James Orengo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 4 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move the House doth agree with the Committee in the said Resolution. view
• 10 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I apologise for coming late. I also apologise to the hon. Member because this Question has been deferred a number of times. view
• 10 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: I beg to reply. Whenever land in urban centres is required for allocation, the policy is to have it planned and advertised, so that Kenyans can apply through the respective district plots allocation committees. These committees are chaired by the District Commissioners and the Provincial Commissioners where applicable. Local authorities and the Ministry of Lands are also represented in these committees. In case of projects, the district development committees have to give approval before land for a particular project is allocated. This is meant to ensure ownership by the beneficiaries of the projects and to reduce conflicts that may arise ... view
• 10 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: (b) The issue of lease extension to Matt International does not arise because in the first place, no lease has been issued in the first place . view
• 10 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with regard to Lamu and sections of Tana River, I am doing better than that. I have stopped all land transactions, particularly in Lamu. As you know, the whole of Lamu is Government land. But there are people who have taken advantage of Government land in Lamu and they have been giving out that land in the past to individuals who use it for speculation. I have a big exercise going on in Lamu to identify villages and set aside areas that will go to the local communities. I am interrogating all the land allocations that ... view
• 10 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I responded to that question, although not so directly. It is a shame that in some areas in the Coast and other parts of the Republic, including Lamu and sections of Tana River, the local people are basically squatters. People from other parts of Kenya and, in fact, even foreigners have got title deeds in some of those parts of the country. You can rest assured that I am not going to allow titles to be issued to Matt International until there are sufficient consultations with the local leadership. That is one of the reasons why ... view
• 10 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in fact, according to my records, the DDC, the local leadership and the county council had given approval for the allocation of that land. When I was in Lamu, most of the councilors were demanding that I should give out that land to Matt International. So, I would beg this House that, at an appropriate time, I want to bring firm view
• 9 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The Adjudication process has not been completed in these sections due to the complexity of the Land Consolidation Act, Cap. 283 which involves fragment gathering and consolidation of the same into viable units. This, in turn, has led to displacement of people and raising many land disputes therefore derailing the process of adjudication. Many adjudication sections were declared at the same time in the larger Meru District and since adjudication is a process, some have already been registered and the exercise is ongoing in other sections and at various stages. Previously statutory ... view
• 9 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: [ Mr. Speaker left the Chair] view
• 9 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I may not have a specific answer to that question but I have a schedule here which can take a long time to read. I can lay it on the Table because it includes all the details that the hon. Member requires. There is information as to what has happened in each section and in each village. view