James Orengo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 3731 to 3740 of 4273.

• 18 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. view
• 18 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, first, the hon. Member has got to make me aware that they want the plot. You may just want to squat there but you need to convince me that you want to be on the land and do something with it. Once I am convinced that there are adequate and appropriate plans for the use of that land, then, I will do the needful. But I also want to say that in view of what he had said about evictions, we are trying to develop some guidelines for evictions in terms of the new Constitution. ... view
• 18 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, you have to usurp that right. You must convince me that you have been there for more than 12 years and, probably, you need a court order to vest you with those rights. But as Minister for Lands, I will always operate on the basis of recognizing the rights of people who are already on the land and are using it. Unfortunately or fortunately for the hon. Member, he used to go there to buy chicken heads, but two weeks ago, I was there and bought a very nice piece of chicken. I am sure, ... view
• 18 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, if you read the Constitution, it requires everybody to act in accordance with the Constitution. Every organ of State and individual is supposed to respect the Constitution. I am saying without fear of contradiction that if you have to carry out an eviction and have a court order, which means it is a lawful eviction, you must do it in accordance with the law and Constitution. The moment you start beating up people and burning houses, then you must know that you are doing something wrong. Even if you are a police officer, you stand ... view
• 18 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, with Questions, I can only deal with specific issues. If you bring it to me and looking at the nature, I will be able to respond. The other side of the coin must also be taken into consideration. There are some people who have taken the licence to move on any land without any rights and then expect that they cannot be evicted from those pieces of land. But if you have any specific Question regarding any Kenyan or group of Kenyans in any part of the Republic, if you bring it to my attention, ... view
• 18 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am very much aware of the Powers and Privileges Act, Chapter 6 of the Law of Kenya. If at all I submit to your inducement, I may end up before that Committee. I may be summoned and grilled. However, if you are in the habit of going to this market to buy chicken to eat like I am, possibilities are that we may meet there as customers. I encourage hon. Khalwale to come along because now he can afford a full chicken instead of kichwacha kuku. view
• 17 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, without being seen to be supporting the Back Bench on this issue, but taking from what hon. Koech has just said, there is a very good practice in the House of Commons in that, there are bells in the pubs around the Westminster which normally alert Members of Parliament. If they are having one for the road, they could quickly come to Parliament. The Speaker on the Chair at the time did, in fact, two rounds over the Questions before they were dropped. So, we were here and ready and the Questioners were away. So, they must ... view
• 17 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am seeking clarification from the Speaker. view
• 17 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, in seeking direction from the Chair, I must say that the Assistant Minister has spoken very well for the Government of Kenya. Indeed, it shows that if the Cabinet had to be overhauled, we have a lot of talent amongst the Assistant Ministers and even the Back Bench. Mr. Speaker, Sir, you know that even in the process of legislation, if any legislation runs counter to the Constitution, normally, the person affected or offended would wait until there is an Act of Parliament which then has commenced operations, to question whether that Act of Parliament is inconsistent ... view
• 17 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the guidance I am seeing is: (a) Is there anything before this House we can say is the decision of the IIBRC? The Constitution says that the decision is concretised in a Gazette Notice. There is no Gazette Notice. Indeed, what he was trying to do is inchoate or premature. If I may say, view