Boniface Mutinda Kabaka

All parliamentary appearances

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• 26 Sep 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, one ground for eviction is that, that land be set aside for the Government to push for the four agendas, among others, housing development. The question then is: Is it the policy of the Government to destroy multibillion houses to pave The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 26 Sep 2019 in Senate: way for another house? As the Senator from that area, I read a lot of mischief. It is in the public domain, which we shall prove to the State, that, that land will be grabbed by some people from Nairobi. view
• 26 Sep 2019 in Senate: Reading your mood, when you look at me, I know that time is of essence. view
• 26 Sep 2019 in Senate: No, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I drew an analogy and said that the question of eviction is very universal in all other areas. I took the case of where I come from. My role,under Article 96 of the Constitution, is representation of the people from where I come from; the inter-link between the national Government and the counties. I would be doing a disservice to discuss matters from other counties per se, without drawing some semblance to what is happening now. Next week, Godwilling, I will bring a similar Motion. view
• 26 Sep 2019 in Senate: In summary, the law has been sought in this country. In the High Court, there was the Muthurwa case, where Justice Lenaola, my former classmate and a Judge of the Supreme Court today, gave resounding procedures of evicting squatters. This included the domestication of international laws principles that require the State to have fair regard to shelter, health of women and youth, school going children, whether or not the schools are open. This is a way of upholding Chapter Four of our Constitution; the Bill of Rights, which is elaborate from Articles 19 to 57. view
• 26 Sep 2019 in Senate: I support the Petition by this particular Kenyan. The Committee on Lands, Environment and Natural Resources should critically look at the issues being raised here and come up with a resolute solution, to make sure that affected Kenyans do not live on trees like birds. They need to lead decent lives, so that we can have a harmonious country. Otherwise, the two tribes will remain; the haves and the have not’s. The wisdom by Karl Max is at play to date. view
• 26 Sep 2019 in Senate: I support. view
• 25 Sep 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. I wish to join my colleagues in passing my condolences to the families of the children who passed on in an unfortunate circumstance, which has now become a game of ping pong. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you do appreciate that professionalism is lacking in most areas of our cadres in the society. Without throwing blame to the engineers, other professionals have issues. However, to pin the matter down to the issue here, the engineers and architects of Nairobi City Council who approved such drawings, should face murder charges similar ... view
• 25 Sep 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, while computing claims of this nature for the deceased person, the so called multiplier and accelerator effect is very insignificant. We should change the law in relation to that without necessarily following the common law position. This Senate has powers to do that. view
• 25 Sep 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir--- view