Joseph Wathigo Manje

All parliamentary appearances

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• 5 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: that is the way to go in this country. In the long run, we may succeed in fighting corruption if we appreciate Information Technology and Communication (ICT). Thank you. I support. view
• 26 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for giving me this chance. I, the undersigned, on behalf of the residents of Kajiado North Constituency, draw the attention of the House to the following: THAT, Chapter Five of the Constitution on Land and Environment, specifically Article 60(1), provides that Land in Kenya shall be held, used and managed in a manner that is equitable, efficient, productive and sustainable and in accordance with certain principles, interalia, security of land rights; view
• 26 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: THAT, Section 111 of the Land Act, 2012, envisages that if land is acquired compulsorily, just compensation shall be paid promptly in full to all persons whose interests in the land have been determined; THAT, in March 2018, the Lands Ministry provided comparable rates for land transactions on parcels of land affected by the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) citing a land value survey undertaken by the Ministry along the SGR Phase II(A) Corridor, which the National Land Commission was to adhere to; THAT, it is alleged that the comparable rates provided by the Ministry were inconsistent, bearing in mind the ... view
• 26 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: THAT, the comparable rates provided by the Ministry have demonstrated inconsistency with the value of recent land transactions that have been undertaken in certain areas within the constituency; FURTHER THAT, efforts to persuade the relevant authorities to review the rates have borne no fruit; THAT, the matter presented in this Petition is not pending before any tribunal or court of law. Therefore, your humble Petitioners pray that the National Assembly, through the Departmental Committee on Lands – (i) Recommends review of the comparable rates provided by the Ministry of Lands with the aim of up-valuing the rates provided for the ... view
• 26 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. In the social media, some links are sent to you. You are unwillingly linked to a site you do want to view. That is why it is very important to make sure that at least this amendment goes through. We should realise that children are like any other creation. When they are exposed to funny things, they grow with the funny things just the way any other animal would grow. So, this exposure should be curtailed. view
• 25 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: I second. view
• 24 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I wanted to empahsise on the importance of that clause. It provides that the distribution of energy should be distinct in a particular area. Sometimes it gets affected by electromagnetic and so, it has to be a distinct area of distribution as opposed to retail. I support. view
• 19 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. While I support the amendment by Hon. Duale, I disagree with the definition of irrigation. When you use the term “hydraulic engineering” you exclude others like natural gravity because you can do irrigation through natural gravity and other primitive way of making sure that water goes down. view
• 19 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Chairman, the main idea behind this is to make sure that somebody who becomes a nuclear engineer through the internet and is not a qualified engineer should not participate on this Board. The word “registered” is just the way you would have a registered doctors’ union. view
• 11 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me a chance to contribute to this Bill. The energy sector is very important in this country. This Bill seeks to separate energy from petroleum because it was controlled by similar Acts with petroleum. Energy in this country is extremely expensive such that the cost of doing business has risen. The manufacturing sector is most affected and it is one of the Big Four Agenda of the current Government. It is very The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from ... view