Nelson Ributhi Gaichuhie

All parliamentary appearances

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• 19 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I want to assure the Member that our Committee has a lot of work to do, but maybe within three weeks, we will be able to give a Statement. view
• 6 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: I am ready. view
• 6 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: On the 23rd September, 2013. Hon. Wafula, the Member for Saboti Constituency requested a Statement from the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security on the resettlement status of the 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. view
• 6 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the country, particularly in Teldet in Trans Nzoia County. The Member specifically wanted to know the following issues; how the Government arrived at the total number of IDPs; how the Government is compensating the IDPs by way of monetary compensation, that is payment of money; whether the Government has complied with Section 9 (3) of the Act, which prescribes the procedure for resettlement of IDPs and the expected timelines for closure of all IDP camps; whether the Government has facilitated consultation of IDPs provided for in Section 9 (4) of the Act, including the establishment ... view
• 6 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: (a) There were those who integrated through self-help initiatives, and the Government helped to move them to begin their lives afresh. There were also those who went out on their own initiative and individual resilience, and began their lives in totally new environment and received no form of support or facilitation from the Government. view
• 6 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: (b) There was another category that benefited from land donated by local authorities and individual well wishers. For this category, the Government, and various stakeholders, constructed shelters to facilitate their resettlement and the resumption of normal living. view
• 6 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: (c) The immediate former approach of resettlement has involved Government buying land for the purpose of resettling all the remaining IDPs. This process has, however, been faced with challenges, including litigation, resistance from host communities and difficulty in identifying suitable land at reasonable prices. Two, the jubilee Government, having reviewed all these approaches, sought to adopt a different approach that responded to the needs and demands of the remaining IDPS. It is for this reason that the Government has been implementing the cash payment programme. This approach is also conscious of the need to uphold personal choice to select appropriate ... view
• 6 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Three, all these programmes were not designed to compensate the pain and suffering experienced by families, communities and individuals living in IDP camps, but was rather a package to put to an end the long drawn indignity, and has been committed to addressing the underlying structural and other causes that result in violence or displacement. That seeks to do so after having addressed the degenerating living conditions currently being experienced by IDPs. Four, on the specific question asked by hon. Wafula, as to how the Government arrived at the number of IDPs, I wish to respond as follows. The National ... view
• 6 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Nyanza Province we had 24,981 households and 118,547 individuals; view
• 6 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Western Province, we had 12,385 households and 58,667 individuals; view