Wilberforce Ojiambo Oundo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 251 to 260 of 1537.

• 5 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: On the other side, the so called tenants and occupants, at a cost or a fee, have complained that landlords have acted draconian and outside the law in terms of increasing the rent, terminating the tenancy, eviction and maintaining the physical structure of the properties. That is why this journey begun when I was a Member of the Executive Committee of the Institution of Surveyors of Kenya, and we started this journey with the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, as it was then. I am happy that it has culminated into a combined Bill that seeks, in Clause ... view
• 5 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the Bill basically sets the terms and conditions of the relationship. More fundamentally, it sets a single tribunal, unlike in the past where we used to have separate tribunals; One for residential housing and another one for commercial. Good enough, it moves the management of the tribunal from the Cabinet Secretary in charge of the matter presently, to the Judicial Service Commission as required in the Constitution. It is hoped in such a manner, therefore, that we would have a more robust and professionally run tribunal that can offer justice to the litigants who come before ... view
• 5 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: The world over, through literature, there seems to be a conclusion that any form of rent controls based on the amount of rent paid is counterproductive in the market. It distorts the market. If there are any people in this country who are under housed, they are the low income earners; those ones under the restricted rent of Kshs.2500 and below. Those are the people who are inadequately housed simply because no sane investor would want to invest in that category of housing and have to spend most of his time before the tribunal trying to resolve even basic issues ... view
• 5 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: The second issue that seems to have been brought back here that might have to be relooked at later is protection of rights. Both the tenant and the landlord are expected to have some rights. However, looking at the Bill, it is jumbled up. It is never clear exactly why each party gets their rights. There are quite a number of issues in the Bill that do not come out clearly. A tenancy is a commercial arrangement between the landlord and the tenant. The talk all over the world is that we need to have less Government, less interference, less ... view
• 5 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: One of the issues when we were dealing with the ease of doing business – which was scrapped by the World Bank because of unethical practices – has been the issue of how we handle our property laws. One of the reason why our ranking has never gone high is because our laws are draconian, and they become an impediment to solving issues. In this Bill, the same practice has been maintained. We will have endless cases before the tribunal and it is defeating the whole purpose why we chose to make these changes. The electronic version of the Official ... view
• 5 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: Another issue that seems not very clear is the process of eviction. The Bill has various provisions dealing with evictions. For you to evict a tenant, there must be a justifiable cause or a reason that has arisen. For example, a tenancy has ended and discussions to extend have failed, so what should the landlord do where the tenant refuses to move out? On the flip side, why would you allow a landlord, on flimsy grounds purport to terminate a tenancy and evict a tenant? There is so much to be said, but I believe during the Committee of the ... view
• 5 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I support. view
• 19 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Allow me to comment on the three Petitions. Let me start with the third Petition by our colleague from Samburu. The issue of historical land injustices was well-addressed in various reports, namely, the Ndung’u Report, the Njonjo Report, as well as the Constitution of Kenya, 2010. Even the National Land Commission (NLC) Act is expressly clear on the process of addressing historical land injustices. I just pray and hope that the Petition is not time-barred because there is a timeframe within which to make those claims of historical land injustices. On the second Petition, the issue ... view
• 19 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: (Funyula, ODM)): Hon. Speaker, I raised a matter yesterday. Unfortunately, the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Transport, Public Works and Housing was not around. I can also see the Vice-Chair of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning. There are two issues I have asked that there has been no response to since February and July. So, I wanted your direction now that they are around. Before they sneak out, I want them to give me an indication when my answers could be forthcoming. That is why I was just seeking your indulgence because I know they could ... view
• 19 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: (Funyula, ODM)): That is perfectly in order, suffice to note that Malaba is in Teso North Constituency. It is not in Funyula but I asked a Question that generally cuts across the entire country. I will be waiting for the response when the House resumes on 20th September year of our Lord 2021. view