Benard Imran Otieno Okoth

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• 21 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: THAT, Woodley Estate residents have had a unique arrangement with the now-defunct Nairobi City Council and its successor, the County Government of Nairobi, whereby the latter collects rent while the residents undertake the management, repair and maintenance of their respective properties at their own expense since 1968; THAT, such maintenance has included repair and maintenance of drainage, sewerage, water pipes, gardening and beautification of internal and external public areas and enhanced security by erecting and reinforcing fences and gates to the estate at their own cost, and this has led to both expectation and demand by residents for full legal ... view
• 21 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: THAT, such maintenance has included repair and maintenance of drainage, sewerage, water pipes, gardening and beautification of internal and external public areas and enhanced security by erecting and reinforcing fences and gates to the estate at their own cost, and this has led to both expectation and demand by residents for full legal possession of their respective houses; THAT, following the then Nairobi City Commissioner’s decision to sell the said Nairobi City Council Estates’ houses in the early 1990s as they had been deemed unserviceable, unmanageable and uneconomical to maintain, a Motion was passed in Parliament in 1992 to sell ... view
• 21 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: THAT, the issue in respect of which this particular Petition is made is not pending any court of law or any constitutional legal body. view
• 21 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: THAT, the issue in respect of which this particular Petition is made is not pending any court of law or any constitutional legal body. view
• 21 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: Therefore, your humble petitioners pray that the National Assembly through the Departmental Committee on Transport, Public Works and Housing: i. Recognises the residents/tenants of Woodley Estate as proper allottees of the estate as referenced in paragraph (vii) above. ii. Urgently intervenes to ensure that Woodley Estate houses are sold to the current tenants based on an affordable housing model that is inclusive of considerations of social and infrastructural equity advanced to the estate by the residents as well as beneficial interests based on significant maintenance and management costs The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. ... view
• 21 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: THEREFORE, your humble Petitioners pray that the National Assembly through the Departmental Committee on Transport, Public Works and Housing:- i. Recognise the residents/tenants of Woodley Estate as proper allottees of the Estate as referenced in paragraph (vii) above. 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
• 21 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: ii. Urgently intervenes to ensure that Woodley Estate houses are sold to the current tenants based on an affordable housing model that is inclusive of considerations of social and infrastructural equity advanced to the Estate by the residents as well as beneficial interest based on significant maintenance and management costs incurred directly by the residents since occupancy; and facilitates the structuring of the current rental arrangements in the form of a tenant-purchase mortgage agreement that secures full ownership of the houses by current tenants within three years at rates not exceeding Ksh15,000 per month. iii. Intervenes to ensure that protection ... view
• 21 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: incurred directly by the residents since occupancy; and facilitates the structuring of the current rental arrangements in the form of a tenant-purchase mortgage agreement that secures full ownership of the houses by current tenants within three years at rates not exceeding Ksh15,000 per month. iii. Intervenes to ensure that protection of the Woodley Estate environment that comprises of over 25,000 trees, as well as preservation of open green spaces are guaranteed and prioritised in any current or future development plans. iv. Makes any other orders in the interest of the Woodley Estate residents who have toiled for years to maintain ... view
• 21 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to ask Question 10 of 2021 by Private Notice, directed to the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Coordination of National Government:- (i) Could the Cabinet Secretary explain the circumstances surrounding the abduction and subsequent killing of the late Cynthia Makokha, a young form 4 student from Kibera Girls Soccer Academy in Kibra Constituency, who was abducted, violated, killed and her body dumped into a river in Shianda village, Mumias East sub-county, Kakamega County, while visiting her family during the recent October schools holiday? (ii) Could the Cabinet Secretary also provide the status of ... view
• 21 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to ask Question 10 of 2021 by Private Notice, directed to the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Coordination of National Government: (i) Could the Cabinet Secretary explain the circumstances surrounding the abduction and subsequent killing of the late Cynthia Makokha, a young Form 4 student from Kibera Girls Soccer Academy in Kibra Constituency, who was abducted, violated, killed and her body dumped into a river in Shianda Village, Mumias East Sub-county, Kakamega County, while visiting her family during the recent October schools holiday? (ii) Could the Cabinet Secretary also provide the status of ... view