Mwangi Kiunjuri

All parliamentary appearances

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• 9 Dec 2009 in National Assembly: I, politely, urge the hon. Member to pursue the matter through the Ministry of Lands and the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance and we will support him. view
• 9 Dec 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have clearly said that the circumstances at that time could have made those farmers to donate their land. They needed the water more and, therefore, they relinquished their rights. However, a year later, they realised that they could have got something and they went to the District Development Committee (DDC). My advice is that the hon. Member should go and take the minutes of the DDC of 1985, and since he was in the Provincial Administration, he can readily get them. The DDC recommended that they be settled in Kibwezi Settlement Scheme. The DDC ... view
• 9 Dec 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, maybe, there was a vacant land at that time. Those are the minutes, of the DDC. With those minutes the hon. Member can follow up the matter with the Ministry of Lands. view
• 9 Dec 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as you know the Government has many Ministries. We have the Ministry of Water and Irrigation, the Ministry of Livestock Development and others. Now that this matter falls under the Ministry of Lands, all that we can do is to offer assistance to the Member of Parliament so that he can pursue it through that Ministry. I believe that those families have a case and should be compensated. view
• 9 Dec 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, you know that my Government has been in power for the last seven years and we are talking about over 20 years. There must have been another Government that was not responsible but this Government is very responsible because it has taken this matter very seriously. We will make sure that those farmers are settled. I have not, at any time, said that we will not settle them because it will be very inhuman of the Government. I have consistently said that we can compensate those families through the right channel. Which Ministry should the ... view
• 25 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker Sir, we have sat down with the hon. Member of Parliament and are in agreement that there are several issues that are fundamental and that require to be addressed. Therefore, we have decided not only to look at the issues in our office but also to visit the ground and be able to ascertain what is really happening there. I believe the hon. Member concurs with me. view
• 25 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we are not disagreeing on the issues. What we have agreed on is that we go and sort out those issues. We do not have to come back to Parliament. view
• 25 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is the discretion of the hon. Member whether we can sort out the issues that Parliament would like to interrogate here and then we go to the ground. I am ready and I can still offer the answer. view
• 25 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Since the agreement was by both sides. We are ready on our side. He wanted further clarification. That is the way to go about it so that everything is cleared. I oblige. view
• 24 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, he might have received the written response right now, but it has two sentences. The rest is a table. All he has to look at is the answer given. I think it is not fair for the Member to say that he is not prepared to ask supplementary questions which I believe is not based on what is there. view