Cherarkey K Samson

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1801 to 1810 of 7129.

• 29 Nov 2023 in Senate: I stand guided, Madam Temporary Speaker. Our Constitution is clear. Under Article Eight, it says that there shall be no state religion. It leaves it at that. The right to worship and freedom is enshrined under the Bill of Rights here and across the world. I have seen the observations that the Committee has made and I agree with them. I pushed for the national forensics laboratory to be given money to do their job, especially when we were investigating extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearance. Most of cases in court by the prosecution collapse because of lack of investigations. We ... view
• 29 Nov 2023 in Senate: walking scot-free because a scene was interfered with, and we do not have proper forensics. There is the issue of processing certificates. At the moment, the Government is looking for money anywhere and everywhere because of the unfortunate and downturn economic times we are in. I agree that we need to give enough resources to the DCI for them to have modern equipment and generate police clearance certificates. That is what we are doing with the Government Printer. That can generate good money. Madam Temporary Speaker, the processing capacity is 20,000 per day, yet we are processing 4,500 per day. ... view
• 29 Nov 2023 in Senate: walking scot-free because a scene was interfered with, and we do not have proper forensics. There is the issue of processing certificates. At the moment, the Government is looking for money anywhere and everywhere because of the unfortunate and downturn economic times we are in. I agree that we need to give enough resources to the DCI for them to have modern equipment and generate police clearance certificates. That is what we are doing with the Government Printer. That can generate good money. Madam Temporary Speaker, the processing capacity is 20,000 per day, yet we are processing 4,500 per day. ... view
• 29 Nov 2023 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, at the moment, I am not interested with any information. Let me just prosecute the matter. The Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) should investigate the national security officers. I agree that if there were lapses, acts of omission or commission with NIS at the ground level, the county security team then they must be investigated. The DCI, Mr. Ngao, or the Cabinet Secretary in charge of Interior and National Coordination, should give us a reason for the administrative action that has been taken against some officers or whether some of them have been given show cause letters, ... view
• 29 Nov 2023 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, at the moment, I am not interested with any information. Let me just prosecute the matter. The Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) should investigate the national security officers. I agree that if there were lapses, acts of omission or commission with NIS at the ground level, the county security team then they must be investigated. The DCI, Mr. Ngao, or the Cabinet Secretary in charge of Interior and National Coordination, should give us a reason for the administrative action that has been taken against some officers or whether some of them have been given show cause letters, ... view
• 29 Nov 2023 in Senate: That is why some of us have always insisted on including the Governor in the county security team. We have had push and pull, moved to court and argued. If Governors were part of this county security team, maybe some of these things would not be happening. Wananchi would be more comfortable telling the Governor something than telling a police officer or a National Intelligence Service (NIS) individual. So, we need to rethink the county security structure. Why do we not ensure governors become part of the county security team? Therefore, in all this respect, if there are people who ... view
• 29 Nov 2023 in Senate: That is why some of us have always insisted on including the Governor in the county security team. We have had push and pull, moved to court and argued. If Governors were part of this county security team, maybe some of these things would not be happening. Wananchi would be more comfortable telling the Governor something than telling a police officer or a National Intelligence Service (NIS) individual. So, we need to rethink the county security structure. Why do we not ensure governors become part of the county security team? Therefore, in all this respect, if there are people who ... view
• 29 Nov 2023 in Senate: We agree they should preach that gospel, but there should be some decency. They must be within the law. People should do what their Constitution allows. You should know that where your rights end, another person's rights begin. If you have the right to worship, you should worship within the law that has been provided. You should respect the right to life and many others. I agree with the Committee on the recommendation of reintegration of survivors. I found it odd and weird that the police were arresting some of the survivors that were being found in the forest, especially ... view
• 29 Nov 2023 in Senate: We agree they should preach that gospel, but there should be some decency. They must be within the law. People should do what their Constitution allows. You should know that where your rights end, another person's rights begin. If you have the right to worship, you should worship within the law that has been provided. You should respect the right to life and many others. I agree with the Committee on the recommendation of reintegration of survivors. I found it odd and weird that the police were arresting some of the survivors that were being found in the forest, especially ... view
• 29 Nov 2023 in Senate: The issue of terrorism is not unique to a tribe, religion or clan. It has shown that it affects all races, all tribes, and all nationalities. Therefore, there is a misnomer in the world that when people come from certain clans, tribes or regions, their affinity to terror- related issues is very high. No! It has been proven that it does not depend on age. I know we had a debate in the morning on classifying Senators as young, old, new or old. It does not care about religion or social status. There was a case, I do not want ... view