Marselino Malimo Arbelle

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 71 to 80 of 211.

• 10 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: (Spoke off record). view
• 10 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: (Spoke off record) view
• 10 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: (Spoke off record) view
• 2 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I have a Petition regarding the compulsory acquisition of land in Marsabit County by the Kenya Defence Forces. On behalf of the residents of Karare Ward, Marsabit County, I draw the attention of the House to the following: THAT, Article 63 of the Constitution of Kenya provides for the recognition and protection of communal land rights, while the Community Lands Rights Act affirms rights of communities in the administration of community land; THAT, the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous People advocates for free, prior and informed consent in ... view
• 2 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: THAT, owing to the environmental sustainability and cultural practices, impact on availability of pasture for livestock as well as food for residents, the community had proposed acquisition of an alternative piece of land in Kubikalo, which was turned down for reasons unknown to us; THAT, on 29th May 2020, the KDF moved into the land with bulldozers to the contested land despite the objection and protest by the community; THAT, the compulsory acquisition of land will result in loss of livestock to malnutrition and other related complications and consequent loss of livelihoods of an estimated 25,000 livelihoods; THAT, consequently, the ... view
• 2 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: Affirmative, Hon. Speaker. It is the Departmental Committee on Lands. view
• 25 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to equally contribute to the Tea Bill of 2018. Tea is a commodity that contributes to the economy of this country in terms of GDP. It must be protected. That sector must be protected by all measures to ensure our farmers are safe from exploitation. Sometimes back, under the former Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture, Mr. Kiunjuri, a taskforce was constituted to look into what is ailing the tea and coffee sectors. Subsequently, another taskforce was also constituted by the President to look into such matters. Unfortunately, there is nothing ... view
• 25 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: number one worldwide. If you go to the United States of America (USA), Asia, Malaysia, Japan and Saudi Arabia, everyone prefers to use or buy Kenyan tea. Therefore, it is very important to bring about some regulation in tea production so that, as a country, our factories do not close. view
• 25 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: For instance, just because we import sub-standard sugar from outside Kenya, you hear that it has some mercury content. This brings a lot of problems in our country because there is risk of health. Because of the fact that we have Corona Virus everywhere, people might refuse to take tea or other commodities. view
• 25 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I support the Tea Bill, 2018. Thank you very much. view