oil and other petroleum resources to provide framework to increase local value capture along the value chain in the exploration of gas, oil and other petroleum resources and for connected purposes. This Bill has been in Parliament for a while. I think this is the third attempt to legislate on this issue of local content. Unfortunately, ...
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25 Jul 2024 in Senate:
of all, address how to secure benefits for the local community that hosts whatever is being mined or whatever is being extracted in the extractive industry. It is a good thought because that is also part of the problem. I know for a fact, speaking to many people who have come to the country that if you go now to the Ministry of Mining, chances are that you will run into an investor or somebody that looks well-to-do and with a group of villagers in toe. If you go to the boardroom of the Ministry of Mining, there are many ...
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25 Jul 2024 in Senate:
Remember if you follow news closely, one of the companies that was contracted by Meta, the parent company of Facebook, that was operating somewhere in our special economic zones in Athi River, they closed shop the other day. Why is it so? I have followed that case up to the ruling that was given by the High Court in that particular case. It is because the investors that are in that particular industry are saying please appreciate and understand that we are a contracted service provider. For example, that specific company, they were content moderators. You remember like now we ...
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