3 Dec 2015 in National Assembly:
As we go to the Christmas seasons, let us remember the message of Pope Francis. He left us a message of forgiveness and love. I pray that going forward; we will not go back to our political cocoons to start pointing fingers at each other.
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19 Nov 2015 in National Assembly:
Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I wish to inform this House that yesterday in the afternoon, the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Lands, Hon. Alex Mwiru, made a report to this House. One of the pending issues that we need to conclude is the Petition that Hon. Makau has just mentioned. That is because the Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Environment and Natural Resources has not been able to appear before the Committee after more than eight invitations. You directed that she should be summoned. So, as soon as we receive her evidence, the report will be ready and ...
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19 Nov 2015 in National Assembly:
Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. On behalf of the Departmental Committee on Lands and pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order No.127(4), I wish to present to the House the Report of the Committee on its consideration of the Physical Planning Bill, 2015. The Bill was committed to the Committee on 19th of August, 2015 and it is on this basis that the Committee makes this Report pursuant to Standing Order No.127. It is also important to note that the Committee tabled this Report on 14th October, 2015.
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19 Nov 2015 in National Assembly:
I do not wish to point out the need for the consideration of the Bill because Hon. Katoo has dealt with it. He has also highlighted the key provisions of the Bill from Part I all the way to Part VI. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor.
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19 Nov 2015 in National Assembly:
I wish to report to this House that when the Committee was seized of the Bill, it went ahead and invited the public by placing an advertisement in the Daily Nation and The Standard newspapers on Thursday, 3rd September, 2015 pursuant to Article 18 of the Constitution and Standing Order No.127(3). The Committee received various memoranda and held a stakeholders conference in Mombasa between 15th and 20th September, 2015. The views are captured and contained in the body of the Report. I want to highlight some of the stakeholders that were present during the retreat. We had the Ministry of ...
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19 Nov 2015 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for your guidance. I will be very brief. I will not read the input by the stakeholders that I have mentioned. The Committee’s observations are that: 1. The Bill revises sectoral land use laws in line with Article 68(b) of the Constitution. 2. There was comprehensive public participation, as Hon. Oner has mentioned, and stakeholder engagement in the development of the Physical Planning Bill. 3. There were varied views on the title of the Bill from various stakeholders. Some were of the view that the title of the Bill should be restricted to the terms ...
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19 Nov 2015 in National Assembly:
6. Physical planning is a shared function between the national Government and the county governments. Policy formulation, national and regional plan preparation are functions of the national Government, while plan preparation and approval at the county level is a function of the county government. 7. The stakeholders were of the view that certain sections of the Bill contradict some sections in existing Acts. Part III of the Bill, which provides for the types of physical development plans, contradicts Sections 36–42 of the Urban Areas and Cities Act, 2012 and Sections 108–111 of the County Governments Act, 2012. However, the Committee ...
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21 Oct 2015 in National Assembly:
Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. In addition to that, I just want to encourage the Chairman, Hon. Lessonet, to make sure that out of the 88 constituencies, Kajiado West is included because he knows that we have been waiting for almost six months to get our monies. It might be a good idea as he comes on Tuesday he informs Members how far he has gone with his Committee in terms of the Bill that he brought to this House earlier on so that we can know its stage in terms of input from Members.
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6 Aug 2015 in National Assembly:
Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of the House, today Thursday, 6th August 2015:- Reports of the Departmental Committee on Lands on: (i) the Sirikwa Settlement Scheme; (ii) land conflict in Kedong Ranch; and, (iii)the petition by Maanoni Dam displaced persons on delayed land and crop compensation.
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6 Aug 2015 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker.
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