Ali Mohamud Mohamed

All parliamentary appearances

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• 7 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have just said, unless the Member was not listening or attentive, that for those who return, we compensate them with a sum of Kshs37,000; the same way we treat those whose houses were burnt or destroyed during the post-election violence. You will realize that there is a difference because we used to give the others Kshs25,000. The difference will cater for things like transport and a little bit of start-up capital, so that they can do some little businesses here and there. That is the support that we give. view
• 7 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, you will agree with me that this is a substantially different Question from the one I am answering. I know what we are doing about that matter and if the Member has regularly been in Parliament, this issue has been coming up time and again. I issued a very comprehensive Statement on this matter two weeks ago. This House constituted a Committee of about 18 Members to liaise with our Ministry. For the sake of the Member’s question, we are handling the matter and we will make sure that all the IDPs will be resettled as required. view
• 7 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the new Constitution provides for Kenyans to settle anywhere in the country. Even the old Constitution provided the same. I will agree with the Member that there are some areas where some people are up in arms, especially where we have been trying to acquire land to resettle the IDPs. That particular matter is getting the due attention. There is a group which is negotiating with the said community in liaison with hon. ole Ntimama. The Government is giving the issue the due attention and I am very sure it will be resolved as a matter of ... view
• 7 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I agree with the hon. Member that those people came from somewhere. For those who have their own places to be resettled, that is exactly what we do. However, there is a group of IDPs who used to either rent houses or reside in some particular areas, which now happen to be uninhabitable partly because either those premises have been destroyed or they feel unsafe in those particular areas. Therefore, it is only prudent for the Government to look for alternative areas of resettlement for them. view
• 7 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, earlier on, the Government issued a statement to the effect that we would be able to complete resettling all the IDPs by the end of December. I said last week, and I will say it again. Unfortunately, it may not be feasible to meet that deadline in view of the problem that has been raised by hon. Kiuna which I concur with. However, we shall endeavour to resettle all the IDPs not later than the said deadline. We shall endeavour to resettle all the IDPs at the earliest time possible. view
• 25 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Is it in order for Dr. Khalwale to impute improper motive on the Chair? The Chair has always risen to the occasion. He has always led the nation and this matter is before a court. It defeats common logic. We discussed this issue in the Kamukunji yesterday very elaborately. If people just stand up and think about themselves--- Kenyans have been aggrieved and this matter is before a court. You have always led us; please, do not be dragged into matters that are before a court. view
• 25 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to issue a Ministerial Statement on the issue of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), who planned to trek from Gilgil to Nairobi, as demanded by the Member of Parliament for Ikolomani, Dr. Bony Khalwale. The planned march from Gilgil on 17th November, 2010 involved about 200 IDPs from Ebenezer, in Kikopey area. The IDPs from this settlement area are among the 20 self help groups that are registered with the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Development. They were protesting against claims of alteration of the original IDP Self- help Group Register. Secondly, ... view
• 25 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, yesterday Dr. Khalwale was in the House when a similar question was asked and I really answered it. Three weeks ago, I issued a very comprehensive statement regarding this matter of IDPs. I appreciate the concern of the Member and, indeed, many other Members who have always been asking questions about this matter. It is a matter we need to do away with very quickly. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I said earlier, this process is ongoing. We hope that by the end of December, all the IDPs would have been settled. Unfortunately, I ... view
• 25 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I appreciate that concern. Indeed, it is a genuine concern. We noted that problem. We have actually addressed that problem. The matter to do with land acquisition is being handled by the Ministry of Lands in co- ordination with our Ministry. We have put up a joint Committee to address this matter. We have agreed from now henceforth, we have even appealed to the general public and the IDPs themselves. Anybody who gets parcels of land which can be bought by the Government for that purpose can come forward and tell us and then we ... view
• 25 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Member purports that this matter has been here for long. Yes, indeed, the issue of IDPs has been here since we had the post-election violence. Unfortunately, these allegations are partly to do with misinformation. The Government moved with speed and resettled many IDPs. We gave them Kshs10,000 and Kshs25,000 for those whose houses were burnt down. In fact, the IDPs we are talking about now and, indeed, even the group from Kikopey belongs to this group. view