John Bomet Serut

All parliamentary appearances

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• 27 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Chairlady. I do not know at what stage we would describe one as a victim because before evidence is given, I do not think one is a victim. We have had cases of people making allegations and they want to hide behind protection. We have to be very careful when we are making laws in this House. In the past, people have hidden behind certain cocoons, named some people to have assaulted them and later on, it turns out that those are falsehoods. So, as much as we want to protect victims, we also want to protect ... view
• 27 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: I wanted to contribute to this amendment. view
• 27 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairperson. We are talking of compulsory acquisition. That means it is by force; this is a situation where your land is taken, whether you like it or not. The price given is not commensurate to the value of your piece of land. When you do not get the value of land--- If you do not take the money, it is deposited at the High Court at no interest. This idea of introducing taxes through the backdoor should be stopped in this country. I oppose the amendment. view
• 27 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Yes, I am, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I know that there is no land which can be acquired by the Government without a Government valuer coming in. So, the issue being raised by the Chair is neither here nor there. He is misleading the House. view
• 27 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 27 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. Allow me to join my colleague, hon. Gumbo, in this. My worries are that many times the valuers from the Government have been used to determine the value of most of the properties. Because the Government tries to look for revenue, they have pushed the prices beyond the market value. As such, those who are disposing of their properties will lose at the end of it. view
• 27 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: We hope that when we accept the 5 per cent, there will be a way of settling disputes between the buyer and the seller, or the Government and whoever will be disposing of assets. view
• 27 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. Let me declare my interest. I am a member of the Departmental Committee on Labour and Social Welfare. There were no consultations to the effect that this particular amendment was to be withdrawn. If there is anybody who is in his or her sensible mind who thinks it should be withdrawn, I do not think that is in the minds of the members of that particular Committee. view
• 27 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I want to plead with you that this particular amendment should not be withdrawn. We should be given time to explain why we have brought this particular amendment. Thank you. view
• 7 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, thank you for giving me this opportunity. Some of the people who were occupying that piece of land happen to come from my constituency. I know they paid Kshs3 million to the Government. That money has not been refunded and by payment of that money, it formed the contract between the Government and the people. Therefore, I think the onus lies with the Government to either acquire that land and compensate the people at market value or let the people return to that particular piece of land. That is my position! view