25 Nov 2014 in National Assembly:
Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. My condolences go to the families and relatives of the deceased. The Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security had visited Mandera and found out it was completely under the Al Shabaab . There are 300 police officers there who do not come out of their houses because their morale is very The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor.
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25 Nov 2014 in National Assembly:
low and they do not have fuel. So, the issue is to address reforms in the police force as a way forward. We need to look at corruption and the morale of the police. If the police are being killed right, left and centre, their morale goes down so much. The other issue is about the command structure. In my county, and I know it is the same in Nakuru, the police have two systems: the Administration Police and the Regular Police. Who can command them? They are parallel and they report differently. Even the President had given an Executive ...
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25 Nov 2014 in National Assembly:
The other issue is that if we are deploying the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) which this House had actually approved to Mandera or wherever, we need to have foot soldiers, not just jet fighters. We need to deploy them right from Bula-hawa, 100 kilometres inside so that they can deal with these people. Lastly, the issue of illegal firearms is another epidemic in this country. If it is not addressed---
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12 Nov 2014 in National Assembly:
Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I also rise to support the amendment. In terms of Clause 18(2)(c), drought management is a continuation of the former Arid Lands Project, which was funded by the World Bank. During that time, this particular organization was put on a very high standard by the funding from the World Bank. There are very many equipment which were bought and buildings constructed at that time. I support the amendment and I want to propose that these particular equipment and buildings should be maintained well. Money should be allocated, so that we can maintain the standards ...
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15 Oct 2014 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, hon. Speaker. Is hon. Wandayi in order to call us goons? I was one of the people who were in The Hague!
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15 Oct 2014 in National Assembly:
Could he substantiate that? He has called us goons or cartoons.
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15 Oct 2014 in National Assembly:
Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I support the Address by the President. Like my colleagues have said, the President did us proud. In the first place, he came to this House and informed us what he was supposed to do. Before 6th October, there were rumours about what would actually happen. Would he go or would he not go? What would happen if he did not go? There was a lot of tension. Most of his close friends and Members of Parliament were not aware what he was going to do. However, he did ...
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15 Oct 2014 in National Assembly:
He informed us in this House that he was going to The Hague and he was handing over. That was as good as selling Kenyans or clearing the air. That was a very good initiative and a good way of communicating. He told Kenyans that they were part and parcel of what he does every time.
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15 Oct 2014 in National Assembly:
On the issue of handing over, there was no other way he could have done it. The Hague wanted to humiliate us or shame us as an African country. They wanted the President to appear before the ICC as the Head of State so that he could make history as the first Head of State to be tried while in office. However, our President tactfully beat them on their own game. He did that by physically handing over.
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15 Oct 2014 in National Assembly:
If my memory serves me well, I think Uhuru Kenyatta became the fourth President to transfer power legally. I remember in 1981, Ronald Reagan transferred power for eight days when he was shot and went to hospital for an operation.
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