28 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, I rise to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Lands and Physical Planning the following Question: (i) Is the Cabinet Secretary aware that land owners in Mwingi Central Constituency and in particular the Coal Basin area of Mui, Enziu and Endui Locations of Mwingi Central Constituency are being issued title deeds with inconsistencies and errors on actual acreage? (ii) Could the Cabinet Secretary undertake to ensure that the said title deeds are corrected and, further, consider taking the necessary disciplinary action against public officials responsible for the inconsistencies and errors?
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27 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to present a petition, which I read in the last Session, but it was time barred. The Petition regards coal mining activities in Mui, Mwingi East Sub-County of Kitui County. I, the undersigned, on behalf of residents of Mui, Mwingi East Sub-County in Kitui County, draw the attention of the House to the following: THAT, the petitioners have lived in Mui, Mwingi East Sub-County of Kitui area since time immemorial, majority of whom are peasant farmers who grow maize, beans, sorghum, millet, green grams among other crops and also keep domestic animals. THAT, in ...
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27 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
THAT, the land was not properly surveyed with many people possessing titles with errors in names and while others have less size than the actual parcel of land allocated; THAT, during the demarcation process, large parcels of land were left between the boundaries and/or allocated to strangers who have no legal right over it; THAT, environmental impact assessment or the environmental management plan were never conducted; THAT, the community has never been informed about compensation of their land and properties; THAT, efforts to resolve this matter with relevant stakeholders have been futile; and THAT, the issues in respect of which ...
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27 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
Therefore, your humble petitioners pray that the National Assembly, through the Departmental Committee on Energy, considers the matters raised in the Petition, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 216(5)(a) and makes appropriate recommendations thereof.
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27 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
And your petitioners will forever pray. Thank you.
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27 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Motion by my friend Murungaru, Member of Parliament for Tharaka.
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27 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. George Murugara, yes. I am sorry. Everybody in the village knows the village elders. These are the people who know everybody in the village, including ourselves. They know those who are law abiding, those who are criminals and those who are drunkards. They oversee peace and security in the villages. They are also judges. They mobilise and get first-hand information, like in Turkana where people are dying of hunger. These are the people who give us information. To do all this, they must be facilitated, even with mobility; they must command respect. Unfortunately, they earn nothing. There are no ...
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20 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to oppose this Bill. In my view, this Bill is pedestrian. It is routine. It is
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20 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
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20 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
like a dream. The Chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee that prepared this Bill does not appear serious. He is hovering around the Chamber. At one point, he walked away and yet we are debating a serious Bill that he moved. I wish he could listen to me. He is a member of the Tanga Tanga Movement.
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