James Orengo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 28 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: “Public land shall not be disposed of or otherwise used except in terms of an Act of Parliament specifying the nature and terms of that disposal or use.” The primary statute in place currently is the Government Lands Act, but the primary statute in place for the formulation of the necessary legislation is on course. view
• 28 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the totality of the answer I have given is that, in the provisions of the Constitution, any freehold or leasehold leases that are more than 99 years automatically convert to a 99 year lease. So, it would not be possible to give the total number of acreage unless an inventory is taken. However, it is taken for granted that all the leases that are more than 99 years; either freehold or leasehold, automatically, by Constitution, have been converted to terms of not more than 99 years. view
• 28 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, there is no magic in those numbers. There are longer leases for 999 years and even 9999 years under our old constitutional order. However, currently, I can assure you that whenever any leases are being granted or renewed, they are not renewed for a period of more than 45 years, if their use is commercial. We are trying to restrict 99 years leases to residential properties only. That is because of family connections and sentimentality. We are prepared to give a longer period. However, there is no magic in 99 or 999 years. Always, in the spirit ... view
• 28 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we are having trouble with freehold titles. However, as a matter of practice, even before the new Constitution came into place--- What I am saying is that any extensions or new grants, we avoid giving leases beyond 45 years. You will remember that before the white man came here, they preferred going to Canada, Australia and any other territories under the British Empire. However, as an attraction to Kenya, they offered freehold titles or leases of 999 years and even longer ones to entice the white settlers to come to this country. Many of them wanted to ... view
• 28 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, with tremendous respect to hon. Kioni, if he was listening to me, he would have heard me say that we are preparing enabling legislation to put into effect the full import of those provisions of the Constitution that make it impossible for non-citizens to own land for periods longer than 99 years. Indeed, as a matter of clarification, under the Agriculture Act and the Land Control Act, it is not easy, even under the old constitutional order for non-citizens to acquire agricultural land. There are those provisions that restrict agricultural land falling under the possession or ownership ... view
• 26 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank you and my learned friend, Mr. M. Kilonzo, for giving me--- view
• 26 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank you and thank my colleague, the Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs, for the manner he has prepared this Bill and presented it to the House. For the reasons I will give, I beg to second debate on it. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have come a very long way. If the House can remember a little bit of history, in the old monarchies in Europe, particularly what Rumsfeld, a former Defence Secretary in the United States, called “the Old Europe”, it was generally believed that monarchs had the divine right to rule. They ... view
• 26 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I can remember one African leader in South Africa who was the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Lesotho, Chief Jonathan Leboa. One time after an election in which he had been defeated and the electoral commission had announced the results, Chief Leboa, who was the Prime Minister of Lesotho, said, “Yes, you have declared the results of the election; I even accept that I have lost the election, but I am still the Prime Minister of Lesotho”. He accepted that he had lost but continued to be the Prime Minister of Lesotho for nearly ... view
• 26 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Today, I was really happy when I heard that the old leadership in Egypt is undergoing trial for various reasons. For more than 30 years the leadership in Egypt was winning elections by 99 per cent. In fact, it was more than 99 per cent. Now that the Arab States have risen, all these old practices are being interrogated. Therefore, I cannot over- emphasize the fact that, as leaders, irrespective of our political parties, we should from now on, learn to write two speeches. During every election, you must write two speeches in advance and carry them in your pocket. ... view
• 26 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Last time, we really spent sleepless nights. We do not want to do that ever again because the announcement made by the electoral body should stand the test and everybody should believe and take into effect, whatever decisions that are reached so long as they are properly decided. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the other thing which makes me talk about the issue about leadership and integrity at the national level amongst political leaders is that, if you go to many old democracies – for example, if you go to India – you will not hear a lot of hullabaloo ... view