Edward Oku Kaunya

All parliamentary appearances

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• 17 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I rise to ask Question No. 313 of 2021 to the Cabinet Secretary for Education: (i) Considering the high cost of school uniform in the country, which has in turn significantly led to the increased cost of learning in schools, could the Ministry consider regulating and standardizing the cost of school uniforms to make them affordable? (ii) What measures is the Ministry putting in place to ensure that children are not denied an opportunity to join school, learn and complete their education for lack of uniform? (iii) Could the Cabinet Secretary consider the use ... view
• 17 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order No. 42A(5), I rise to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Education Question No.162/2021 on behalf of the Member for Homa Bay Town, Hon. Peter Kaluma. (i) Could the Cabinet Secretary explain when the Technical and Vocational Training Institute in Homa Bay Town Constituency, which is also the headquarters of Homa Bay County will be made operational? (ii) What measures is the Ministry undertaking to recruit and equip requisite personnel in Homa Bay Technical and Vocational Training Institute considering that the facility has already been developed at Anding’o ... view
• 9 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: I thank you, Hon. Speaker. On behalf of the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security, I would like to contribute to the debate on the Budget and Appropriations Committee Report on the Estimates of Expenditure for the year ending 30th June 2022. view
• 9 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: The estimates come against the background of not only COVID-19, but also an increase in the crime rate in the country. I thank the Chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee for the good Report. I thank the Members of the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security for the many hours they have put in to consider the estimates. I am happy to note that significant resources have been allocated to the State Department of Interior and Coordination of National Government and other departments we oversee as a Committee. The resources may not be adequate, but we focused on ... view
• 9 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: We focused on the expansion of the National Surveillance and Control System and provided Kshs1billion for the National Communication and Surveillance System. This is a system that has been under implementation since 2014. The purpose was to ensure that we improve communication and nab criminals in Nairobi and Mombasa initially and expand the system to other areas in the future. So, a sum of Ksh1 billion has been set aside to pay the debt owed to Safaricom, which was working in partnership with the Police Department. view
• 9 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: There is the thematic area of transportation to particularly improve mobility of police officers through the Motor Vehicle Leasing Programme to which Ksh10 billion has been allocated. I would like Members to note that the Committee has established that the amount has been removed from the State Department of Interior and Coordination of National Government to the National Treasury. The Committee supports this policy as a measure to improve service delivery. Any such policy is supported. view
• 9 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, with regard to modernization of police services, Kshs1 billion has been set aside for purposes of enhancing efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery by police officers. In order to have a policeman who is effective and efficient, there are three key things that have to be considered: He must be trained well to acquire the skills that are required to undertake his functions, he must be well equipped, and his welfare must be taken care of. One of the areas we are looking at is dealing with crime like terrorism, which had been on the rise. Terrorists have ... view
• 9 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: We have the issue of equipping the forensic laboratory which was proposed at Kshs335 million. This is meant to enhance the capability of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations to enable it unearth some serious crimes by being able to unravel complexities using the forensic laboratory. You will note that we lately had a case, which is trending, where a criminal was shot some three weeks ago in Teso North. The criminal reappeared after three weeks. This is something which has been trending in social media. This kind of situation requires proper identification through forensic laboratory technology. This particular item is ... view
• 9 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: I am happy to note that the Budget has catered for group medical insurance for police officers and prison officers at Kshs3.4 billion and Kshs2.3 billion, respectively. view
• 9 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: As we all know, national security is an enabler. It is meant to support all other sectors. Without a stable security situation, we will have problems because other sectors cannot operate. The Committee also looked at other areas which needed to be enhanced because of the importance of those areas and functions. Police officers face challenges in performing their duties. The issue of their welfare is key. You note that there have been increasing reports of police officers shooting themselves and some of them in institutions where they work and they end up not having psychosocial support which is required ... view