Lee Kinyanjui

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1031 to 1040 of 1318.

• 24 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I beg to reply. (a) The expansion of the Nairobi–Thika Road has not encroached on the entire Githurai Market. Farmers and informal traders have encroached on the road reserve and my Ministry is liaising with the local authority to ensure that they are removed to facilitate construction. (b) While I sympathize with the sentiments expressed by the hon. Member, my Ministry is not responsible for securing alternative land for use as a market by the traders. view
• 24 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will be able to answer to the extent that it relates to the Ministry of Roads. view
• 24 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have communication from Ruiru County Council that relates to the particular market in question, where the Ministry had requested the Council to find alternative land for the hawkers so that the construction will be done. The County Council actually confirmed and we have a letter to that effect. view
• 24 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: However, the relocation of hawkers and many other people who have encroached on the roads is done in accordance with Government regulations. view
• 24 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for saving me. But I think the point that we want to put forward is that it is not the road that is encroaching on the market; it is the market that has encroached on the road reserve and we have actually written to the Municipal Council and specifically requested that, that be done. The view
• 24 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not think that is a question. He is basically saying that he wants me to be broader and that is up to him to judge whether what I have said is broad enough. I think the issue of the informal traders is not specific to Githurai or to that particular road, and our policy cannot be made just for one particular place. We have a policy; that all land that belongs to the Government and is a road reserve should be cleared to give way for development. We do not have one particular policy ... view
• 24 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I beg to second the Finance Bill, 2009. From the onset, I wish to say that the proposals listed by the Minister for Finance will, indeed, go a long way in ensuring that the recovery that we have been expecting in the economy will move on as envisaged. view
• 24 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as we are aware, there are various challenges that hit the country last year that have badly affected our economy. All the measures outlined will go a long way in ensuring that, that is done. In the Ministry of Roads, there are various changes that were proposed. One of them was the devolution of funds to ensure that previously, as we had done, where the Ministry of Roads sent the money directly to the District Roads Committee, we would like the devolution to be started and the money to be sent directly to the constituency so ... view
• 24 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to second. view
• 15 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I would like to take this opportunity to thank my colleague for proposing the amendment to the amendment. Indeed, the Mau Forest debate is one that has drawn mixed reactions from this House. The facts about the complex have far-reaching consequences on the people within that area and beyond and, indeed, the nation at large. The rights that have been articulated on the Floor have tended to focus on the rights and sanctity of the title. view