Esther Murugi

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 221 to 230 of 541.

• 9 May 2012 in National Assembly: Yes, we are giving them adequate shelter. Yes, we are also giving them food. The Ministry that is in charge of buying land is the Ministry of Lands. If they gave me adequate land today, I have the facility and the capability to actually construct houses and resettle them. Until the Ministry of Lands gives me land, I am unable to resettle them. view
• 9 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have given the people in Kipkabus food to last them the next three months. We are ploughing for them and also giving them seeds. After six months, I expect to win them off from the relief food. view
• 9 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, if they are in camps, I can only give them tents. When I get land to resettle them, I construct houses for them on a quarter of an acre. I do not have land as we speak so that I can go and provide them the shelter that is prescribed in the Constitution. view
• 9 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was not aware that I was playing politics. I talked about being provided land by the Ministry that is relevant so that I can do that which is within my mandate; that is construction of houses and not identifying the land. I am not playing politics. view
• 9 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we give them maize, beans, rice, cooking oil and nutripack. We do not give them fish because I do not have fish. We give them canned beef and powdered milk. If there was a place where I could buy tinned fish, I would also provide them with fish but I was not aware they were fish eaters. view
• 9 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as soon as I get the details of how many tents he requires, I will do so immediately. It can even be tomorrow. view
• 9 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, when we are given land, we send a technical committee. The technical committee went to inspect the land. Three thousand acres were found to be arable while the 2,000 acres are occupied by squatters. This land has rocks. Does the hon. Member want me to settle people on rocks? Does he also want people to go and settle with the squatters? view
• 9 May 2012 in National Assembly: The 2,000 acres are not “viable” for resettlement. view
• 9 May 2012 in National Assembly: I meant “habitable”. English is my second language. That land is not habitable for resettling IDPs. view
• 9 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I go by the technical report and not by what the hon. Members feels to be--- view