12 Sep 2019 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker. This afternoon, I rise to present a Petition by the residents of Tigania East Constituency regarding unlawful acquisition of their ancestral land by the Kenya Defence Forces School of Artillery, which is also called the 78th Battalion.
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12 Sep 2019 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise this afternoon to present a Petition on behalf of the residents of Tigania East Constituency regarding the unlawful occupation of ancestral land by the Kenya Defence Forces School of Artillery, the 78th Battalion. I, the undersigned, on behalf of concerned residents of Tigania East Constituency, draw the attention of the House to the following: THAT, the Petitioners have lived on their ancestral land in Tigania East Constituency for years; THAT, in 1977, the then county councils of Isiolo, Samburu and Turkana jointly hived off from the community land hundreds of acres and allocated it ...
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12 Sep 2019 in National Assembly:
THAT, the evictions have disrupted residents’ lives, rendered them homeless and cut them off basic social amenities, including access to education by their children; THAT, attempts by Petitioners to amicably resolve the matter at the grass-root level through consultative meetings with the KDF have not been successful; THAT, the matters raised in this Petition are not pending before any court of law or any other legal or constitutional body. THEREFORE, your humble Petitioners pray that the National Assembly, through the Departmental Committee on Lands: (i) Inquires into the circumstances under which the KDF annexed an extra 20,000 acres of land ...
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3 Jul 2019 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I beg to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Irrigation the following Question. (i) Could the Cabinet Secretary state whether Khat (also known as miraa ) has been categorised as a scheduled crop as required by the Crops Act 2013 and the Crops (Food Crops) Regulations 2015? (ii) What measures is the Ministry putting in place to secure local and international market for the crop?
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7 May 2019 in National Assembly:
(Tigania East, PNU) asked the Cabinet Secretary, Transport, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development: (i) whether he is aware that the tender for the upgrading of Mikinduri-Kunati-Gatithine Road to bitumen standard was awarded to M/s. Elite Construction Company three years ago and, to date, the construction is yet to commence; and, (ii) whether he could explain what plans are in place to ensure the whole road is upgraded to bitumen standard before 2020 and, further, that the road is motorable before the long rains start.
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1 Aug 2018 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I, the undersigned, on behalf of the residents of Tigania East Constituency, draw the attention of the House to the following: THAT, for many years now, residents of Tigania East Constituency and the neighbouring constituencies have been experiencing incessant cases of cattle rustling. THAT, on 28th October 2017 at 4.00 a.m., Mr. Cyprian Kirimi Linguli and Mr. Daniel Mithika were shot dead by bandits who stole a total of 1,300 cattle that belonged to the two deceased persons. THAT, further on 14th March 2018 at around 4 a.m., armed bandits invaded the village of Gambela and ...
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1 Aug 2018 in National Assembly:
THAT, these raids have continued to destabilise communities, undermined their livelihoods and contributed to increased poverty and underdevelopment in the area. THAT, this situation has led to the loss of many lives especially breadwinners hence children are left behind as orphans under the care of well-wishers or old parents who do not have the capacity to take care of them. THAT, efforts to resolve the matter with the relevant ministry have borne no fruit. THAT, the issues in respect of which this Petition is made are not pending before any court of law, constitutional or statutory body. Therefore, your humble ...
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1 Aug 2018 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker.
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25 Jul 2018 in National Assembly:
(Tigania East, PNU)
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25 Jul 2018 in National Assembly:
(Tigania East, PNU)
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