25 Sep 2013 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, before I embark on my contribution, I still want to go back and request the Presiding Officers of this House to, at least, follow the law. In as much as you have the prerogative to pick who speaks first, it is also good to encourage Members to report on time. Members who report on time speak last and those who report late, speak first. The principle is not correctly applied.
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25 Sep 2013 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am going to give my contribution, but I found it worthwhile for me to express that point. This Motion is quite timely and hon. Lentoimaga did well to bring it at the opportune time, when Kenya is in a security crisis. One reason why I feel that the issue of the KPRs must be expedited in Kenya is the failure of the regular security systems. Looking at the Kenyan borders, very few regular and Administration Police officers have been deployed there. The same forces are not sufficient to contain the influx of outsiders into the ...
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25 Sep 2013 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, before being interrupted by hon. Kajwang, I was contributing on an incident where Kenya has unique scenario of insecurity. Communities that live along the border experience insecurity. Communities that are cosmopolitan and live in urban areas or cities also experience insecurity. Therefore, each citizen should be allowed to adopt his own security prevention mechanism instead of lumping us together with the police reservists. Some of these people have lost patriotism in their country since they put money first and then security.
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25 Sep 2013 in National Assembly:
We are requesting that the six counties that have unique insecurity incidences be allowed to employ the KPRs and pay them the remuneration they require.
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25 Sep 2013 in National Assembly:
One reason why insecurity thrives in most parts of Kenya is because of the imbalance in development by the Government. The Government should, therefore, make sure that it gives priorities to those areas that were neglected by the Sessional Paper of 1965. That is during the first regime of this country. This will ensure that those counties are at par with their colleagues.
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25 Sep 2013 in National Assembly:
Finally, while I accept the argument raised by the former General, hon. Nkaissery, he seems to have degenerated when it comes to security ideas. Giving weapons to the KPRs is not arming civilians. This is a unique unit of the community that is being put in place to address shortage of regular security forces. Therefore, some of these generals have to take time to refresh themselves so that they can come to terms with the reality. This is because a lot has occurred since he retired.
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25 Sep 2013 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to support.
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31 Jul 2013 in National Assembly:
Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. First, I want to thank the Mover of this Motion for bringing this Motion which is very timely and very important for this country. It is evident that the Government has spent a lot of money in developing human resource right from free primary school education through secondary school bursaries and scholarships. Therefore, it is very important for the Government to make a follow up on all those investments. This will inform the need for the Government to make proper planning for future educational trend in this country.
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31 Jul 2013 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, there is also need for the Government to strengthen the middle-level colleges because they act as incubators for technological growth for the entire country. Therefore, the habit of transforming middle-level colleges into universities should be brought to a halt. If the Government wants to put up a public university, it does not necessarily have to convert an existing middle-level college into one. The Government has ways of raising money and it should put up those institutions instead of converting the already existing colleges which have their own unique roles and duties in the society.
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31 Jul 2013 in National Assembly:
One of the reasons why I support this Motion is because most of the students who sat KCSE or about 90 per cent do not make it to universities. The Government must be worried about where the 90 per cent will go and not the 10 per cent who have already got admission into the universities because they are assured of their future. Therefore, there is need for the Government to make sure that there is a polytechnic in every constituency which it funds. The money should be channeled through the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF).
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