All parliamentary appearances
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4 Jun 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, that is my Vice Chairperson; may I allow him to comment because what happens is that---
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4 Jun 2014 in Senate:
Okay; I am equal to the task.
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4 Jun 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am equal to the task. Now, I do not know if you would like me to read the answer to this request again? We had actually read the whole lot of it, but we had some questions from Sen. Muthama, a few other Senators and also from---
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4 Jun 2014 in Senate:
Yes; that is what I was responding to. We were referred to go and check further how the Government officers got to own the land and what can be done about that problem. Sen. Muthama asked why the poor people are being asked to pay some fees for titles when they are very poor. So, I was going to respond to those two questions. On the first one which was asked by Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. on what to do with the officers who were allocated land, since the list is there in black and white, page 1 has the ...
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4 Jun 2014 in Senate:
He is not dead? I withdraw that.
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4 Jun 2014 in Senate:
I apologize.
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4 Jun 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, like I said, I was asked to go back and consult and I am reporting---
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4 Jun 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, whereas I would have minded the comment from the former Minister for Lands, but I consulted because the matter was raised on the Floor of the House. I was obliged to come and report whether or not these people are going to be given titles without paying the charges. The answer was that although the Cabinet Secretary still has the intention to look for a way to waive those charges, she cannot guarantee that position. She only said that she will apply to the Cabinet to see if it is possible to waive fees and charges for ...
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4 Jun 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me put it as candidly as that. The official position is that the Cabinet Secretary has no powers to waive fees, but she promised to appeal to the Cabinet, so that, that waiver can be given, if possible.
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4 Jun 2014 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. You will agree with me that these matters are becoming weightier and weightier as we continue to discuss them. From what I am seeing, it will not be possible to go to the Ministry, get an answer and bring it here. In case, we need to carry out a thorough investigation on this matter, I request that we get ample time to do an inquiry as a Committee instead of bringing in extra information on the Report.
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