Luka Kipkorir Kigen

All parliamentary appearances

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• 2 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, today as we discuss these recommendations that are before us, what I would want to say in summary is that we want to really plead view
• 2 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: with the Minister and the Executive, for that matter, to ensure that the implementation of this Report is expedited, so that the people who have suffered for all this long should be helped to finally find a home for those who have not found a home already. I want to ask the Minister to ensure that this resettlement does not just confine itself to the mandate that she has been given. As soon as this House finishes debating this Report, there should be the extension of the mandate to accommodate the various IDPs. For example, we have flood victims. Here ... view
• 2 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have heard of some issues that are happening in Rongai, for example. My constituency was one of the places where IDPs were settled. At the beginning, we thought we would be involved in the resettlement programme. But when the resettlement programme started, the leadership of the various areas where the IDPs were to be resettled was not involved. For that reason, the settling down by the IDPs did not take off immediately. We also had an input that we thought could expedite the process and would bring the people to be integrated faster. We ... view
• 2 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, some of the incidents that you heard happened in Rongai, for example, could be avoided. However, the involvement of the Provincial Administration does not help in bringing peace in Rongai. These are people who should not be involved in this exercise because they have been rejected by the IDPs themselves. view
• 2 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: One of the contentious issues is of profiling of IDPs. There are instances where they have profiled the wrong people deliberately. They have left out people who actually suffered as alluded to by various speakers here. That was enough ground for the Provincial administration to stay away and an independent entity to be established to be able to profile all Kenyans who suffered. Unless that is done today, many deserving cases will be left out. view
• 2 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not want to belabour this too much, but I would want to urge that as we carry out the resettlement exercise we make sure that it is an exercise that will bring Kenyans together. Let it not divide Kenyans as we have witnessed for the last four years. view
• 2 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: The recommendations contained in this Report are adequate and can help to actually remedy the situation because they captured all the people who suffered. What we want to ask the Government is to actually set aside enough resources for the Ministry to be able to carry out the resettlement adequately. view
• 2 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: One other thing that has been a limiting factor and which has always been echoed in this House, is the value of land. The Government has set a ceiling of the amount of money to be used in the purchase of land for the IDPs. We all know that the value of view
• 2 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: land varies from one place to another. In some places, you will find that the value of land has gone so high, but you will still find the Government relying on the valuation done by the Ministry of Lands. It is now at the rule of willing buyer, willing seller. If the Government, indeed, is genuine and would like to resettle Kenyans, they should no longer confine itself to the valuation given by the Ministry of Lands, but rather shift to the willing buyer and willing seller rule. I can assure this House that if it moves in that direction, ... view
• 2 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. view