Kabando wa Kabando

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• 13 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: So, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the pain is great. I saw on television and on page 5 of one of the main dailies, and the following day, on page 5 of the same daily and in two other dailies, houses built in the early 1990s by individuals of my age, and some even younger, being brought down. I also saw a widow from my constituency, whose husband was like my father – and remains so in spirit – actually shedding tears of pain; she saw houses constructed for the past three or four decades being brought down barely a year ... view
• 13 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: So, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, if we say that the demolitions, supervised by the Ministry of Lands, are a violation of the Constitution, we are right. If we say that the demolitions are actually an abuse of social justice, we are right. If we say that the demolitions are a merciless treatment of innocent investors, we are right. If we say that these demolitions actually appear to be a strategy to exterminate the poor, and kind of cleanse Nairobi of young and old people and children who do not seem to be well connected to the central Government, we are ... view
• 13 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, if we say that the Ministry of Lands is actually in violation of Section 40 of the Constitution that requires adequate notice before demolitions are undertaken, and adequate provision of compensation, we are right. If I stand here and I say that the Minister and the Ministry of Lands are actually not ashamed of presiding over a citadel of graft, I am right. view
• 13 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, you can say that they are not showing us the original culprits who actually perpetrated the acquisition of that land under the supervision of the Government or a Government department; they actually passed over the acquisitions to other people through legal means; this was through purchase that was agreeable. The Ministry is now perpetuating impunity by covering the originators of the sin. We are being shown the owners of the houses, but we are not being told when they were originally allocated the land. Who was originally allocated this land? We are hiding behind the excuse ... view
• 13 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: I must say here, as a former Chairman of Students’ Organization of Nairobi University (SONU), who was very inspired by a former Chairman of SONU, one James Aggrey Orengo, that I am actually very disappointed by his management of the Ministry of Lands. I know that Dr. Khalwale will be in agreement with me that as hon. Lessonet has said, James Orengo – we are not addressing you in person – you are a huge and incorrigible disappointment. You have some time remaining; you even at one time contested the presidency in 2002. We knew you did not win, but ... view
• 13 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, hon. Orengo is rising to say that somebody is mentioning him, but when he was mentioning hon. Wamalwa the other time, he was not contravening the Standing Orders. Hakuna ya tumbo na ya mgongo . This issue is very difficult. In conclusion, I also tell the Members that we are another arm of the Government. The Judiciary is part of the Government. I want to congratulate the Committee for the good effort made in addressing this matter. Unless this report is implemented and compensation is done to the widow that I saw, whom I know, Mrs. ... view
• 13 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of information, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 13 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I rise to inform my colleague, the Assistant Minister for Water and Irrigation and the Member of Parliament for Embakasi that, very evidently, there are “sacred cows” in this Parliament. There are also “sacred cows” in the Government. view
• 13 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: That is the information I am giving, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker! I cannot be intimidated! Even after I contributed here, I was intimidated from the Bench here. I cannot be intimidated by anybody, no matter who you are. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, we want full disclosure of the information as to who owns land and why some areas were targeted even though they were not on the flight path. The Member of Parliament for Embakasi was just doing exactly that by tabling documents. We have seen the Minister for Lands rise, saying that he was on a point of order, ... view
• 13 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the information I am giving hon. Waititu is that nobody, not even President Mwai Kibaki or Prime Minister Raila Odinga, is beyond reproach. We seem to agitate some sections of this House. Even when we were debating the Kazi Kwa Vijana (KKV) issue, the same Minister rose on a point of order and cut short hon. Wamalwa for about 15 minutes. Now, instead of waiting to hear all the information and respond, he is trying to subjugate debate. Hon. Waititu, have courage! Hon. Waititu, do not be intimidated! Hon. Waititu, tell the truth! Do not be ... view