Francis Chachu Ganya

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 621 to 630 of 1798.

• 22 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, the Committee rejected the proposal from the Senate. This is because we felt that before prospecting rights are given on private land, the owner of that land must give consent. So, we rejected it. view
• 22 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: We agreed with the proposal from the Senate. It is the use of the word ”unregistered” in reference to community land. This amendment provides more clarity on the concept to be given by the National Land Commission. If you read the Constitution, the word used there is “registered”. On that ground, we agreed with the Senate amendment. view
• 22 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: THAT, Clause 40 of the Bill be amended by deleting sub-clause (1) and substituting therefor the following new sub-clause – (1) The Cabinet Secretary may submit a request under section 107 of the Land Act for the compulsory acquisition of land or rights or interests in land, to vest the land or area in question, or rights or interests in such land or area, in the Government or on behalf of the Government, where the consent required under sections 36, 37or 38 is─ (a) unreasonably withheld; or (b) the Cabinet Secretary considers that withholding of consent is contrary to the ... view
• 22 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, we rejected this proposal. This is because referring to specific section of a particular law poses challenges when other laws are enacted relating to compulsory acquisition of land. For example, the Community Land Bill may have provisions regarding acquisition of community land, and since the proposed amendment only refers to the Land Act, this may be problematic. We wanted one law which is universal when it comes to issues of compulsory acquisition of land, instead of having sections of laws addressing the same. The State has the powers to compulsorily acquire land in public interest. Instead ... view
• 22 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: 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
• 22 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: We agreed with this proposed amendment from the Senate. This amendment deletes the provisions for the CS to take into consideration uniqueness of procurement and tendering process of minerals, while coming up with regulations for tendering guidelines for mineral rights. The Senate felt that part of the Bill will lead to some level of corruption. Because mining is unique and has few challenges, somebody can ask for special favours, which might not augur well--- On that basis, we agreed with the Senate. view
• 22 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, towards the end of that clause, there is a statement to that effect which says:- “which recognise the uniqueness of procurement and tendering process of minerals, while coming up with regulations on tendering guidelines for mineral rights”. This is what they deleted, where it was saying that when doing the regulation, the CS should consider the uniqueness of procurement and tendering in this sector. However, the Senate said that is not necessary. As a Committee, we agreed with the Senate. view
• 22 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, as a Committee we agreed with this amendment. It deletes the making of regulations that cover the number of expatriates per capital investment by the Cabinet Secretary (CS). Basically, the provision says that depending on the capital investment you are doing, you should be allowed to bring in as many expatriates as required. We felt that will not favour the employment of Kenyans. On that basis, we agreed with the Senate on the amendment. view
• 22 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: THAT, Clause 47 of the Bill be amended in sub-clause (1) by inserting the words “members of the community and” immediately after the words “in employment to”. view
• 22 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: As a Committee, we agreed with the Senate amendment. The amendment clearly provides for additional preference for members of the local communities in employment in the mining sector. On that basis, we agreed with the Senate. view