Andrew Adipo Okuome

All parliamentary appearances

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• 16 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: When I was in Mombasa, I saw a wonderful hotel and part of it was on the ocean. Can that qualify to be riparian land which is being misused? If you go to London, houses are built on rivers, even near River Thames. This kind of thing goes on in many other countries. Are we not developed enough to use land which is near rivers and protect them as well? These are the kinds of questions we need to address instead of discouraging the building industry by pulling down beautiful houses. Officers who issue certificates and tell people to build ... view
• 16 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: In addition, it is time we made sure that all our land is registered. In a number of cases, you find that a piece of land is owned by two different people. That means that the title deed you hold is not trustworthy. You may think that you have a piece of land, but it is not yours because somebody else owns a similar certificate. We still have many things which we need to get right so that our land and buildings are save, valuable and one can rely on them for whatever purpose. view
• 16 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, Hon. Speaker, I support the Report. view
• 3 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me a chance to say a word on this change of date. It is common knowledge that Kenyans are making effort to have the Constitution changed. Whether this will happen or not, we leave it to Kenyans to decide. Because of this, we should think of changing the Constitution at that time. There is no need for piecemeal changes to the Constitution because if we start changing it this way, how many times are we going to change this? I am saying this being aware that the change from August will affect the ... view
• 22 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I would like to contribute to this Motion because it is very important. The police force is one of the most important departments of the Government of Kenya. They are responsible for our security. If somebody has a problem, the first person he begins to think of is the police. He begins to wonder how he can be rescued. He calls somebody, if he cannot do it himself, to tell the police to come to his rescue. But one thing I must admit is that the police is very ... view
• 22 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: you are arrested, you get a number of kicks and beatings at the maximum of their strength. That must stop. I am pleading with them and I am asking IPOA to inform them that they must treat Kenyans as human beings. This is when we can have a Kenya that we are proud of and we can enjoy our rights. view
• 22 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: I was somewhat surprised when some of my colleagues were saying that nobody should ask where police officers come from and their ethnic background. What does the Constitution say? Is it not talking of any employment in the Government to reflect the face of Kenya? This ensures that all regions of Kenya can manage to get a share of the cake. I emphasise that the police force is a very important institution. It must reflect the face of Kenya. All regions of Kenya should have a share. I support this list because it has taken into account the face of ... view
• 22 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: The other thing is that our police are not well equipped. Some of them go to risky places with just rungus . If they find the culprit has a gun or a pistol, they will run away. This must stop. The IPOA should ensure that we do not expose our police officers to risky places when they are not armed. I will take the example of Migingo. The fishermen in Migingo are left alone at the mercy of foreign policemen coming for them and doing whatever they like with them because the Kenyan policemen can only take to the heels ... view
• 22 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: I support the Motion. Thank you, very much. view
• 4 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. This issue is extremely important, especially for me, because in a few days’ time, on 6th of this month, we are burying a young man who was fishing in Migingo and was hacked to death by Ugandan soldiers. Mine is not theoretical, it is practical. It is something I would invite Members of Parliament to come and help in burying the dead so that we can drive the point home. Our people in Migingo are doing their business but they live with Ugandan army who dictate what to do, the food to eat and ... view