Esther Murugi

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 341 to 350 of 541.

• 28 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: After the resettlement programme was approved for the IDPs, the Treasury provided funds amounting to Kshs2.9 billion to the Ministry of Lands to embark on the purchase of land. A total of Kshs1,435,887,168 has been spent to date. Advertisement to sell land to Government has been done severally through the media and as a result, we have received various offers. The resettlement programme was progressing well until recently. The Ministry has so far settled 1,082 households but recently, we met some setbacks. One is in the Mau Narok, where we bought a farm of about 2,500 acres, where we hoped ... view
• 28 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will table the document after I finish giving the Ministerial Statement. view
• 28 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: As we speak, we are having negotiations with the people in Endebes to see the best way to resettle the IDPs, because anybody who has been to the camps will appreciate that the IDPs are living in very inhuman conditions. I would only expect somebody who does not have a heart to refuse them to be resettled in Endebes. So, I would ask all Members of Parliament to put their political agenda aside and accommodate what we are doing. view
• 28 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not want to say more. Everybody in the country knows about the issue of IDPs. When I am told that I must consult some political parties or some leaders of tribes, I do not think it is fair. It is making our work extremely difficult. In the mean time, we are also re-verifying the IDPs in the camps to make sure that the beneficiaries of the two-and-a-quarter acres are only for persons who are genuine IDPs. view
• 28 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, on the issue of peace and reconciliation, we are actually riding on it. A lot of people who were displaced especially from Uasin Gishu, have moved back to their land. We have reconstructed their houses which were burnt down and even given them livelihoods, so that they can move on with their lives. However, the persons who were in the IDP camps are the people, like I have said in this House before, who were not actually farmers. They were business people in the towns. The initiative they showed was that they wanted now to go into ... view
• 28 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, on the issue of money, we do not want to give money to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) to buy land. If you remember, when the Kshs10,000 and Kshs25,000 was given out, it brought up a lot of issues amongst the IDPs. We do not want to go that way again. This is a matter that is actually under investigation and we would rather go with what the Government has set as a policy to resettle these people. I will also bring in an IDP policy so that we can also address the issue of the IDPs ... view
• 28 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 27 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish to respond. (a) The number of IDPs who are still in camps is 16,179 households, out of which 8,652 are post-election violence victims and 7,527 are forest evictees. Their particulars and current locations are indicated in the schedule that has been given to the Member. (b) I cannot provide the details of the IDPs that will be resettled in Mau-Narok since the Government has decided that the parcel of land in this area will be used for research purposes. (c) Since there are no IDPs being resettled in that area, the issue of consultation ... view
• 27 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that was an oversight. I have the self- help groups which are 20. They are in the schedule. I wish to table the list so that the hon. Member can have a look at it. However, I would like to have the copy back. view
• 27 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: It is okay, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. There is no problem. I wish to table the schedules which are quite bulky, so that the hon. Member can have a look at them. view