Richard Moitalel ole Kenta

All parliamentary appearances

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• 3 Dec 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I would like to oppose that amendment. Like my colleague Chachu has said if you are going to include each and every animal that one thinks about, the essence of compensation loses meaning. Whatever will be in the basket of compensation of the country will be meaningless. It will be exhausted and it will not serve any purpose. We thought that it was not necessary to include those animals; they are all over the place. It would be dangerous to include those animals. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A ... view
• 3 Dec 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I think I should just say I am very happy today to be part of this transformative law and I thank the Chairlady of the Committee because the teamwork that she has inculcated in us has make a lot of difference. I cannot forget the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) and Ministry personnel because we worked with them in Mombasa, Nairobi and all over the country and they were of great assistance. The communities are happy today especially the Maasai community for the compensation that has been extended and more so for the opportunities they ... view
• 3 Dec 2013 in National Assembly: I thank the Committee and more specifically sincerely thank the Members who have really stayed this late to ensure that this Bill is passed and the Chair who just chaired the amendments. Thank you very much for the insights that you gave us. view
• 28 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to also express myself on this amendment Bill. I would like to say from the outset that I support the Bill because whoever decided that it should bypass Parliament in the discussion or the implementation of this Bill was wrong. This is because we cannot be denied the opportunity to look into the issues that really affect our people. We are the people’s representatives and nobody can change that because that is a constitutional mandate and we should carry it out. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report ... view
• 28 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: The fact is that Kenya needs reconciliation not because of the problem of the ordinary person but because of the problem of the political elite. Since independence, and I think that is where the problem emanates from, whichever community rules takes everything for itself and excludes the others. I believe that if we bring this Report to Parliament, as elected leaders, we will ensure that our communities do not follow old scars. view
• 28 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: The fact is, and it cannot be denied, that the issue of land is the major cause of upheavals from 1960s to date. I am afraid that this still continues. Unless we come and tell our people that this happened but it shall not happen again, we are not doing anything and these problems will continue. view
• 28 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: As I speak now, people are still marginalized in leadership, resources and in many other ways. I believe that if Parliament does not take measures to ensure that there is equal opportunity or everybody is given an opportunity to rule himself or manage his or her resources then we will go back to the old wars. view
• 28 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Parliament has the authority to ensure that it reins in what we call absolute power. Lord Acton said that power corrupts but absolute power corrupts absolutely. It is the role of this Parliament to ensure, by looking at that Report, that those powers of yesteryears do not recur to destabilize our country. view
• 28 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: I would like to take this opportunity to thank the President of this Republic because when he came here to give his pillars of leadership, he said that political emancipation will emanate from the consideration of passing chances and rectifying of the same. view
• 28 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: I believe that unless we look at the historical injustices and rectify them like the Wagalla Massacre and the 1901 and 1911 agreements between the Maasai and the white people, we are in trouble. view