James Orengo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 4061 to 4070 of 4273.

• 9 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the names are not in my office. The hon. Member has been to my office, but he has not given me a memorandum which specifically gives the names of those who allocated themselves land or who have obtained title deeds. view
• 9 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I cannot stand on the way of this Parliament. If Parliament wants to establish a Committee, I cannot stand on the way. All that is required is a resolution. view
• 9 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Secondly, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on the idea of using the CDF, it has been used very effectively by some hon. Members who have come to see me. They have offered, because of constraints in finances, to spend a little money from their CDF to expedite either the demarcation or the issuance of title deeds. That has happened in several places. view
• 9 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. view
• 9 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: The Ministry has officers in Tirap Division undertaking land adjudication. The same officers will be deployed to Tunyo and Tot divisions once they complete the adjudication work in Tirap Division. In order to be clearer on this issue, I should point out to the hon. Member that the work which was being done in Chepkung Adjudication Section, which was declared on 18th March, 1996 was suspended because of insecurity. In Maina Adjudication Section, the demarcation process is almost complete and there are 54 arbitration board cases pending. However, that need not stand on the way towards the completion of the ... view
• 9 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it depends on whether we get money from the Treasury. We cannot do the work if we do not get the money. For example, the money that we got last year was not enough for us to undertake this process. view
• 9 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there is an ongoing consultation within the Government and we deserve a higher allocation. We are trying to raise more funds by improving on our collections. The consultations that are going on within the Government are to the effect that we deserve to be allocated more money in order to settle people. For example, the squatters in Coast Province require about Kshs10 billion to be resettled. Other Government departments will suffer if the Government gave out the money for that province. There must be an understanding that we have a limited kitty and there is competition ... view
• 9 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: There is one issue that Mr. Kaino raised which is very critical. I would like hon. Members to inform me about the Ministry of Lands Officers, particularly Land Adjudication Officers, who have stayed in any particular area for more than ten years. I am carrying out that exercise and let me know about them. This is because there are some Land Adjudication Officers who have become institutions in particular areas. This has made them interfere with the smooth and expeditious running of the land adjudication exercise. view
• 9 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think the question Ms. S. Abdalla has asked has to do with settlement. This is what concerns her most. Where we are carrying out settlement, particularly of the landless or those who require land, they must satisfy two conditions. They must be landless and poor. view
• 9 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: With regard to the people who get this land, 60 per cent must be from that particular area or district. Only 40 per cent can come from outside the district. Of course, in implementation, I would rather be comfortable in a situation where more than 80 per cent of the people come from the local area. The remaining 20 per cent can be allocated to anybody else who is landless and requires land in a particular area. The bulk of the land should be allocated to the local community. view