25 Sep 2013 in National Assembly:
Hon. Deputy Speaker, when police officers are removed from an area, the buck stops with the IG. That is the thing. What I am saying is that police officers have been removed from not only my constituency but also from many other places because in the recent past, there were attacks on police posts in some places. So, the police officers The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor.
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25 Sep 2013 in National Assembly:
were removed from those places. I am not talking about Kimaiyo as a person. I am talking about the IG, who has the mandate. The buck stops with him. The orders would not have been executed without his knowledge.
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25 Sep 2013 in National Assembly:
Yes, hon. Deputy Speaker. That is a fact. We are wondering why the police officers had to be removed from those areas, which are 140 kilometres away from the border with Somalia, where we have over 2,000 KDF troops.
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25 Sep 2013 in National Assembly:
Hon. Deputy Speaker, I did not call him a sycophant.
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25 Sep 2013 in National Assembly:
Hon. Deputy Speaker, I said that we do not want sycophancy. I did not say that hon. Nkaissery is a sycophant. I said we do not want sycophancy.
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25 Sep 2013 in National Assembly:
Hon. Deputy Speaker, I am just addressing the concern. We are talking about the Kenya Police Reservists. We have military reservists, police reservists; we are not against the Constitution because this exists. Therefore, we are not discussing something which is outside the Constitution.
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25 Sep 2013 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, hon. Deputy Speaker. Is it in order for hon. (Maj- Gen.) Nkaissery to mislead this House? We are not arming civilians; we are arming the KPRs, who are recognised by the Act!
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25 Sep 2013 in National Assembly:
Hon. Deputy Speaker, is it in order for hon. (Maj-Gen.) Nkaissery to mislead this House and the nation at large that is watching live that we are arming civilians? What is he talking about? We are not talking about tribes and clans; we are talking about the KPRs who could be anybody.
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18 Sep 2013 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, hon. Speaker, Sir. This new dispensation has brought about a lot of challenges. In the House, Question Time used to be very important because we used to get answers instantly. We have now clocked six months - half year is gone - and many Members have burning questions which need to be answered immediately, be it at the constituency or national level. Committees take longer to answer questions across the board. I want directions from you because when you give the Committees leeway, they take a long time and those questions become un-answerable. So, time ...
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18 Sep 2013 in National Assembly:
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