Musalia Mudavadi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 23 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, with regard to Malindi, I wish to state that it is unfortunate and we regret that this fire has caused a lot of damage to a major investment in Malindi. At the moment, I want to acknowledge that Malindi and several other local authorities are not well equipped to deal with the problem of emergencies such as fires. Indeed, we have made some requisition with the Treasury to be supported in the next financial year, so that we can acquire more vehicles that can be given to areas like Malindi and other towns, so that they can ... view
• 23 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: The other point I would like to mention is that we have suffered some setbacks, particularly in the Coast Province following some skirmishes between the Council in Mombasa and, indeed, some of the people who were claiming to be hawkers. There is every indication that this may not have been hawkers because they organised themselves and burnt down a brand new fire engine vehicle belonging to the City Council of Mombasa. This was one of the vehicles that were assisting the whole of the Coast zone when there was emergency. So, as we look forward to acquiring more vehicles, I ... view
• 23 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: I want to assure the hon. Member who spoke on the issue of land allocations--- view
• 23 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I said in my statement, on the issue of land allocations, one of the things that we want to do is to carry out an audit of all public land and also ensure title deeds are obtained; whether for schools or hospitals. That way we shall be view
• 23 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think we are exactly where we are because the Council did not take that into account when planning. That is the fact of the matter. It is an issue that happened. We are now trying to reverse that process. That is the best I can say. At that time, the people who received the plans and looked at them, should have taken into account that issue. But it appears that they did not. They have put us where we are, so that we are trying to enforce the orders to stop the development. view
• 23 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, judging from what has started happening in Gigiri and New Muthaiga, we shall vigorously pursue plots that belong to the public in other parts of Nairobi. view
• 23 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to make this Ministerial Statement arising from queries raised by hon. Danson Mungatana. view
• 23 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: My Ministry is aware of the incidents cited, but denies that it was privy to any interference by any politician to the orderly settlement of hawkers. The ministry has always endeavoured to promote through rule of law even in extreme circumstances when hawkers and other illegal traders take up public roads, foot paths and all available open spaces meant for use by all citizens residing in any municipality. view
• 23 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, there are over 7 million hawkers, street traders and Jua Kali operators all over the country. They operate in designated areas, undesignated areas, private land and grabbed land. The removal of hawkers and street traders from undesignated areas through court orders or other persuasive methods are often resisted by the hawkers thus necessitating the use of reasonable force. The Ministry notes with sadness that some criminal elements have infiltrated the hawking and informal sector in general. This complicates civil management of the informal sector. Genuine hawkers have their associations which are constantly in consultation with the relevant ... view
• 23 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, a case in point is the Nairobi Ministerial Hawkers Harmonization Committee which was formed under the auspices of my Ministry two years ago to co-ordinate orderly relocation of hawkers in Nairobi. The success of this pilot scheme led to the settlement of hawkers at Muthurwa Market. My Ministry is now also up-scaling the project to other local authorities. In May, 2008, the Ministry instructed all local authorities to acquire land for the settlement of hawkers and street traders. This is ongoing. The settlement and management of hawkers and street traders is now part of performance contracts in ... view