James Lomenen Ekomwa

All parliamentary appearances

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• 9 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: So, we have to consider what we call “local contents”. We have realised at one point that a foreign investor would come to an area and all his employees are foreigners. The contractors and even their currency are foreign. We wonder what benefit we get from such a resource. If the contractor is a foreigner and all those working there are foreigners, what value does Kenya get from this resource? You will find that all the benefit from this resource goes out of our country and it does not benefit Kenyans. It is high time this Bill put in place ... view
• 2 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me this opportunity. I am the Member for Turkana South. view
• 2 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I rise to support this Bill. This is an important Bill as far as pastoralists are concerned. We have been waiting for this Bill because we have been short- changed by many investors and groups interested in grabbing our land. The first statement I want to make is that I support the Bill because everybody has been given an opportunity to take care of his or her resources. When people were busy selling their land and having title deeds, we were very patient as pastoralists because we have a philosophy of sharing resources. As far as pastoralists are ... view
• 2 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: When land is registered, who will own the title deed? Whose name will it bear? Will it be Lomenen, the chief or the whole community? It has to come out clearly that for pastoralist communities, land is communally owned. When it comes to usage of land, the community assembly comprising of elders, area Member of Parliament, governor and Members of the county assemblies (MCAs) will be responsible for protecting it. If they will want to give out a piece of land to an investor or the Government to build a health centre, they can call a meeting to discuss and ... view
• 2 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: I support this Bill because it provides that all powers over this land rest with the community. You see people giving title deeds for a land they do not know where it is. You will have somebody coming to lobby with a title deed, but when you ask where the piece of land that he owns is, he says that he has been given in Nairobi. Let it be very clear that we wasted time, our rights and resources in taking care of this land. view
• 2 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Sometimes back, we did not know that we had oil under the land. We did not know that there is water under the land. This Bill has come at the right time. We want it to protect people who have been persistent and patient in taking care of their land. If there are people who have already used their land, let them go by ladders heavenwards as we go horizontally to make use of our land. Let it be clear that whatever oil, water or gold we have, if the Government wants to make use of the resources, it should ... view
• 2 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: This Bill is so important. During the amendment stage, we will be clear whether it means that some areas will be so special. We should not be categorised as Nairobi or Mombasa. We should remain special and we should not interfere with traditional defence system of land. view
• 2 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: I support. view
• 2 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity. I think people are wondering why the microphone is working. I am a nomad and I should move from one seat to another. view
• 2 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: I rise to support this Motion and thank Hon. Wamalwa for bringing it. This Motion is key for my county. I want to start by telling you a very interesting story where I called for a youth meeting and elders came. I tried to chase them away, and one of them said: “I am less than 18 years because I do not have an ID. Why should you chase me away?” It was very true that he did not have an ID card. It is also true that some communities and individuals have been marginalised for years just because they ... view