Soita Shitanda

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 51 to 60 of 148.

• 9 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, my Ministry is in the process of carrying redevelopment programmes in the old residential areas and we are well aware of the pressure of land in our urban areas. That is why in our redevelopment programme, we are trying as much as possible to maximize use of space. For example, we demolished one old house in Makueni Road in Kileleshwa and came up with 22 houses. We also demolished one old house in Kilimani area and put up 50 houses on that space. view
• 9 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Similarly, we have demolished 60 houses in Ngala and we are coming up with about 800 houses which are almost complete. They include a shopping centre and a school. So we are actually aware of the pressure of land and we are trying as much as possible to maximise use of land. In fact, in Ngala, we have three blocks of residential houses which are 15 floors. We want to try and see if we can even do housing development that goes up to 30 or 40 floors just to make sure that we are maximising on use of the ... view
• 9 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Yes, we have plans to develop housing in all our urban areas. In fact, through the National Housing Corporation (NHC), we are presently developing housing units in Kisii, Nyeri, Kakamega and we intend to go to other urban areas. But also I would urge Members that resources are of essence in this programme and allocations that we get from Treasury are not adequate to cover all the urban areas at the same time given the huge housing deficit in all our urban areas. So we are trying the much we can with the little resources that we are managing to ... view
• 9 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Yes, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, there is a very firm commitment on the part of the Government to try and address the issue of housing not just in Nairobi but in all other urban areas as well. I remember very well what the Prime Minister said when he was the Minister for Roads, Public Works and Housing. He said that there existed a shortage of housing in Nairobi and our other urban areas to the tune of 150,000 housing units. He did not say he was going to put up 100,000 housing units. However, we are trying to see if ... view
• 9 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: The programme is still on and in the next financial year--- view
• 9 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. Hon. Waititu just walked in as I was answering the question. However, I want to assure the Member for Migori that we have made arrangements with the NHC to put up an estate within Migori Town and we are presently talking with Migori Municipal Council to see how that programme can be actualised in the coming financial year. view
• 1 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to oppose this amendment. Most of the game reserves and game sanctuaries that are being managed by councils today are institutions which have seriously been misused by those councils and in any event, the revenues that are generated by those sanctuaries and game reserves are normally remitted to the councils by the Central Government. view
• 1 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I beg to oppose. view
• 1 Dec 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. My Ministry recognizes that there are several reasons why many Kenyans are unable to obtain housing loans from financial institutions and commercial banks. The Ministry has identified and summarized these challenges and recommended incentives and re-engineering measures that need to be implemented to make housing more affordable. To this end, the following incentives and initiatives are being undertaken. The Retirement Benefits Act has been amended to allow retiring members assign their benefits for mortgage purposes as this will take away the burden of security from borrowers. The limit on deposits whose interest is ... view
• 1 Dec 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Government is trying to help households living in the slum areas by mobilizing them into co-operative societies so that they can access housing. For example, the Government has helped to establish about 35 co- operative societies in the slum area of Kibera with a view to enabling members of those co-operatives to own the houses that the Government is coming up with in those areas. Mr. Speaker, Sir, more importantly, the Government is trying other interventions through public-private partnerships. In fact, we have advertised a public-private partnership whose tender was opened yesterday for the Kibera Slums. ... view