1 Sep 2010 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, no action has been instituted to settle the huge number of integrated internally displaced families of Kirasha in Kamae Location of Kinole Division because my Ministry has not received any such claim from the area District Commissioner where they are reported to be.
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1 Sep 2010 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, this matter has been coming up every now and then and I think we have been giving the same explanation for the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) who are properly registered. The Ministry has got its own database and is handling all the IDPs who are properly registered. For these other ones where they may be producing lists, profiling of IDPs closed on 31st December, 2008. Any list after that is not being considered by the Ministry until we dispense with the ones who have been properly registered.
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1 Sep 2010 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, before I come to the Ol Kalou bit, the hon. Member has mentioned Lari. Lari is a new district which was just created recently. It used to fall under Kiambu West. We have been able to resettle 2,112 IDPs. The District Commissioner (DC), Kiambu West, still has got some monies which have not been claimed by anybody. I would have expected the hon. Members to first clarify with the old DC. A total sum of Kshs2.5 million is lying unclaimed with the Kiambu West DC. This is enough for 250 households. Possibly, I would request or guide ...
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1 Sep 2010 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think the hon. Member knows too well that this Government has got ways of identifying genuine and fake IDPs because this issue has been here for rather too long now. The list of genuine IDPs is normally submitted by the DCs. For heavenâs sake, if you have got any IDP who claims to have been a victim of post-election violence, please, let it pass through the DCs and then it will reach us, and we shall deal with it.
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1 Sep 2010 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have the same plans that we have for the rest of the IDPs in the country. As I said earlier, the process is ongoing for those who have not yet been resettled. We have faced problems before of financial flow, but this one now has been addressed. So, the process is ongoing.
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1 Sep 2010 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, on the first bit of directing the Kiambu West DC, the answer is ânoâ. This is because, first of all, we do not know whether or not, the DC has got that list. The DC is empowered only to pay those IDPs who are in his list. In case, they are in his list, then the hon. Member and his new DC can liaise with the Kiambu West DC to find out whether or not, they are actually on that list. If they are not, then we cannot issue any directive.
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1 Sep 2010 in National Assembly:
Regarding the second question, yes, we shall provide relief food to those who do not have. About the toilet facilities, we shall liaise with the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation to ensure that our people are in a healthy environment.
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1 Sep 2010 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. Let me add my voice to that of the Members who have supported the Motion for Adjournment. I would like to join my colleagues who have congratulated this nation for passing the wonderful Constitution that we have just celebrated. Kenyans have waited for many years and this is a golden opportunity which we had to utilize. On that, I want to congratulate particularly those from the upper eastern for heeding our call and joining the rest of the country in supporting the Constitution.
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1 Sep 2010 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, while we celebrate, I want to point out that the Constitution itself as beautiful as it may be, is not enough. The Constitution is not going to change us. We have to resolve to change as individuals. This is because unless we change ourselves, then I think it is useless for us to have whatever document like the one we have just produced, because it is us who will implement it and chart the way forward on how this country will move. Therefore, the leadership needs to be commended because they have spearheaded this process and ...
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1 Sep 2010 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, while we were celebrating the great Constitution we have just produced, many speakers have mentioned that it was an embarrassing moment when people started heckling visiting Heads of States. That is unfair. We may have got differences or issues with personalities, but as a country, we must respect other leaders from our neighbouring countries. This is something we need to educate our youth and nation at large on, so that we do not have these kind of incidences again.
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