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Entries 1331 to 1340 of 1501.
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8 Nov 2011 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the terms of reference given to this Committee were as follows:- (i) The joint Committee was to inquire into the circumstances surrounding the demolitions and forced eviction of people from Syokimau, KPA, Kyangombe and Maasai villages. (ii) Consider the possibility of compensation of the owners or occupants of the demolished premises. (iii) Investigate whether the evictees had legal rights to the land and premises in question. (iv) Investigate whether or not the Government had acted within the law when they conducted or supervised the evictions and demolitions. (v) Investigate and confirm the rightful owners of ...
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8 Nov 2011 in National Assembly:
- Assisting Chairperson Hon. David Were, M.P.
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8 Nov 2011 in National Assembly:
- Assisting Chairperson Hon. David Ngugi, M.P.
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8 Nov 2011 in National Assembly:
- Assisting Chairperson Hon. Isaac Muoki, M.P. Hon. Peris Simam, M.P. Hon. Mohamed Sirat, M.P. Hon. Peter Kiilu, M.P. Hon. Shakeel Shabbir, M.P. Hon. Gideon Mung’aro, M.P. Hon. Gideon Konchella, M.P. Hon. Fahim Twaha, M.P. Hon. Mwalimu Mwahima, M.P. Hon. Joshua Kutuny, M.P. Hon. Oyugi Magwanga, M.P. Hon. Ali Hassan Joho, M.P. Hon. Zakayo Cheruiyot, M.P. Hon. Mohamed Hussein Ali, M.P. Hon. Danson Mungatana, M.P. Hon. Leshomo, M.P. Hon. Omollo, M.P. Hon. Letimalo, M.P. Hon. Polyns Ochieng, M.P. Hon. Nkoidila ole Lankas, M.P. Hon. Yusuf Chanzu, M.P. Hon. Clement Wambugu, M.P. Hon. Benjamin Langat, M.P. Hon. Edwin Yinda, M.P. Hon. ...
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8 Nov 2011 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as you can tell, we wanted to establish the facts; we also wanted not only the facts, but the feelings around the facts. Why do I talk about the feelings around the facts? I will just give the case of a lady called Esther Mutio Mwanza, God bless her soul. This lady drove with a friend to Syokimau about two weeks ago when she heard what was happening. She was not an investor in Syokimau; she just got curious and was horrified by what she was hearing and just wanted to see for herself. She ...
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8 Nov 2011 in National Assembly:
When I talk about the facts and the feelings around the facts, we are not just trying to be graphic; we want to make the point that, one, there was breach of law. The Government and the people, from the facts that we have established, acted outside the law. There was breach of international conventions. A Government that makes laws should have been the first person to lead in observance of the law that it has made. On balance, the Government and the people stand accused by what has happened. There are questions on both sides. There is impunity, as ...
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8 Nov 2011 in National Assembly:
“If demolition of my house is the answer to the hard work that I have done, then it is pointless to live in this country.” Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, even if demolitions had to be done – and we are not convinced that they all had to be done – or were done in a manner that was humiliating, that was demoralizing, that was cynical, that was heartless; why would a bulldozer be needed to bring down a Maasai manyatta as we saw in Maasai Village? Why would a bulldozer be needed to bring down a chicken house? Mr. ...
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8 Nov 2011 in National Assembly:
“I may forget what you said; I may even forget what you did, but I will never forget how you made me feel.” Kenyans feel let down; they feel not quite connected to the Government that they voted for and chose. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish to say the following: As we met and as we discussed, we made certain observations and recommendations, and I wish to juxtapose these observations together with the recommendations that we made as a Committee. The general recommendations were as follows:- One, that his honourable House should enact laws to effect Chapter 5 ...
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8 Nov 2011 in National Assembly:
The Committee recommends that the land related laws as proposed in the Constitution of Kenya, without compromising the time lines set out in the said Constitution, be fast tracked and that within 90 days from the date of the adoption of this report, these laws be enacted. The Committee further recommends that the National Land Commission be operationalized by 30th March, 2012.
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8 Nov 2011 in National Assembly:
Two, we are proposing that this honourable House enacts laws on evictions and resettlement. My Committee established that the draft Evictions and Resettlement Bill currently in the Ministry of Lands proposes to guide the process of evictions of people and the circumstances under which this can be done together with the resettlement process. This law is a panacea to a number of challenges faced by the evictees, who have been affected by the demolitions and evictions undertaken by the Government. The Committee, therefore, recommends that the Ministry of Lands moves with speed to process this Bill, and ensure that it ...
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