Lenny Maxwell Kivuti

All parliamentary appearances

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• 4 Jun 2014 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Actually, I was almost expecting somebody to comment on the list of landlessness. But you will agree with me that if at all we went out there and said “anybody who is landless, come;” out of 40 million Kenyans, we may as well end up with 20 million people who are landless. So, for anyone to expect that list to be brought here, county by county, I think it is a tall order. Notwithstanding that--- view
• 4 Jun 2014 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Actually, that was contained in my earlier answer that there is no data on landlessness at the moment. But on the same issue, it is also true that there was a question in which Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale was talking about people who were given Kshs400,000 for resettlement, which actually I think he is referring to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) who are being resettled as a result of the scuffles that were there in 2007/2008; and not really the general issue of landlessness in Kenya. Now, the issue of neighbouring countries – which is the ... view
• 4 Jun 2014 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Whereas there could be new persons settling on the land now, which is a different fact from the records which are with the Government, I cannot dispute that there could be different people who are settling on the land now because the people who were genuinely allocated the land and they got their titles are the ones who are on the list which has been tabled. Now, unless maybe the Senator could go and get some searches contrary to the list which is with the Government, then I would have no objection to have a ... view
• 4 Jun 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think from what you have directed, it may require to have some inquiry of some sort. To have an inquiry which is in depth, I do not think we should rush it to less than four weeks. So, I request for four weeks. view
• 4 Jun 2014 in Senate: Yes, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 4 Jun 2014 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. With regard to the issue of Masongaleni Settlement Scheme, we had a preliminary discussion and this document was actually tabled. But there were several questions as to Government policy on allotment of land, particularly to landless people. The Chair, on that day, directed that we get further information on this matter. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have interrogated this matter at the Committee level and the final list – and even when we check in the Ministry, it seems it is true that some officials of Government were actually allotted land in Masongaleni--- view
• 4 Jun 2014 in Senate: Well, many. view
• 4 Jun 2014 in Senate: And as such, we put out heads together to see what would be a recourse--- view
• 4 Jun 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would rather stick to “some.” view
• 4 Jun 2014 in Senate: This is because they are quite few comparatively, because the total list is over 1,760 and the Government officers are not even 100. view