11 Jun 2014 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I read what was in the Statement. I want to appreciate the concerns raised by Members that the issue of the bodabodas is a very weighty one, especially in big towns. Those are young people who are looking for their daily means. That is their lifeline and they want to get some income out of the business that they are doing. For more than five years now, they have, sort of, been criminalized by the police. The Inspector-General has confirmed in this Statement that they have not banned the boda boda operations. However---
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11 Jun 2014 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, if the Member is insisting that the ban is on the ground, the best way forward is for the Committee to call the Cabinet Secretary and the Inspector-General to confirm to us if the ban is there or not. The Member insists that the ban is on. We want to confirm that from the Inspector- General. I am not a Cabinet Secretary or the Inspector-General and I need to confirm through the Committee. With regard to the question asked by the Member for Turkana East---
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11 Jun 2014 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, this is a very weighty matter and it needs a very urgent response. So, I want to promise the hon. Member to bring the Statement within one week.
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11 Jun 2014 in National Assembly:
Yes, I have.
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11 Jun 2014 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the next response is of a question asked by hon. Huka. He requested for a Statement regarding the closure of Administration Police Camps at Boltu and Gala Gasa, opening of a new AP Camp at Burmayo, welfare of officers based at Uargadul Police Station and the deployment of Kenya Police Reservists to Mandera Central District. The hon. Member particularly requested to be informed on the following:- (i) The reason for the closure of the above mentioned camps and when they will be re-opened. (ii) When the Government will establish an Administration Police Camp at Burmayo in ...
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11 Jun 2014 in National Assembly:
necessary. On the provision of decent housing for police officers, the Government has prioritized construction of 296 housing units in Mandera County during the next financial year. This is intended to benefit Mandera, Elwak, Takaba, Ramu police stations and border posts. Those units will accommodate both police and Administration Police officers. The stations that have been left out including Walgadud will be considered during the subsequent financial years subject to availability of funds. Elwak police station has one vehicle. It is GKA 410H, which serves the divisional headquarters and other stations. However, the Government is in the process of supplying ...
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11 Jun 2014 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I concur with the hon. Member. We can call him next Wednesday.
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5 Jun 2014 in National Assembly:
I did not hear!
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5 Jun 2014 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, I apologise for coming late. We had a Committee meeting with the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Coordination of National Government. So, I did not hear the question.
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5 Jun 2014 in National Assembly:
Hon. Deputy Speaker, I have one response here.
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