Hassan Oda Hulufo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 271 to 280 of 355.

• 31 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: When you look at the Report, you will realise that there are some issues which are contributing to illegal logging and most of it relate to corruption. There are certain situations which create a conducive environment for public officers, especially those who are mandated to take care of our forests, to indulge in corruption. One key issue which I want to highlight, and which the able Chair of the Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural Resources mentioned when he was tabling the Report is the conflict between the various agencies which have responsibility in conservation of our forests. We have ... view
• 31 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: Having said that, the KFS, which has the primary responsibility of protecting our forests, has its own challenges which are very well elaborated in the Report. For example, we have to appreciate that in as much as we expect a lot from it in terms of protecting forests, monitoring, licensing, controlling logging and ensuring that those who are licensed are felling trees in line with the conditions of the licences, the personnel, the number of people who are hired to take care of our forests are grossly inadequate. If we look at the current situation, the KFS has one ranger ... view
• 31 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: Also, after the county governments came into force following the promulgation of the new Constitution and the first election under the new Constitution, forestry became a shared function. Certain functions are supposed to be performed by county governments, but the transition in terms of capacitating county governments to take over certain roles has not been easy. This has also contributed to the problem of illegal logging, poor policing of our forests among others. If you look at the old shamba system where communities were allowed to do farming and after certain seasons move out and plant trees on the areas ... view
• 31 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: Therefore, moving forward, in line with the recommendations of the committee in this Report, it is important that the governance system of the CFAs be streamlined through regulation so that the loopholes that I have mentioned can be filled. As a country, we have failed to take advantage of the carbon credit systems internationally, where we can plant forests which can act as sinks for carbon dioxide and other green gas houses and be entitled to claim credits from donors. Also, there is inadequate incentive provided for commercial investors in the forestry sector. When we looked at good practices from ... view
• 31 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I would like to congratulate the people of Ijara for displaying tolerance as taught by the Islamic faith that we profess. It is important for us to realise that as a country, we are multicultural, multireligious and secular. The Constitution gives all of us the freedom to choose which faith to profess. What the teacher has done is regrettable. It is unfortunate that this particular despicable act has been committed by a teacher who is supposed to be a good role model. Teachers are supposed to be the epitome of integrity and ... view
• 4 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for the opportunity to speak to this proposed amendment. As Members who have contributed have indicated, land is a very key factor of production is our country. We derive most of the things that we require from land. We have the Big Four Agenda which is meant to transform our economy. All the mega projects under the four key pillars of the four-point agenda require land. Most of the land as we speak today especially in the places which are appropriate for these big investments are owned either individually or collectively. The amendments have ... view
• 4 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: establishing the values, who needs to be compensated and also the timeline. In most cases, those who give out their land for public use often end up not receiving their compensation in a timely manner. Having said that, I think the land value index is an improvement on the two statutes. I would like to speak to a few amendments. Looking at the amendment to Section 31 of the Land Act, from the face value, it may look as if it may be in contravention with the Constitution. Of course, the courts are independent because Judiciary is an independent arm. ... view
• 4 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: Looking at the various forms of compensation, it is important to give the various options so that those who are compensated can choose from a variety of options. Limiting the compensation to money was not a good thing. When the land owners take the option of either going for a monetary compensation or for a Government bond or being given an alternative land which is equivalent to the one you are giving up or being given shares in Government-owned entities, these are things that are very progressive and good. I particularly like these new amendments. The other important thing that ... view
• 4 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: put it to an alternative use. There should not be any compensation for that kind of acquisition. The Government cannot compensate itself. view
• 4 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: The introduction of the tribunal is another very important amendment. In the old Act, the NLC was required to develop rules to regulate how these issues on compensation and handling disputes are going to be handled. This thing is better addressed by the proposed tribunal and therefore this proposed amendment is a very good thing. The composition of the tribunal is also very good except that it is important that we consider a representative of the Council of Governors. When we talk about land, the two levels of Government must be involved. Of course, the registered valuers are important people ... view