John Bomet Serut

All parliamentary appearances

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• 1 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for affording me this opportunity to speak on this very important Motion moved by my friend, Mr. Hamisi. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, from the outset, I support this Motion. This Motion is about ownership of land, discouragement of idle land and ownership by those who have lived on land for more than 12 years. The problem of squatters started in 1895 when the British moved in this country and started displacing the indigenous people, from the Coast Province, the highlands and every corner of this country. The problem of squatters has been ... view
• 1 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me speak as a Kenyan. Do we all need to own land? If it is agricultural land, the answer is "no". But we need to have somewhere to live. The poor must be settled. The Government must move with speed and settle all squatters. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, how many squatters are we talking about? We are talking of a number of squatters who are distributed all over the country. I would urge the Government that when it comes to settling the squatters, let it come up with a policy that it settles ... view
• 26 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. The Southern Nyanza Community Development Project sponsored by the Government of Kenya, IFAD and the local communities has funded the following projects in Ndhiwa Constituency in Homa Bay District. The project has invested Kshs13,891,021 in Kobama Division. The breakdown of the project implementation is for detailed as follows: Divisional office at Kobama Divisional Headquarters, Kshs1,250,000; it is completed. Community empowerment in Kasirime, Kshs1,495,939. Various projects under agriculture and livestock in Kasirime Location total Kshs1,666,653.50. Some of these projects are at various stages of completion. There are also three other projects under the component ... view
• 26 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, first and foremost, I want to disagree with the hon. Member when he says that most of the money has been spent in boardrooms for purposes of capacity building. What has been spent on capacity building is about 10.7 per cent. That is Kshs1,495,939 out of a total--- view
• 26 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Speaker, Sir, for saving me from the Questioner. Several projects have been completed. Under the health component, purchase of essential drug kits for Kasirime Location is complete, and it took IFAD Kshs210,000. Outreach services for Kasirime Location cost Kshs483,000 to complete. Sanitation, moulds and construction of slab yards--- view
• 26 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: It is not very long, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 26 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, according to records in my Ministry, these projects are there. Since I can see that the hon. Member is agitated with the answer, I beg the indulgence of the House so that we can visit Ndhiwa and confirm whether these projects really exist. view
• 18 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to support this Motion on freedom of information. At the outset, let me say that I am opposed to some sentiments expressed by my colleagues, especially when they talk about proceedings in Parliament. view
• 18 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not think that proceedings in our Parliament do not reach our people because of any inhibition or provision in the Act that hinders us from passing this information. I think it is the Parliamentary Service Commission which has delayed renovating this Parliament in order to ensure that our electorate follow the proceedings in Parliament. I want to agree with my colleagues on the issue of freedom of information. Without freedom of information, no development can take place in any country. This freedom must be up to certain limits. You cannot tell me that ... view
• 1 Aug 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Let me start by appreciating the work of the Minister for Local Government, for the short period that he has been in charge of the Ministry. For the first time 2488 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES August 1, 2006 since Independence, the Minister was able to allocate the people of Mt. Elgon slightly over Kshs32 million to build a market at Kapsokwony. Allow me also to say that, for the short period the Minister has been in office, he has done a bit of work within the City of Nairobi, other cities outside Nairobi and county ... view