Samuel Gonzi Rai

All parliamentary appearances

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• 28 Nov 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I beg to reply. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am aware that Getuya Primary School in Kirinyaga County has not been issued with lease for the land it stands on. But like most other public schools, the school is on the land reserved for educational use. view
• 28 Nov 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as matters stand, the land in question is still reserved under Kirinyaga County Council, as per the green card which is with me here. So, in case the questioner or any of my colleagues want a title for a school, they could just approach view
• 28 Nov 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, immediately I leave this Chamber, I will invite the hon. Member to come to my office and I will actually assist him with whatever he wants. But what I want from him is a recommendation from the County Council of Kirinyaga, through the Ministry of Local Government, because if any encroachment has been done, then the County Council of Kirinyaga is aware because it knows that the land was actually reserved for the school. So, if there is any encroachment, let him just come to my office; we will actually deal with the matter on the table ... view
• 10 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am not aware that LR. No. Inoi/Kimondo/139 was set aside by Kirinyaga County Council for a pig breeding project. (b) The parcel of land which is subject to this Question was subdivided into six portions in 1996 by the registered owner, Caroline Njeri Kamau and the resultant portions transferred to various individuals. (c) I cannot revoke the six titles and revert the land to the intended use because the same is subject to a court case No.85868788 of 2010 at the High Court of Kenya, Embu. view
• 10 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, yes, it is true that the Questioner gave me the green card. But the green card says:- “On 4th March 1960 this land did belong to Native Land Trust Board”. Then it was actually under the County Council of Kirinyaga. It is the County Council of Kirinyaga that transferred the land to Caroline Njeri Kamau on 7th October, 1996. Therefore, whatever is coming up is the subject of a court case and I am not in a position to comment on it. The fact is that when it was trust land, the same county council ... view
• 10 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I even tabled the court proceedings. Again, he furnished me with a green card which I am holding at the moment. The card says that on 4th March, 1960, the land belonged to Kirinyaga County Council. It is the Kirinyaga County Council that transferred the land to Caroline Njeri who later on subdivided the piece of land into six portions. It became the subject of a court case because of the other emerging issues. Therefore, I am not in a position to unravel the mystery surrounding how it was transferred to Caroline Njeri and, ... view
• 10 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is a very serious allegation made against my officers. My attention has not been drawn to that kind of allegation. Unless he is prepared to go and make a statement with the police, I will actually pursue the matter. For him to come to this House and make allegations of that kind--- I am answering a Question here. The Question is: “Why is the land set aside for a pig project transferred and sub-divided?” The history of the land is that Parcel No.139 was registered in the name of the County Council of Kirinyaga ... view
• 10 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is just a matter of somebody going to County Council of Kirinyaga to confirm what I am tabling here; the green card. It confirms ownership. From there, they will get to know how Kirinyaga County Council transferred the land to Caroline Njeri. From there, they will get to know how Caroline Njeri transferred the land to those six individuals. We can now separate the two issues of the pig farm project and the transfer to Caroline Njeri. If any other issues emerge, I am in a position to deal with them. However, as it ... view
• 10 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, to confirm what? The matter is in court. The transfer was done by Kirinyaga County Council and it is on the basis of that, that the matter is a subject of a court case. Yet, I have to answer here--- view
• 10 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, if Kirinyaga County Council has denied, it has done so in court. I have not seen the ruling of the court saying Kirinyaga has denied. Unless I am supplied with a copy of the ruling confirming that Kirinyaga has been exonerated on the question of the transfer, I cannot say much. view