Lewis Nguyai

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will very quickly respond to all clarifications sought by hon. Members. Let me start with the one raised by the hon. Member for Kisumu Town East. We have never demolished a kiosk or a structure where notice has not been given. In this particular case, we did hold stakeholders meetings. We also ensured that the procedure was followed. It was very clear in my Statement that we followed the procedure. We do not only deal with kiosks, but we also deal with--- view
• 25 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, no stalls in Makadara were demolished without the due notice and approval being given. I can keep on repeating that and the HANSARD will also prove me right. The final clarification he sought was in conflict with the relevancy of the statement that I issued. He said sometimes, we do demolish, not only kiosks, but also in the case of one hon. Member, which I do not have the details, houses. On the question raised by the Member for Lari on what steps we are taking to ensure that we act humanely--- As I said, ... view
• 25 May 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, for the clarification. In my Statement, I did provide quite a number of development control rules and development control enforcement processes under Public Nuisance By-laws and Hawkers By-laws. There is obviously sufficient policing done. However, in such cases, we will enhance the policing to ensure that that does not happen. The final clarification was sought by Mr. Chanzu on what we are doing to accommodate increased population in Nairobi. We now have a new master-plan which is within the Vision 2030 framework. The original step is to redesign and remodel the whole of Eastlands, to become a modern ... view
• 27 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that the Town Council of Karuri summarily dismissed 38 employees for failure to report to their appointed workplaces between 4th and 7th June, 2007. (b) This matter is subject of an appeal made by the Town Council of Karuri to the Court of Appeal in Nairobi Civil Application No.115 of 2010, UR86/2010, The Town Council of Karuri versus the Kenya Local Government Workers Union and the same is set for hearing on 2nd June, 2011. (c) The council cannot comply with the order because an appeal has been ... view
• 27 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not know what part is sub judice and what part is not. But what I know is that the hearing is coming up very soon on 2nd June, 2011 and the council has a dispute. I will look into the issue of whether the stay of execution is in force or not. view
• 27 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on 7th May, the council and the Local Government Workers Union discussed a salary conversion. On 16th May, the council confirmed that there was a wrong conversion and recommended the recovery of over- payment after consultations with the Ministry of Local Government. The result is that when that was effected, those people made a surprise strike and failed to report to work between 4th and 7th June and hence, through minutes that were then resolved by the Council, they were summarily dismissed and hence they went to court. view
• 27 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, obviously, the executive authority cuts both ways. It cuts in the interest of the staff as much as it cuts in the interest of the council in the sense that we would not want the council to be unnecessarily punished while it still has a case in the Court of Appeal. As such, we are waiting for the outcome of that case in order to then see the way forward. If we find that the ruling of the Court of Appeal is not in favour of the employees, we will comply and use executive powers to ... view
• 27 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is the point that I was going to make. I am going to consult the Attorney-General and then we will find what the legal position is and move on from there. view
• 27 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we will seek the advice of the Attorney- General immediately and I believe that since he sits in this House, he should be able to give us a position in the next three weeks. view
• 27 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think it would be better if the Attorney- General gives a formal position through a Statement. view