Dr. Christopher Andrew Langat

All parliamentary appearances

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• 11 Nov 2021 in Senate: There are rumours and people would like to get clarification on the same matter. We normally hear that the land has been leased for many years, yet we know that it used to belong to the people living in those particular areas. When they were displaced during the colonial period, most of them became landless. Now they live in the Mau Region. When their land is leased again for another 99 years, it becomes a problem to all of us. The worst part is that the leasing was not done after revaluation of the land and the rates they used ... view
• 11 Nov 2021 in Senate: To make matters worse, the assumption of the people from outside, including well-wishers who would have wished to come and help our communities, is that we are the owners of those particular farms and we are very rich yet the contrary is true, that people from those areas are poor. The assumption is that we are very rich but no one is ready to help us. view
• 11 Nov 2021 in Senate: There are no proper Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities to help the communities living in those particular places. We do not agree with leasing of that particular land once again without involving our communities. The committee that will handle this Statement should do robust work, so that we know where the problem lies, so that our people are assisted. view
• 11 Nov 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I support this Statement fully. I thank you. view
• 10 Nov 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order 48(1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries on the sale of uncertified maize seeds to famers in Bomet, parts of Kericho and Narok Counties. In the Statement, the Committee should – (1) Indicate the type of maize seeds distributed and being sold to famers by County, stating the yield per type and table a quality assessment report of the seeds. (2) Investigate claims of influx of fake seeds in the market which are being sold by unscrupulous individuals to famers in Bomet, parts of ... view
• 10 Nov 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also take this chance to welcome you back. It has been long and we have missed you. I support this Motion of alteration of the Senate calendar because the Devolution Conference is very important to all of us. This is the time where the main stakeholders of devolution; the governors, Members of County Assemblies (MCAs) and ourselves come together to compare notes on what we have done, the challenges that we face and many other things. It is also a very good time for us to get close to the people who elected us. Whenever we ... view
• 10 Nov 2021 in Senate: On a point of information, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I would like to request the House to understand Sen. Cherargei. He was like that even when he was my student in Moi University. He used to ask questions which were funny and so I really beg the House to understand him and allow him to continue. view
• 10 Nov 2021 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I thank you for giving me the opportunity to add my voice to this Motion. First, I congratulate Senior Counsel, Sen. Omogeni, and his team for doing a robust job that if implemented in our country at this point in time will be a game changer. I have read through this report and noted that the Committee has done a lot of work. I pray that this report will see the light of day to save our country at this point in time. view
• 10 Nov 2021 in Senate: Police brutality and extrajudicial killings in this country is alarming. The issue is so bad that even the international community is wondering what is happening in our country. Two days ago, I read a report on the Human Rights Watch about the issue of extrajudicial killings in our country. If you go through that report, you will discover that it is a reflection of a story that I read when I was in high school about a man who was called Tekayo in one of the short stories by Grace Ogot. Tekayo was a man who, when herding cattle, saw ... view
• 10 Nov 2021 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Speaker, it is a challenge for any other group to investigate the challenges that we are facing currently because the people who are supposed to provide security to our people in the country are the greatest security risk. The issues of extrajudicial killings in our country; abduction and illegal arrests of people in the society are a challenge. It is also a challenge to investigate the issues because the people who are supposed to do the investigations are implicated. view