Sunday, January 22, 2012

Public hearings on IEBC report turn chaotic




Written By:Mohammed/Carol Karimi,    Posted: Sat, Jan 21, 2012
Chaos erupted in Kayole with rowdy youth paralyzing the sitting
A preliminary report on boundary reviews is now threatening to split the country into segments with hearings now turning to fist fights.
The public hearing in Kayole turned rowdy as youth engaged in shouting matches paralyzing the sitting.
Appeal by Kikuyu council of elder Thuita Mwangi for calm could not hold as things turned messy with shouting matches renting the hall.
In Muranga the hearing was confrontational as participants engaged in fist fight to vent their anger and frustrations.
While in Uasin Gishu things were just the same as the document received bashing as locals failed to agree on the new wards.
The public for now has only nine days left to make their input before the IEBC gets down to sieve the recommendations that will inform the demarcations
Meanwhile House Speaker Kenneth Marende has called on leaders to rise up to the occasion and provide Kenyans with Land bills that reflect the spirit of new constitution by providing legislation that will provide solutions to the nation's chaotic land legislation that has been in place since independence.
Marende was speaking in Mombasa during a parliamentary workshop on land bills where legislators provided recommendations that should be included in the drafting of the four draft bills namely the National Commission Bill, Land Bill, Land Registration Bill and Community Land Bill, that will help address landlessness in the country.
"As legislators, the constitution dictates that Parliament needs to pass the three bills by February 28 2012, and despite the intense pressure I am sure that the 10th Parliament will pass the Bills on time", Marende stated.
He called on the executive to ensure that the implementation of the constitution was a reality and as expected by Kenyans.
He lauded efforts by the lands minister James Orengo for in spearheading the land reforms exercise which he noted was at the heart of many Kenyans who overwhelmingly voted for the new constitution.

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