James Orengo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 10 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am grateful. I will make this Ministerial Statement at the request of Mr. Wamalwa. view
• 10 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mount Elgon Hospital land in Kitale was initially held by the District Council of Trans Nzoia for a term of 99 years, from 1st May, 1937. The land measures approximately 8.11 acres and was allocated specifically for hospital use. Pursuant to Legal Notices Nos.338 of 1957 and 453 of 1962, the land was vested in Kitale County Council with effect from 18th June, 1997. In 1963, Kitale County Council transferred the said land to Mount Elgon Hospital Trust to manage as trustees. In 1990, a new list of trustees was presented for record purposes, and they were Messrs. Philip Matanya, ... view
• 10 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: In 1996, an application was made by the trustees for consent to have the land transferred to Mount Elgon Hospital Limited, and consent was granted. The land was subsequently transferred to Mount Elgon Hospital Limited on 20th September, 1996 at a consideration of Kshs1.2 million, which was far below the market value. An application to charge the same land by Mount Elgon Hospital Limited was made and consent granted, and the property was charged to Standard Chartered Bank of Kenya Limited to secure a loan of Kshs4.06 million. view
• 10 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: On 20th September, 2005, a Government caveat was registered on the title, following a request by the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission (KACC) to prevent further transactions being effected. The Ministry is now looking for ways of reverting the property back to the public and have the hospital managed by trustees as originally envisaged, without compromising or undermining the interests and rights of the public. view
• 10 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is true to say that this is one of the transactions that were, on the face of it, fraudulent, because under Condition No.7, on the title, it is stated that the “guarantee shall not sub-divide the land in any manner whatsoever, and shall not sublet, assign or otherwise dispose of any portion thereof or any building erected thereon.” Consequently, in our view, the consent to transfer the property was wrongly granted. I assure the hon. Member that we are doing everything possible to have this hospital and the land revert to the people. view
• 10 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you. view
• 10 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, first, there can be no transactions to transfer or in any way deal with an interest in the land itself. On that one, I can assure the hon. Member. I have had an occasion to visit the hospital, and I know the degree of waste that is going on, in fact, not only in terms of the permanent structures and the trees but also in terms of some of the equipment that was inherited from the old management. I have sat and talked with the Minister for Medical Services. We are view
• 8 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will not take very long because some of the points have been covered. I just want us to go back to the Standing view
• 3 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want the Speaker to hear me. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is not a simple matter, as I said yesterday. Any attempt to try and simplify these matter runs foul of the conscience of the whole country. If you look at Sections 27, 28, 39 and 40 of the Local Government Act, they give the Minister for Local Government powers to appoint nominated councillors. Those sections also give the Minister for Local Government powers to revoke those nominations. I have had the privilege of arguing cases in the Court of Appeal and, ... view
• 3 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view