Alois Musa Lentoimaga

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• 3 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: At this particular moment in Africa, we are trading lowly. We do not trade so much among African countries. That is within East Africa, West Africa and Central Africa. Even in East Africa, we are not doing very well. But we trade more with Europe and America. A study had shown that trade among Africans is only 2 per cent. The rest is between us and the countries that are almost 8,000 to 10,000 kilometres away from Kenya. If developed well and we appreciate the initiative of the East African Heads of State, this railway line will increase trade in ... view
• 3 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: of lack of transportation. This railway line will help us integrate. We are yearning for economic cooperation and this railway line will assist us. More East Africans will come to Kenya using this mode of transport and I am sure it is going to be cheaper than air travel. It will help most Kenyans, East Africans and Africans visit Mombasa or areas that have good scenery because the train will be a less expensive mode of transport. With those few remarks, I want to support this initiative and hope that it will help us to integrate more. Thank you. view
• 29 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I present this petition on behalf of the residents of Samburu North. I, the undersigned, on behalf of residents of Samburu North Constituency, draw the attention of the House to the following: THAT, aware that security is a key component for growth and development; Noting, that security incidences have risen in the recent past in the Northern Rift Region, and in specifically Samburu County, leading to loss of lives and livestock and forcing a large number of residents to relocate, THAT, in the past 24 months, there have been numerous attacks, including an attack in Suguta Valley, where ... view
• 23 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for granting me this time. I want to do a bit of explanation, to answer what you have just asked about anti- personnel mines. In this country they used to be very common in North Eastern because of the Shifta menace. Bombs were being placed underneath the soil on the road so that trucks carrying army personnel would be blown off. They were very powerful weapons that could be about 200 tonnes. So, it can kill instantly and consume the whole of that truck. They were very common in1977 along El Wak, Wargadud and ... view
• 23 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: fighting, a firearm like a rifle cannot actually manage them. You have to use a propelled anti-personnel mine to hit at a big group of people. There are also hand-grenades. In our country, these weapons have been left unattended after troops have left a specific place where they were training. Just like the Chairman was saying, in my county areas of Archers Post, Maralal, Kisima and Muramur which used to be a training camp for cadets, after the training they would leave weapons, mines and bombs. In many cases, herdsboys and girls discover these bombs when they are herding and ... view
• 23 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: When we go to offices manned by security officers, including big offices like the Office of the Inspector-General; senior officers tell us: “I cannot handle that matter because you will take me to court, as a person.” During the time I used to work in the Civil Service, if one did something that elicited police action, like depositing an explosive device, you could take him head on. You could even shoot and kill him because he was a threat to security. In those days, if the victim’s relatives decided to complain, they would sue the Attorney-General. Nowadays police officers, including ... view
• 23 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: known. So, we do not care. Even if explosives are deposited outside this Chamber, nobody will take action. The incident will just be treated as a “by the way”. Therefore, we need to address these issues. Apart from the particular bombs and anti-mines, we need to do something. Last year, the Government introduced the Surveillance, Control and Command System (SCCS) equipment to assist in the manner that hon. Dalmas Otieno indicated, but we need to fast-track its implementation. The equipment cost Kshs18 billion. The National Assembly approved it. We need to fast-track its implementation and spread it across the country. ... view
• 22 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the House:- The Report of the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security on the Senate Amendments to the Public Service (Values and Principles) Bill, 2014. view
• 14 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I also want to join my colleagues in sending condolences to the families of the victims. Just like the other Members have said, we are pained. We feel very disappointed. Families are in anguish because of those killings. Even the people of Samburu are affected. It is only that they were lucky. We had four students in the campus, but they jumped over the fence. They were just lucky. The question we should ask ourselves concerns intelligence. We are privy to information that there was enough intelligence right from December last year that there ... view
• 14 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: because they were warned. A notice was even put at the gate of the university. The university was informed that there would be an attack. If they heeded that warning by the NIS, we would have saved the students. I want to appeal to the leaders of North Eastern that this is the right time. We cannot continue avoiding the issue of being divided. We can only tell people that this is not a religious war, but finally, you never know. This may get out of our hands. Kenyans will not continue behaving the way they are behaving now. When ... view