Alex Muthengi Mburi Mwiru

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• 29 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Be that as it may, some Members could be debating from the fact of whatever it is on the face value of the Bill but I know that we considered many of these things as a Committee. Those issues will come out clearly during the Committee of the whole House. Let us look at some of the things that have been making these two entities not to function properly. There has been hue and cry on who should issue leases or titles and who is supposed to administer a lease if it expires. From the Committee level and where I ... view
• 29 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: If we look at the way things are in our Constitution, and how it has directed us, we will see that we used to have very many laws, Acts and statutes governing the administration of land in this country. At the time of the formation of the Constitution, Article 68(a) of the Constitution envisaged controlling a situation where those land laws were very many for ordinary Kenyans to comprehend and understand which law to apply, where and when. Article 68, which is on matters of legislation, says that Parliament shall revise, consolidate and rationalise existing land laws. We are calling ... view
• 29 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: If you look at it from the minimum and maximum land holdings, you will find that the Constitution, under Article 68(c)(i) says something which I will read to Hon. Members. view
• 29 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: I know there are a number of doctors around who can help me in terms of semantics of the word “prescribe.” Article 68 states:- “Parliament shall— (c) enact legislation— (i) to prescribe minimum and maximum land holding acreages in respect of private land.” As a Parliament, we cannot avoid but swim in it. Somehow we have to prescribe wisely and solomonically because at the end of the day this is a matter--- The Hon. Member for Luanda has said it. If we prescribe in Luanda to have half an acre and a quarter an acre in Nairobi, there will be ... view
• 29 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you. Indeed, I would not wish to respond to the Hon. Member for Luanda because I was only reading what is relevant to what I am debating. In any case, there are very many articles in this Constitution that I may not be able to go through. However, the Hon. Member is at liberty at any given time because this is the time of Second Reading. He is at liberty even to bring amendments that he feels were not carried out. view
• 29 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker and the indulgence by my brother, the Member for Luanda. We should not balkanise ourselves in one way or another in this country, because we have to move as the Republic of Kenya. Where there could be a problem and shortcoming, it is necessary for the membership here and the country to walk together and ensure that whatever law we pass here is not going to be passed for an individual, region or any area of interest. So, from where I stand as the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Lands, the ... view
• 29 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: There is an issue which has been raised on whether the Commissioners are supposed to be subjected to the Public Service Commission (PSC) and I say “Yes”. Even the Ethics and Anti- Corruption Commission (EACC) should be subjected to the PSC for purposes of the President to nominate and for Parliament to approve. Therefore, I do not find a problem with that. The PSC has the capacity to look at those credentials, pass them over to the President and then to this House for the purpose of approval. At the end of the day, Parliament is the ultimate employer. I ... view
• 17 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. It is important that I notify the House that the greatest constituency I have in my Departmental Committee on Lands is the 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. view
• 17 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: membership from the Coast region. Seven out of the 29 Members are from the Coast. They have been participating in this debate and the consultations all along. I urge my colleague and friend that, at least, there has been some time for consultations including when we were doing the caucus with pastoralists. There has been a lot of consultations. Let them allow the House to proceed in the manner that it is at the moment. Where they feel they need to do any additions, we can afford to put them on board as we move ahead. view
• 17 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 4 of the Bill be amended− (a) in subsection (1), by deleting the words “vest in “ and substituting therefor the words “be owned by”; (b) in subsection (2), by inserting the word “community” immediately after the words “the use of”; and (c) in subsection (3), by deleting the words “vest in” and substituting therefor the words “be owned by”. view