All parliamentary appearances
Entries 12601 to 12610 of 17810.
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11 Dec 2014 in National Assembly:
enhancement of certain penalties. We are trying to enforce it. We are trying to make it stronger. This Government deported 104 persons involved in terrorism, drug dealing and money laundering. What did the Government do? It revoked their work permits, passports and identification cards. That is what this clause is saying.
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11 Dec 2014 in National Assembly:
On the Prisons Act, Cap. 90, this is a very simple matter. It is saying we must separate hardcore criminals from ordinary criminals. Even today, criminals accused of robbery with violence do not stay at the same place with other inmates. What we are expounding on in this Bill is that hardcore terrorists, money launderers and drug dealers should not have an opportunity to mingle with other inmates, because they will have a chance to communicate with the outside world. I hope I am communicating. This is a basic fact.
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11 Dec 2014 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, the Radiation Protection Act 124 anticipates that if our country is attacked by use of nuclear weapons--- I can see hon. Ottichilo, an expert in that area nodding. Basically, what we are amending in the Radiation Act is because of sophisticated imitation by terror groups. What if they use an atomic bomb or a nuclear thing? How do we deal with that? That is why the Radiation Protection Act was amended.
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11 Dec 2014 in National Assembly:
The Bill seeks to amend the Rent Restriction Act to make provision for maintenance. This, in fact, is so important in view of the fact a Kenyan landlord rented his premises to 77 Chinese involved in high cyber crime. When this Kenyan was asked, he said that he was paid over Kshs.5 million shillings for his premises. He did not know that his house had become a dormitory. What we are saying in this law is that every Kenyan involved in renting, or leasing premises, should keep a record or register, and monitor his tenants. That is what the Bill ...
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11 Dec 2014 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, what is the Bill doing to the Kenya Airports Authority Act Cap. 395? It is dealing with prohibition, restrictions, zoning of land around airports and the establishment of an Inter-Agency Security Advisory Committee (IASAC). Today, God forbid, if there is a terror attack, at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), the military and the intelligence must go through the Managing Director (MD) of Kenya Airports Authority. What we are saying is that we need to form an inter-agency body on which the defence and the intelligence services will have a member; every arm of Government will have a member ...
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11 Dec 2014 in National Assembly:
The Traffic Act, Cap. 403, says that we must have a register of all the diplomatic vehicles in our country, because criminals and terrorists can use a number plate of a diplomatic nature. If you want to turn your personal private car into a public service vehicle (PSV), you must go through a process. We have seen Kenyans who hire their vehicles out because they want money, which is good. The vehicles which were used at the Westgate were hired from Kenyans. What we are saying is that Kenyans should be cognisant of the environment, and whom they give their ...
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11 Dec 2014 in National Assembly:
On hotels, I was a victim. I was denied use of a hotel because I did not carry my identification card. What I was doing there is a story for another day.
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11 Dec 2014 in National Assembly:
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11 Dec 2014 in National Assembly:
Where it was and what I was doing is a different story. All of us travel out. Is there any hotel you have booked or you have been given without presenting your credit card and passport? Some hotels take the credit card when there is even no fridge in their rooms. You even ask yourself why this, when the hotel room has been paid for. We are saying that every hotelier must present his guest list to the nearest police station.
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11 Dec 2014 in National Assembly:
Maybe 5 per cent of the Bill is contentious, but we can solve the problem. There is 95 per cent which is good for the country. So, let us not throw out the baby with the bath water. Let us throw out the water and the bucket, and spare the baby because it is a living animal.
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