2 Oct 2013 in National Assembly:
Yes, I do, hon. Deputy Speaker. However, I have to frame it.
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2 Oct 2013 in National Assembly:
Thank you my dear. It has been a long time. My understanding is that the allotment letter has been done and the Trust Council of the Nubians will be awarded a 99 year lease. Could we get a clarification why if this is a community trust land in an urban area that is being awarded to the community that considers it their only home, it cannot be under freehold? This is because today we are fighting for the rights of these people in the community. We do not want the next generation, 99 years from now to be having the ...
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2 Oct 2013 in National Assembly:
The land as has been mentioned includes structures and residents of a cosmopolitan nature and not just from the Nubian community. What process is in place and what methods are in place to make sure that the people currently residing in this land who are not from this community will be taken into consideration? They should be compensated or resettled elsewhere to allow the Nubians to fully enjoy the rights of the land that they are being granted. This will also ensure that there is justice for the other people who from now on will be considered as squatters on ...
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2 Oct 2013 in National Assembly:
The final issue is on the identity of the title owners and methods. We have talked about the land in Kibra for a long time. As recently as March, His Excellence President The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor.
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2 Oct 2013 in National Assembly:
Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta was talking about 600 acres of land in Kibra. I know he is not a Member of this House to ascertain those facts but I believe him as our President. Today, we are talking of only 288 acres. What has transpired between March, 2013 and now that we have 312 acres disappearing in thin air? If it is owned by people, to whom have these titles been issued so that we can know the current information to avoid conflicts? I want to get more information so that I can do my job as a Member of Parliament ...
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2 Oct 2013 in National Assembly:
I thank the Committee very much for the work it has done, its spirit of cooperation and co-ordination. The Chairman of the Committee deserves full ministerial rights.
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2 Oct 2013 in National Assembly:
He will answer because he is capable.
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2 Oct 2013 in National Assembly:
Hon. Deputy Speaker, I am very happy with the progress that has been made so far. I look forward to working with all Members of the Committee, The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor.
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2 Oct 2013 in National Assembly:
including hon. Dori from the Coast, who has been doing a lot of work in the Committee. As we go forward, I promise that we will work with the Cabinet Secretary and everybody else to make sure that this issue is resolved in a peaceful way, and we will share the information. The matter is not over yet. The land parcel was 4,000 acres. We will slowly and progressively take what we have got. We will request to see if there are other ways of giving justice to those people, even if it means resettling them elsewhere. I hope that ...
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