Musalia Mudavadi

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Entries 951 to 960 of 1008.

• 29 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to respond as follows:- view
• 29 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: The County Council of Trans Mara, unlike other local authorities, was not constituted immediately after the last general election because of a series of court cases lodged by the councillors in their endeavour to control council affairs. My Ministry, vide Ministerial Circular dated 18th February, 2008, directed all the local authorities to constitute their respective councils. However, it was not possible to constitute the county council of Trans Mara because returns from the Electoral Commission of Kenya indicated that elections in 14 wards were not concluded. It was, therefore, not viable to constitute the council as required by law. By ... view
• 29 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, on Wednesday, 11th June, 2008, elections for Kilgoris Member of Parliament were repeated where Mr. Konchella was elected and the 14 councillors that had been affected were also held as elected. view
• 29 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: I do not have to list the names of the 14 councillors because they are there. I also want to state that the following councillors were later nominated: Gladys Shira Cherop, Tunai ole Kijabe, Richard Kiprono Tororey and Michael ole Labula. view
• 29 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Given that nomination of councillors had also to be undertaken, it was, therefore, not possible to constitute a council until Wednesday 9th July, 2009. On this material day, the County Clerk duly administered the oath on the mentioned councillors including the elected 14. Election of the council chairman and chairpersons of various committees were conducted. However, it became apparent that during the elections, the councillors were seriously divided into factions allied to different clans as well as different local politicians. I am sure Mr. Konchella is aware of this. view
• 29 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, arising from the outcome of the said elections, some of the councillors led by view
• 29 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: 4556 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES January 29, 2009 view
• 29 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Councillor Lekishon ole Gem were aggrieved and dissatisfied with the exercise. They opted to challenge the propriety of the same in an and action lodged at the Kisii Law Court vide Civil Case No.454 of 2008. On Tuesday, 7th October, 2008, the court ruled in favour of the said councillor and annulled the elections. As the Clerk prepared for a repeat of the elections, the following councillors lodged an appeal on Wednesday 29th October, 2008, in Nairobi Law Courts and they obtained a temporary stay of order issued in the Kisii High Court, appeal No.562 of 2008. These are Mr. ... view
• 29 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the question is: Who is responsible for this sorry state of affairs? The kind of wrangles I have just enumerated clearly attest to the very sharp differences inherent among the different political factions in Transmara District. These wrangles have greatly contributed to the sorry state of affairs currently being witnessed in the council. It is my wish and that of my Ministry that the local leaders, including Mr. Gideon Konchella, will help and proceed with speed to resolve these wrangles so as to pave the way for the council to be properly constituted and for its operations ... view
• 29 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: On the fourth issue, my Ministry is not aware of any fake court orders that are being used by a company owned by South African nationals to deny the County Council of Transmara revenue derived from the park entrance fee of US$40 per person per day. However, I am aware that there is a local company known as Oleluluu Game Ranch Limited which owns Mara Conservancy that is adjacent to the national reserve with which the council has entered into a traversing rights agreement owing to existing mutual concessions and previous court orders. The current directors of the company are ... view