James Orengo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 14 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: (iv)The other method that is used is compulsory acquisition. In this respect the Minister for Lands can cause land to be acquired if he is adequately satisfied that land is required for purposes of public good and if he considers that settlement of landless families will enhance such good. Compensation of land acquired through compulsory acquisition is for vesting such land in the Government for the settlement of landless families. view
• 14 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is a process which we have started and it is particularly within the context of the new Constitution. The hon. Members who have engaged in this matter would bear me witness, where my attention has been drawn to land which was public land that was not available for alienation. There is a lot of land in this country which was given to individuals without considering whether it was available for alienation. I want to say here now that if you hold a title deed on land which was not available for alienation, because the powers ... view
• 14 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Commissioner of Lands are only limited to land which is available for alienation--- Unfortunately, there are many people who have acquired public land which was not, in the first place, available for alienation. I am very determined and in some instances I have proceeded to nullify or revoke those title deeds because nobody can pursue an interest on land which he does not have. So, if you have a title deed which has no legal basis, then it is not worth the piece of paper you are carrying. If you take that direction then it means that every piece of ... view
• 14 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there is another category of public land particularly in the Rift Valley where people were given large chunks of land purely on patronage. I have seen people come to my office saying that they have 6,000 acres which they want to sell to the Government. This is the case and yet they have done nothing on it. If we determine that you were given public land for a particular purpose and you have not used that land for that purpose then under the conditions and terms of sale we can recover that piece of land. In ... view
• 14 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, first, in order to settle somebody that you describe as a squatter, he must fall under the category of being poor and landless. You may not have land but you are not poor. So, you must meet those two categories. The other problem that we have with squatters, especially in the areas where it is known that we have many squatters is that, land is given to squatters and titles issued but the first thing that they do is to sell that land. This is a big, big problem in the coastal region. In fact, in ... view
• 14 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: So, there are two things here; one, we need to put more resources into acquiring land to settle squatters. Secondly, we must intensify recovery of public land which is in the hands of those who are using it purely for speculation. I need the goodwill of this Parliament to help me drive this process because there are lots of people who have already questioned whether we have a basis for recovering this Government land. view
• 14 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Finally, we need to amend that Act on compulsory acquisition because in the provisions of that Act, it says that I can only acquire--- view
• 14 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I can only acquire land if it is for public purpose and it has been held elsewhere. That if it you settle a particular squatter, that is not a public purpose; it is using it for private purposes. view
• 14 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I absolutely agree with the hon. Member. Where I come to the conclusion that, that piece of land can revert back to the Government, I will do exactly what she is suggesting. But it must be done on a case by case basis. We cannot do it in a way that would affect the rights of other persons without considering each individual case. view
• 14 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Touching on what Ms. Karua has said, we may wish to run away from a very fundamental position. The House must clean itself. I mean, there is a crisis; we have two Order Papers. The circumstances under which those two Order Papers reached hon. Members should be fully explained. As for me, while not talking about the contents or the directions the Motion is going to take, for me to take the Business of this House seriously, I need to know well in advance what the House is going to discuss. ... view