Nelson Ributhi Gaichuhie

All parliamentary appearances

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• 6 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: (c) On unavailability of adequate and suitable land, although land owners have offered land for purchase by the Government, most of it has been found unsuitable for agricultural use. In some cases IDPs and forest evictees have been uncomfortable settling in areas predominantly populated by people from other ethnic backgrounds, or who do not fit in their customary livelihood practices. view
• 6 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: (d) On increased land price by land owners, there has been a disparity between Government valuation and offers from the land owners. Some land owners have reluctantly accepted Government land fixed pieces. This has made it difficult to acquire adequate land for resettlement. view
• 6 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: (e) On unscrupulous and fake IDPs, resettlement has been invaded by unscrupulous people who claim to be IDPs, thereby demanding to be resettled. This has led to continuous swelling of the number of people who claim to be IDPs. view
• 6 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: (f) There has been interference by non-Government organisations (NGOs), who do not want to end the camps. Some NGOs fear they will become irrelevant when we finish resettling IDPs; they have continued to pose a major hindrance to the resettlement of the programme. view
• 6 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: (g) On inadequate funding, over the years, the funds allocated for resettlement have been inadequate, hence prolonging the time taken to resettle the IDPs. view
• 6 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: (h) On cash preference by IDPs, some IDPs have been agitating for cash payment instead of land allocation and their wishes were accepted to end the stalemate. The Government has had to keep changing its strategies to deal with the above challenges. Indeed, these challenges made the Government shift from its strategy of resettling IDPs on Government purchased land to monetary compensation. This has enabled most IDPs and forest evictees to buy their preferred parcels of land or venture into any other means of earning livelihood. The third question from hon. Wafula was whether the Government has complied with Section ... view
• 6 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: IDPs on the issues of resettlement have been going on throughout the resettlement process. Indeed, this is one of the reasons why we have shifted from land allocation to cash payment; this is what the majority of the remaining IDPs prefer. Several parcels of land have been rejected by the IDPs. The formation of the national consultative committees as provided for by Section 12 of the Act is underway. However, the process was slowed down first by the formation of Government, given that most of the committee members were Principal Secretaries. It was then decided that the current IDP resettlement ... view
• 6 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have a second Statement on the subject that was requested by hon. Njenga Kigo. I do not know whether hon. Njenga Kigo is in, so that we just read both of them because they are related. It was also on the resettlement status of IDPs. view
• 6 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Yes, I think that will save time because his is a very short Statement. So, can I proceed? view
• 6 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, on 11th June 2013, hon. Njenga Kigo, Member of Parliament for Gatundu North Constituency, requested a Statement from the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security on the resettlement status of the IDPs arising out of the 1991/1992 tribal clashes in the Rift Valley who moved to Kieni Forest in Abedare Ranges, and 2007/2008 post-election violence victims who sought refuge with their relatives all over Central Kenya and in other places. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained ... view