7 Jun 2017 in National Assembly:
I would like to support this amendment. We had agreed to proceed in this particular way. I agree with him and support.
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7 Jun 2017 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I would like to support this particular amendment. It sums up the things that we had canvassed and I agree with the Committee amendment.
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7 Jun 2017 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I would like to support this particular amendment. It sums up the things that we had canvassed and I agree with the Committee amendment.
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7 Jun 2017 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I find it a little bit tricky whether to oppose this particular amendment. The County of Turkana already has an integration plan with the refugees in Kakuma. The county is already in the process of having usability of rights to land. The refugees have been allowed to cultivate and have pasture. It is something that is already ongoing. What we wanted to do is borrow that good practice that is already in force in the County of Turkana. I would really like the Chair to consider it because it is already ongoing anyway. The ...
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7 Jun 2017 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I find it a little bit tricky whether to oppose this particular amendment. The County of Turkana already has an integration plan with the refugees in Kakuma. The county is already in the process of having usability of rights to land. The refugees have been allowed to cultivate and have pasture. It is something that is already ongoing. What we wanted to do is borrow that good practice that is already in force in the County of Turkana. I would really like the Chair to consider it because it is already ongoing anyway. The ...
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7 Jun 2017 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, earlier on, I started by not opposing or supporting Hon. Kamama’s position because I hoped that we would strike a middle ground. There are some parts of this Bill I would not want put to vote because they are against the spirit of our negotiations in the Committee. That is why I am not bothered that one of our lieutenants left. I would like us to have a middle ground where possible.
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7 Jun 2017 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, earlier on, I started by not opposing or supporting Hon. Kamama’s position because I hoped that we would strike a middle ground. There are some parts of this Bill I would not want put to vote because they are against the spirit of our negotiations in the Committee. That is why I am not bothered that one of our lieutenants left. I would like us to have a middle ground where possible.
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7 Jun 2017 in National Assembly:
I would like to say three or four things. First, we appreciate that whatever the law does not prohibit, it allows. Having said that, we have done a couple of things. In Clause 32(2), I was requesting the Chair of the Committee and Hon. Gikaria to agree with me. We have agreed that the CS designates certain sections in the country where refugees can reside and therein lies refugee settlement areas. That is what we have agreed on Clause 32 (2). Having agreed with us, we are saying the conflict – and I am happy he mentions it and we ...
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7 Jun 2017 in National Assembly:
I would like to say three or four things. First, we appreciate that whatever the law does not prohibit, it allows. Having said that, we have done a couple of things. In Clause 32(2), I was requesting the Chair of the Committee and Hon. Gikaria to agree with me. We have agreed that the CS designates certain sections in the country where refugees can reside and therein lies refugee settlement areas. That is what we have agreed on Clause 32 (2). Having agreed with us, we are saying the conflict – and I am happy he mentions it and we ...
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7 Jun 2017 in National Assembly:
Chair, you appreciate that if at all the refugees are going to have a designated area and you allow - and I said let us borrow from the example of the Turkana County… Picture a scenario where refugees are staying there 24 hours and 365 days for 20 years doing nothing but waiting for food rations. That is exactly what breeds insecurity because people have nothing to do. They are only waiting for food rations. What we are saying is that once the CS has designated a certain area, whether it is a quarter of an acre or a small ...
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