Joshua Ojode

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1621 to 1630 of 4692.

• 8 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you know that I am a Government Minister. A Government Minister can also say why we are having a problem in the country. The problem has come as a result of drought and many other factors. However, that, notwithstanding, we have constituted a committee that is dealing with stress management within the police force and APs camps. Hon. Gitari has asked whether there is any assistance that we can give. I said that we will give Kshs20,000 to defray burial expenses. Once a family member approaches the DC or our offices, we will give out that ... view
• 8 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have been requested to increase the assistance for burial purposes. Up to this moment, none of the family members has come to request for that. We are going to consider their request for purposes of the burial. Hon. Mwaita has requested us to increase the chaplains. Yes, we are considering increasing the chaplains within the camps. That, I think, will help us to deal with the stress once and for all. Hon. Koech has talked about the housing situation in police stations. In this House, I am on record as having said that we are ... view
• 8 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: So, can I do it next week? view
• 7 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. view
• 7 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: (a) The Government, through the Office of the President, paid land rates to the Nairobi City Council in 1994 to enable the City Council issue rates clearance certificate to be annexed to the transfer deed for the 196 maisonettes which were purchased by the Government from the Kenya Posts and Telecommunications, as it then was, being view
• 7 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: proprietors of a first charge over the property in question and the official receiver as liquidator of the Continental Credit Finance Limited. The amount paid on account of the same was to be recovered from the purchase price of the additional area that the Government intends to purchase from the owners. It will be noted that had the Government not intervened and paid the rates, the entire parcel of land could have been auctioned by the City Council to recover rent and rates arrears which the registered owners were unable to meet. (b) The property is registered in the names ... view
• 7 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Assistant Minister is aware that, out of 86 acres, the City Council is demanding Kshs284 million in terms of rates arrears. However, we will not pay what the City Council of Nairobi is demanding. We have agreed that we will authorize the payment of Kshs384 million for the plots which we are going to have. In those 86 acres, we have agreed that on the parcel where we have 196 maisonettes, we will pay for it. However, if we get money from the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, hon. Uhuru Kenyatta, in the next ... view
• 7 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: the whole parcel of land. However, what we have before the Ministerial Tender Committee totals to Kshs384 million. view
• 7 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we paid about Kshs20 million earlier to secure the plot. That is because if we did not do that, the City Council would have auctioned the whole parcel, together with our housing units. So, we agreed with the owner to pay the rates for him and deduct whatever we would have paid from the principal amount when the agreement is sealed. I wish to table the valuation report which has been taken to the Ministerial Tender Committee for purposes of hon. Kutuny to see what we have agreed on. He is going to see what is before ... view
• 7 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, there is nothing unique in allocating land that does not belong to us. The land, as at now, does to belong to us. We are persuading the owner of the land to sell to us what we have used to build the 196 maisonettes. So, if he wants to sell some of the parcels, that is up to him. We are zeroing in on what we have utilized. That is what we are convincing him to sell to us. If, in any case, we need additional parcels, we will also ask him to give us the valuation ... view