James Orengo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 3501 to 3510 of 4273.

• 16 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: (a) In collaboration with the Kericho District Plot Allocation Committee, the Ministry has identified a number of plots currently occupied by the Talai Community; these specifically are Block 5 and in Block 6 in an area known as a “deferred zone” neighbouring Kericho Prisons Annex for the resettlement of the Talai Community. view
• 16 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: (b) I have directed the relevant Government department, the Director of Physical Planning, to immediately commence the process of planning of the identified plots to enable a formal allocation process to commence. It is expected that this process will take some three months to complete. I have previously held discussions with the civic leaders from Kericho, the District Commissioner, other public officers and stakeholders on this matter. The action I have taken on this matter is a result of these consultations. I may add that the community is already on this land, and so the exercise will be simple. It ... view
• 16 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have a big problem nationally with resettlement of squatters; over the last four financial years, we have not received a single cent from the Treasury for the resettlement of squatters who, under the framework under which we settle squatters, they must be defined as poor and landless. However, I have begun an exercise of audit in several areas of the Republic. If we identify land that was either grabbed or given out, and not used in the manner in which the grant stated, we will try to recover some of this land in order to ... view
• 16 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, in terms of compensation, it is very difficult for me to do anything without the authority of this Parliament. view
• 16 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: If you look at legislation in this Parliament, which targets particular community such as the Mazrui Act was to deal with a specific situation and the Isaack Okwiri Act, was compensation to an individual. view
• 16 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: So, I would ask hon. Ethuro, probably, we can work together and come out with legislation to deal with some of these issues that you have raised. This is one of the reasons the problems of the Talai Community found favour with me. As a fighter like them, I truly believe that these are people who did a good service to this country. However, over 40 years, they have been left in a situation like they are not part of this country. I have ordered as this exercise is going on that they should remain where there. The land they ... view
• 16 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: I am aware that the community is not just in Kericho alone. They are all over the Rift Valley. We will to deal with that issue. Under framework of historical injustices, I think we can address the issues of the Talai Community. It is a serious matter that those who stood and fought continue to suffer, while those of us who, probably, never have been in any battle have the privileges that we enjoy. So, I find that hon. Langat you have done a good thing to bring this Question because the community was forgotten in every sense of the ... view
• 16 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, my answer is dated 8th June, 2011. So, it is effectively from 8th June. I am going to invite hon. Langat to go with me in three weeks’ time to Kericho as part of an exercise of ensuring these things move with the necessary speed. What we are aiming at is not three months. If we can do it in less than three months, so be it. view
• 16 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, under the Constitution, all public land, except those that are specified in the Constitution will vest in the Counties. I believe that in the County from which my brother comes from, Bomet County, there are large expanses of land which were acquired. Some of them, leases have expired and some which are about to expire. There are pieces of land which were, probably, grabbed and which are not being used. So, I would urge my colleague that, probably, in the next elections, he should become the Governor. Since the land would vest in the County Government, ... view
• 15 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me a chance to contribute to this very important Motion. I want to say from the outset that I support this Motion. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in supporting this Motion, I also plead to the House that the debate today will go to the annals of history as one of the most consequential debates in the life of this Parliament. I would urge that we give ears to our colleagues who are going to make contributions so that, in another ten or 20 years, if somebody would come back and try to ... view