Raphael Lakalei Letimalo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 9 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: I register my appreciation to the fact that KP has extended a power line on the national grid from Isiolo through Archers Post to Wamba. I am happy the lines have been connected to electricity and the County Government of Samburu is planning to install streetlights in Wamba and Archers Post, which are major trading centers in the constituency. This is certainly going to boost economic activities in the areas. My concern is that KP has distributed very few transformers to the extent that many institutions and residents in the area covered by the national grid are not benefitting from ... view
• 9 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: The fact that KETRACO is connecting power lines in different parts of the constituency without involving the local community and the political leadership in the constituency is not good. People were surprised to see KETRACO officials coming to their land and trying to register their houses and structures along that route, not knowing that people in that area are registered under group ranches. We shall not stop at any point if there is going to be discrimination of the people. You will get a structure on a land and assume it belongs to people you find there, but because of ... view
• 9 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: The fact that KETRACO is connecting power lines in different parts of the constituency without involving the local community and the political leadership in the constituency is not good. People were surprised to see KETRACO officials coming to their land and trying to register their houses and structures along that route, not knowing that people in that area are registered under group ranches. We shall not stop at any point if there is going to be discrimination of the people. You will get a structure on a land and assume it belongs to people you find there, but because of ... view
• 2 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I must apologise for not having the card. I had it. It is only that it has problems. I gave it to the reception and they are still working on it. view
• 2 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: At the outset, I really appreciate you for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Motion. I support this Bill. I will start with Clause 5 about the role of the Cabinet Secretary (CS). I have no objection to the conduct of our adjudication in the counties, as it is enumerated. The CS is there to regulate the adjudication process of community land. I will talk about Clause 10, specifically about updating the members register. Clause 10(c) says that a register of members of the registered community shall be updated after every five years. I consider that to be ... view
• 2 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: can acquire title deeds. For example, the cost of rates should be subsidised. That will help them get certificate of titles so that they can claim ownership of the land. Clause 21, which is in the same Part V, talks about conservation and management of resources in community land. What I am concerned about here is that some ecosystems have rivers which cover so many areas. You will find that there are diversions of water upstream to the extent that those rivers dry and the communities that depend on them downstream suffer a lot. I have an experience of the ... view
• 2 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: We need to look into the issue of acquisition of land. It is important. This is one thing we need to bring amendments to during the Committee of the whole House stage. Clause 29 talks about the usage of land. More importantly, this Bill recognises that pastoralism is just like any other economic activity. All of us cannot practise agricultural activities. There are communities that entirely depend on livestock. That is why pastoralism is critical. Going by the customary and cultural rights of those people, it is important that this Bill addresses the economic activities that are carried out by ... view
• 2 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Clause 8 deals with settlement of disputes. I agree that alternative dispute resolution mechanism should be applied. Traditional leadership systems should have structures just like we have council of elders. Prominent leaders in the society can do the mediation because when every case is taken to court, it takes a long time before it is determined. It is also expensive and encourages corruption. Alternative dispute resolution mechanism is really encouraging. view
• 2 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I support the Bill. view
• 17 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to support this Motion in a mediated version of the Bill. I also thank my colleague, Hon. Chachu, for pursuing this Bill up to the mediation level. It is important to appreciate that Kenya is divided into two main zones, namely, highland areas where there is heavy and reliable rainfall, stable economic activity and cash crops like tea and coffee do well, and lowland areas. In the highlands, economic development is at a higher level. If you look at lowland areas, which have been designated as ASAL, the climatic condition ... view