James Orengo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 4221 to 4230 of 4273.

• 25 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Did you hear what the hon. Member for Turkana has said; that I have got to do the bidding of my employer? It is not right for the hon. Member to cast aspersions and if he thinks that my contribution is doing the bidding of my employer and not expressing myself in pursuance to Section 79 of the Constitution, then I think he is absolutely out of order. That is because I can never be made to say something that I do not believe in. view
• 25 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I was just wondering what Mr. Namwamba was saying, which was clearly out of order. He said that the President does not legislate. There cannot be a legislation without the hand of the President in it. Parliament consists of the National Assembly and the President. I think what Mr. Namwamba was not taking into consideration is that this Motion requires a resolution and not an enactment. To that extent, if it is a resolution, then the President may not be involved, but he used the word "legislate". It is not just a ... view
• 25 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. What is the relevance of what the Member is saying to the Motion before the House? I mean the question of relevance is critical, unless he wants to turn this House into a baraza . view
• 25 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to support the Motion, but first of all I wish to say that we should not be grandstanding, because the role that this Parliament is to play in the next five years has to measure up with other Parliaments. There have been Members of previous Parliaments who have been detained for standing up for what was right; they were not talking about issues like this, but about grander issues and ideas that shook this nation. There are people who were assassinated and who were Members of this Parliament. I think we should not be grandstanding, ... view
• 25 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, you know, I think hon. Ethuro does not even deserve to be a Christian or Muslim. You were supposed to sit in your little corner. Although you believe in the same creed, you can sit in your little corner and say your prayer in your own way. I think every Government in every part of the Globe sees things from different perspectives although, when there is an issue like this before Parliament, under the principle of collective responsibility, we do not bring out our differences. Therefore, to expect that I would oppose this Motion would go against ... view
• 24 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. I have suspended the search fees. We are going to review them. I am going to invite stakeholders and hold discussions with Members of Parliament to see, in relation to what I am going to say, what would be the appropriate amount to charge in terms of searches. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to show the House why it was important to increase those search fees, by showing Members of Parliament what is a title. This is a document of titles. You can see the state in which it is. view
• 24 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Whenever somebody is doing a search, he is given this document which can run, in relation to some titles, into ten volumes. The lawyers and other people who normally have matters to do with the lands registry, would sit with those registers for a day or two; trying to look into the history of a title before they effect a transaction. Mr. Speaker, Sir, some of these titles run from the year 1918. For example, the first title on this register is for the year 1919. In respect of this title, you will find that the transactions are not just ... view
• 24 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the process has already started. We are carrying out an audit. We are also talking to the Treasury, and the Minister is here, and to other donors who have been helping us in our plan to computerise the records. That is the only answer to the problems that we have in our registries. In fact, the relevant Parliamentary Committee should come to the registries and have a look at their state. view
• 24 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have started the process. Actually, I heard the question and I was giving a background to it. I have been here long enough to understand the question and I am answering it. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the process has started. As to how long it is going to take, that is going to be based on the availability of funds. But we have some seed money already on which the process has already commenced. I hope, that within three to four years, we will have completed the process. view
• 24 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, after most of the searches, the person carrying out the search would want to get photocopies of the titles and the transactions that have taken place. In many of those searches, you will find that a title has had more than even 100 transactions. So, you are required to photocopy several documents which may run to 100 pages. Then an officer has to certify the records of that search and a revenue stamp has to be placed on that particular search as part of the authentication of the document. Normally, as of necessity, there will be an ... view