20 Aug 2014 in National Assembly:
Thank you very much, hon. Speaker. I wish to request Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Lands regarding disputes on parcels of land across the country, especially among neighbouring communities. Hon. Speaker, there are disputed parcels of land within Sigor Constituency, Pokot County. They are being claimed by two communities. This statement request came up during the last session and it was not answered. I wish to request the Committee on Lands 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.
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20 Aug 2014 in National Assembly:
to invite me and my colleague from the neighbouring constituency when they will be meeting, so that we can discuss this matter together.
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20 Aug 2014 in National Assembly:
Marakwet East of hon. Bowen.
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20 Aug 2014 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, bearing in mind that this Statement was requested during the last session, I wish they could bring it within two weeks.
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6 Aug 2014 in National Assembly:
Thank you very much, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I want to stand to support the amendment. I am supporting this amendment because of the following reasons:- One, the original Motion says:- “The person who has moved to a refugee camp and intends to come out and be registered again as a citizen.” In the first place, why did he take himself to the refugee camp so that he or she decides now to get out and be registered?
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6 Aug 2014 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, many of the people who go to refugee camps do so with the intention of getting permission to get settlement out of this country. So, when they do not get it, they now revert back to get an opportunity to be a Kenyan now again; which means they are not very sincere Kenyans. That is because if you are a sincere Kenyan, you cannot go to a refugee camp to make yourself a refugee so that you can get that status to get out of the country. No. That is not necessary. So, hon. Temporary Deputy ...
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6 Aug 2014 in National Assembly:
So, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to request hon. Members to support the amendment.
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23 Jul 2014 in National Assembly:
Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me the opportunity to add my voice to this very important Bill. From the outset, I would like to thank Dr. Ottichillo for bringing this very important Bill. I think it is long overdue. This is something that we always experience. There are many conventions that have been put in place, but it is upon every country to implement these conventions so that we are able to educate the masses. They need to know that climate change is a problem that faces us. It is also a problem for the future and, ...
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23 Jul 2014 in National Assembly:
I am sorry, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. One of the things we are experiencing is massive deforestation. The forest cover in this country is very low. The population has increased in our country and we are engaging in deforestation. We are, therefore, increasing the problem of climate change. A moment ago we passed a Bill on drought. How do we manage drought? We know that the drought is a result of deforestation. As Members of Parliament we need to educate our masses. We also need to change the policies that we have as far as resettlement of our people is ...
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23 Jul 2014 in National Assembly:
So, with those few remarks, I beg to support.
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