Asman Kamama

All parliamentary appearances

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• 4 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, on 12th March, 2014, hon. Wafula requested for a Ministerial Statement on alleged corruption cases in the Department of Immigration. The hon. Member informed the House that in the recent past, there have been alleged cases of corruption at the Department of Immigration and, subsequently, investigations into the matter were undertaken by the national investigations agency and, consequently, a number of officers were suspended. The hon. Member particularly sought to be informed on the following:- (i) The findings of the preliminary investigations and the allegations. (ii) The details of the officers suspended, designation and status of the ... view
• 4 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Okay. Officer number one is a lady called Joyce Gesare Mainye, Personal No.1984142054 and designation is Principal--- I think PSC Job Group K. The officer was interdicted and the case is ongoing at the Human Resource Management Advisory Committee. Number two is Mose Okoth Oloo, Personal Number 20005026904. He is a Senior Immigration Officer Job Group L. The officer was interdicted and the case is ongoing at the same Human Resource Management Advisory Committee. Number three is Ezekiel Otiende, Personal Number 2007134591. He is in Job Group K. The officer was interdicted and the case is ongoing at the Ministerial ... view
• 4 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, to the best of my knowledge, the question is sufficiently addressed. But the issues that were raised by hon. Mule, hon. Ochieng, hon. Bowen and others--- The Statement that was requested has actually been sufficiently addressed. On the issue of the status of Immigration Department as requested by hon. Ochieng, I think that is totally a different question and it needs a comprehensive report from the Committee. If he really wants it, then I want to request him to request for a special Statement in that regard and--- view
• 4 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, in a nutshell, I would like to tell Members that the Government is taking the issue of corruption in the Immigration Department very seriously. It is in the public domain that the Director of the Immigration Department--- view
• 4 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Investigations on corruption and what else? 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. view
• 4 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Suppose I have all the knowledge, I can inform the House in a nutshell on what we are doing. I can remember everything. Hon. Deputy Speaker, if you allow me, I can remember everything and I can tell the House what the Committee is doing. view
• 4 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Okay. Let me respond to what hon. Bowen asked. On the issue of work permits, something is being done. That section in the Immigration Department has been streamlined and the threshold has been raised to the extent that if a foreigner wants to come to this country, there must be a lot of justification. First of all, one has to have a degree and must be able to add value. In most cases, they have minimized the number of approvals. So, that issue is being addressed. On the issue that was raised by hon. Wekesa, about the reasons for interdiction, ... view
• 4 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, on 24th April, 2014, the Member of Parliament for Turkana County, hon. Joyce Emanikor requested for a Statement regarding the protest by boda boda operators against exorbitant and unaffordable fines for lack of helmets which resulted to loss of life and destruction of property. The hon. Member informed the House that in dispersing the youth, the police officers used live bullets and, in the process, the Officer Commanding Station (OCS) shot dead Mr. Eregai Kapua while Mr. Paul Mburu was shot on both legs and hospitalized at Lodwar County referral hospital. The Member sought to be particularly ... view
• 4 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: The clarifications were also many but I will --- view
• 4 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: I will be very brief, hon. Deputy Speaker. I will start by saying that the police are not authorized to use live bullets, unless when their lives are threatened. That is very clear and even the National Police Service Bill that we passed recently in this House has those provisions. So, it is only when their lives are threatened. 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. view