Moses Lessonet

All parliamentary appearances

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• 14 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like the Minister for Lands to tell us whether it is true that the demolitions were not because of the flight paths, but to create vacant positions for the “who is who” in this country in terms of those plots. view
• 13 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, thank you for giving me this opportunity. I want to start by saying that cases of demolitions in this country have been with us for some time. The only problem is that, at the moment, it seems to be gaining some momentum. Just like the speaker who has spoken ahead of me said, demolitions started from the time when we came up with an item called “road reserves.” We started saying that road reserves have been grabbed. So many Kenyans suffered as a result. People suffered in the name of road and railway reserves. Demolitions started ... view
• 13 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: We have seen Syokimau, which I believe did not just happen overnight. Those buildings in Syokimau and other areas in Nairobi were not built overnight. They were built under the supervision of the Government. While I stand here, I keep on asking myself: Who is this called the “Government? I am sure that when the Minister for Lands stands to speak, he is definitely going to blame “the Government”. So, I keep on asking myself: Who is the Government? Who is overrunning the Government? The innocent people who bought land in Syokimau are also the Government. We are here because ... view
• 13 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to believe that the integrity of officers at the Ministry of Lands has a lot to do with Syokimau. I hear in some quarters that you can still get a title deed now. If you go there, you will be told to go and look for Gachanga so that he can sign now. Then it will be backdated to the time when Gachanja was the Commissioner for Lands, and it looks very genuine. The officers at the Ministry of Lands can even call Gachanja for you, so that he can come and sign the ... view
• 13 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, as I stand here, in this beloved country called Kenya, we have really made land such a serious matter. We have really made land such a very scarce resource. Kenyans cannot find affordable land. What happens is that you can only get land which is being sold by unscrupulous Kenyans in Syokimau and other places like Eldama Ravine. What is this policy that makes land very scarce in Kenya? It is even easier for you to go and buy land in the Central Business District (CDB) in Dar-es Salaam at a cheaper rate than along Mombasa ... view
• 13 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, personally, I want to put this problem squarely at the feet or in the hands of the Ministry of Lands. There is no way the Ministry of Lands can get out of this. It is the coordinating Ministry and it is the only one charged with the responsibility of issuing title deeds. It is the only one which is charged with the responsibility of maintaining documentation of title deeds and all the documents that have to do with land. view
• 13 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, when we got the brand new Minister at that time in his Ministerial portfolio, hon. James Orengo, as the Minister for Lands, I was very optimistic that Orengo, who had been fighting for democracy; hon. Orengo, who had been fighting for transparency in this country; hon. Orengo, who had been fighting for human rights and the rule of law, he was the right person to clean the Ministry of Lands. But we are coming to the end of the 10th Parliament and the Ministry of Lands looks much dirtier than before hon. James Orengo went there. ... view
• 13 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 1 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this case was reported to the police on 14th October and today is 1st December. I was just wondering, in the performance contract of our DCIOs, PPOs and police officers, how long should it take them to investigate and resolve such a matter? view
• 1 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. The Assistant Minister, definitely, has not even attempted to respond to my question. I have not asked him anything about the equipment that he is referring to. I have asked him: Under normal circumstances, in the performance contracting of his police officers, how long does it take to resolve such a matter? My question has nothing to do with the equipment. view