Cherarkey K Samson

All parliamentary appearances

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• 5 Mar 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. I want to congratulate Sen. (Dr.) Alice Milgo for this statement on implementation of the national land use policy in counties. Most of my colleagues have alluded to the fact that most of land use has been violated in this country. When most towns were being planned and zoning being done, some areas were classified as agricultural zone areas like where we come from; it was for the good intention and planning purposes in this country. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of ... view
• 5 Mar 2020 in Senate: The reason we have uncontrolled and spiraling developments across our cities is because most of the counties have not adhered to the directions and legal provisions that have been provided by various Acts and laws put in place including the Urban Areas and Cities Act. It is important that our counties try and assist us. If you will remember the upgrading of slums, one of the biggest slum areas in Africa is Kibera slum and many others. It is so sad that when you walk in a small centre anywhere as you travel across the country in Kenya, you must ... view
• 5 Mar 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker Sir, for your indulgence. Before I issue my Statement, I join you in welcoming the beautiful girls from Murang’a County and wish them the best as they continue to learn. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I had promised the House that I would report back on the issue of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances in the country. I have a Statement pursuant to Standing Order 51(1) of the Senate Standing Orders, relating to a matter for which my Committee is responsible. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order 51(1) to make a Statement ... view
• 5 Mar 2020 in Senate: As Senators will recall, during the Sitting of the Senate held on Thursday, 20th February, 2020, the Senator for Nairobi City County, Sen. Sakaja, issued a Statement under Standing Order 47(1), on the extrajudicial killings of young Kenyans in Nairobi City County. This followed the shooting, earlier that week, of Mr. Daniel Mburu, a bodaboda operator in Embakasi, Nairobi, who was shot at the Mama Lucy Hospital after rushing to the hospital a young girl who had been rescued from drowning in Korogocho River. At the time, I provided an update on the inquiry which the Committee on Justice, Legal ... view
• 5 Mar 2020 in Senate: Extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances present a grave affront to the Constitution and the administration of justice, in that persons profiled or suspected to have committed crimes are summarily executed without being subjected to the benefit of a fair trial, where evidence may be presented against them and the opportunity to rebut such evidence granted. Cognizant of its mandate, as set out in the Standing Orders of the Senate, I am pleased to inform the Senate that the Committee has since undertaken site visits and met stakeholders in Mombasa and Kwale counties. The Committee also held a sitting in Nairobi ... view
• 5 Mar 2020 in Senate: We were told that between February last year and this year more than 210 Kenyans have been killed through the bullet by trigger-happy police officers. These are very sad statistics that we have as a country. (6) Failure by police officers to comply with service standards, including in identifying themselves whenever they are carrying out an operation, and ensuring that all police records and registers are correctly, properly, timely and accurately entered, updated and kept. We were being told of police officers who do not even report to their Officer Commanding Station (OCS) or Officer Commanding Police Division (OCPD). They ... view
• 5 Mar 2020 in Senate: (2) Meeting with the Attorney-General, the Chairperson and Members of the National Police Service Commission, the Inspector General of the National Police Service, Mr. Hillary Mutyambai, the Director of Public Prosecutions, Mr. Nordin Haji, the Director of Criminal Investigations, Mr. George Kinoti, and the Chief Registrar of the Judiciary. They were not able to attend, but on 23rd May, we will meet so that we finalise on our report. On 18th we will go around Nairobi and also visit Kisumu, specifically, Kondele and Nyalenda. We shall also visit Garissa and Mandera in North Eastern to deal with issues of forced ... view
• 5 Mar 2020 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we urge the Inspector General (IG) of Police and other stakeholders to arrest these individuals, make them face the law and undergo judicial processes. Let us not take life because under Article 26 of the Constitution, the right to life is very important. I assure Members that, as a Committee, we are on top of things. As I conclude, this Report will not be sufficient because the matter looks more dangerous and lethal. What will resolve this issue of extrajudicial killings and forced disappearances in this country is to form a commission of inquiry to look ... view
• 5 Mar 2020 in Senate: I wish I had time to elaborate. There are many cases that have been taken to court involving quite a number of police officers, where people have been shot even after surrendering. It seems as if there is a silent order to shoot to kill in this country that has been issued without the attention of the public. We were even told of a case in Mombasa where a young man had surrendered and knelt. The police went ahead and sprayed him with seven bullets and then planted “evidence” beside him. view
• 5 Mar 2020 in Senate: We need a more concrete approach to this issue, so that we can resolve it once and for all. We continue to empathize and condole with many families that have become The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view