Dr. Noah Wekesa

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 401 to 410 of 524.

• 2 Dec 2009 in National Assembly: As we know, the Rift Valley Province is a productive area and it was settled by the Europeans. With the coming of Independence, some Kenyans bought land and others got it free. As late as five, ten, twenty years ago, people have acquired land either through purchasing it or being given free. Once upon a time, we have heard about imperial presidency where a President would wake up one day and give you a piece of land, anything from two acres to 2,000 acres. Those days are gone. We must have a legal framework that addresses these issues, so that ... view
• 25 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to issue a Ministerial Statement on the Implementation of the Mau Taskforce Report. This Statement was sought by the Member for Chepalungu, Mr. Ruto. The Mau Forest Complex Taskforce Report was endorsed by the Cabinet and adopted by Parliament on 15th September this year after constructive debate and contribution by Members of Parliament. The Government then launched an interim co- ordination secretariat in the Office of the Prime Minister to co-ordinate the implementation of the Report. In addition, various Government Ministries were tasked with implementing the Report. These Ministries include the Ministry of Forestry ... view
• 25 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir--- view
• 25 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me respond to some of the concerns--- view
• 25 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, yes, I was anxious because, first of all, I did not hear what the hon. Member for Cherangany did actually ask. I want him to repeat and repeat slowly so that I can understand what it is he said. view
• 25 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Yes, I stood on a point of order, but you did not see me. So, I am kindly requesting for the hon. Member to repeat so that I can answer. view
• 25 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will abide by your ruling. My friend Isaac Ruto raised two issues. He wondered whether there was any profiling. Yes, when the exercise started, it started very peacefully. I do commend the encroachers in this part of Mau Forest. They were very good, even before the 14days notice expired, quite a lot of those encroachers had started moving out and, we were profiling them properly. In fact, up to 15th November, 2009, 1,600 of these encroachers had been properly profiled because they had moved out peacefully and they did not move into any camp. However, ... view
• 25 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the other issue is where are those people moving to? As far as we know, the people who invaded that part of the Mau came from their homes. That is because they had no papers to show that they were either given land or bought it. Indeed, upon examination and investigations by my officers, many of those people said that they only came to plough and do charcoal business. However, they had no legal papers to show my officers. Therefore, we are very sure that those people came from areas around Mau and, indeed, as I have ... view
• 25 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, what I can say with regard to that is that most of those people, perhaps, sold what used to be their land in anticipation of getting free land in the forest. So, if the late woman who died did not have a home, I can only think that, that must be the case. view
• 25 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was informing the House that this part of--- view