George Oner Ogalo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 4 May 2016 in National Assembly: I am a little concerned and I will be seeking guidance on whether prescribing qualifications for a candidate in election seats bodes well with the Constitution. Article 38(3) of the Constitution says every adult citizen has the right, without unreasonable restrictions, to be registered as a voter; to vote by secret ballot in any election or referendum; to be a candidate for public office or office within a political party of which the citizen is a member and if elected, to hold office. I am not sure if a bill of right, like this political right of a citizen, can ... view
• 4 May 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I wanted to speak on the earlier clause, but I support the proposed amendment by the Committee because it clarifies the process of partition as listed in Section 94 of the Original Act. view
• 4 May 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. The intended purpose of Clause 43 of the amendment Bill is to conclude what we have been doing in the Land Registration Act. Clearly, this House has been properly advised that registration of title to land is a national Government function. It cannot be done by the Commission. Parts (d), (e) and (f) are talking to the registration of title to land. We are saying that we delete those ones from the functions given in the original Act, the NLC Act. If we delete this as it has been proposed, it means we are ... view
• 3 May 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I do not have a problem with the proposal by the Chair. In this day and age, what would stop any contractor anywhere in Kenya from notifying the Cabinet Secretary that they have discovered oil? Why do you need seven days? I do not have a problem with it but I do not know the merit why you want to give it seven days if the proposers of the Bill intended two days. view
• 3 May 2016 in National Assembly: I will not disagree with you. I will support. view
• 3 May 2016 in National Assembly: I support, subject to him giving the rationale. view
• 3 May 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I want to oppose this amendment vehemently. If you own land you should be compensated for the value of the land. The minerals or anything found in your land is described in the Constitution as public land. It is owned by the State. Kenya owns any minerals in any land. If you own land, you will be compensated for the piece of land. You cannot be compensated for the minerals in the land. This amendment will be unconstitutional. I indulge you. If you allow this amendment to be voted for and carried, we will be engaging ... view
• 3 May 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. Article 67(2) (c), which my colleagues have read, says that the role of registration of land falls under the national Government. It is the CS who represents the national Government in that function. We cannot just make a general argument that it is the NLC and must therefore do everything. There are things that are supposed to be done by the national Government, and other things that are supposed to be done by the NLC. Let us be sober and separate those functions. We even have an opinion by the Supreme Court. Even the ... view
• 28 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I do not know what the Committee wants to achieve with this. This means that the discretion of the judicial officer would make it to even the Kshs1 million they are talking about. Making it “not exceeding Kshs1 million” could even be zero. So, I do not know what exactly the Committee wants to achieve with this. Therefore, I oppose this amendment. It can make somebody who has not displayed their licence to actually go scot-free or be judged to pay a fine of zero shillings. Let the Committee Chair explain this further. I oppose. view
• 28 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, for the same reasons I gave earlier, I oppose this amendment. You cannot allow an offence of not displaying a licence to be adjudged 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