6 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
I am sorry, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this important Motion on the Approval of the Nominees for Appointment to the National Police Service Commission.
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6 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
I want to appreciate the work that has been done by the Committee under the leadership of Hon. Koinange who is the Chairman. I appreciate that they seem to have taken time to vet these particular nominees and ensure that we got a good mix. The reason I support this Motion is that I like the mix of these particular commissioners. I am extremely impressed with the Chairman, Mr. Eliud Ndung’u Kinuthia. First of all, he is a fairly young man because he was born in 1973. He has a lot of experience and has been deeply involved in the ...
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6 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
I am also happy to see that he has not only done a Masters Degree in Statistics but he has also done Development Studies and Gender from the University of Nairobi. This means that he is committed to his work. He will look at the policies that come before the Commission from a gender lens and ensure that the police force is truly gender sensitive.
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6 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
I am also happy to see that we have met the two-thirds gender principle in this Commission. So, we will not sit here and fight like we always do. We are happy that this time round, this has been followed to the letter. I am happy that the two ladies who have been appointed, Ms. Lilian Mutio Kiamba and Dr. Alice Atieno Otwala, are of great integrity and repute, as the Committee has told us. They are also well educated. I am particularly happy to see that we are adding into the mix, in terms of professional background in this ...
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6 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
improving the services of the police force as it improves their welfare to ensure that they have a chance to study and improve their education so that they can be promoted on the basis of their fields of study. If there are some who have acquired university degrees, let them be promoted because that is what we want. We want a well-educated police force.
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6 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
With those few remarks, I beg to support.
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6 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
On a point of information, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker.
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6 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I want to inform the Hon. Member that the advertisement was very clear that politicians should not apply. So, by applying, it means he lacked integrity.
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6 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
Thank you very much.
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6 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. For sure, without saying that we do not have Opposition or citizens are coming out to fight for their rights, the pertinent issue is the trade unions using their powers to hijack the whole country and holding the whole country hostage. Some people in the air did not have enough fuel.There was an aeroplane that was diverted to Mombasa and it was only by mercy of God that it arrived in Mombasa with some fuel. It finished its fuel on the runway. We cannot hold our country to The electronic version of the Official ...
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