James Orengo

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• 9 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: 3926 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES December 9, 2008 RESETTLEMENT OF ABAHUYI COMMUNITY IN MUMIAS view
• 9 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I have no plans to resettle the Abahuyi Community as they were not evicted following the compulsory acquisition of land to pave way for the construction of Mumias Sugar Company. (b) The Ministry of Agriculture paid compensation to the community through the Provincial Administration, that is, the District Commissioner, Kakamega. view
• 9 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the entire transaction with the community or individuals who sold their land was on the basis of a private treaty between the concerned community and the Ministry of Agriculture and Mumias Sugar Company. There was never a process under the Compulsory Acquisition Act which would have then enabled the community or persons affected to the appropriate tribunal. If not, they would have gone further and appealed to the High Court. However, they elected themselves and negotiated the sale of their land directly. I really have no role to play because they accepted the money and that was ... view
• 9 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the information I have is that during the negotiations, the Government found leases to be cumbersome because they would depend on person to person. It was decided that it should be an outright purchase. That is what was negotiated and agreed. If the hon. Member has evidence that, in fact, these were leases, then I am ready to be shown those leases. This is because if they were leases for more than one year, for them to become enforceable in law, they should have been registered. I am waiting to see the evidence of that. view
• 9 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, this may seem to be a small correction. You can see that the amendment sought is by deleting the full stop and inserting the words "but no earlier than ninety days". Then, there is a full stop at the end. So, the insertion is not just of the words but with a full stop at the end. I think that is important, having deleted the full stop. view
• 9 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, that is what I am looking at. I think, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, you, probably, did not understand my point. 3938 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES December 9, 2008 Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I am saying that the amendment calls for the deletion of the full stop. Then at the end, there is the insertion of the words and no insertion of the full stop. The full stop should be there. I just want to make the whole position clear. Having deleted the full stop, let the full stop stay at the end. Then we ... view
• 9 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, at this stage, I just want to note the able manner in which the Minister has piloted this Bill through the three stages, and the mode of consensus that has been achieved during the debate in the House. I believe that if some of us can follow her footsteps, business in the House will be undertaken very expeditiously. I want to congratulate my sister for such a wonderful job. view
• 9 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, your Excellency the Vice- 3944 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES December 9, 2008 President and Leader of Government Business. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I stand to support the Motion that Mr. Speaker do now Leave the Chair. I do not know whether the word "doth" would have been more appropriate. Maybe, we should have had an amendment in the Standing Order to the effect that, that type of English should go away from our vocabulary. That notwithstanding, and without taking a lot of time, I also want to join the Vice- President and Minister for Home Affairs in commending the ... view
• 9 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, I also oppose the proposed amendment. When you come to the definition particularly of the "Leader of Government Business", it is important in the sense that when you read the Standing Orders, then you find that the Leader of Government Business has a role. So, you can connect that definition with some function within the Standing Orders. Now, the animal that is being introduced as such, I do not find that animal in the body of the Standing Orders. It may be my misunderstanding, but I think it is a dangerous precedence. Those who were in this ... view
• 9 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, it was just a question of who was the Leader of Official Opposition. Within political parties, there were those wrangles. It became very difficult to prove who the defacto leader was. I think Mr. Imanyara is quite right that the Political Parties Act has dealt with that issue extensively. We do not need to bring that confusion into the Standing Orders. view