Francis Baya

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 171 to 180 of 186.

• 12 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I assure him. view
• 12 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: I wish to assure the hon. Member that the other border control points will be considered because most of our borders are very porous. The next lot will be posted in the areas I have talked about. view
• 29 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I apologise for arriving here late. However, I have the answer--- view
• 29 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. The Ministry of State for Immigration and Registration of Persons has noted the burden the people of Garissa and the entire region have to shoulder in passport acquisition in terms of extra travel costs they incur to come to Nairobi to get the services. To address this problem and embrace the Government policy of bringing services closer to the citizens, my Ministry has put in its strategic plan an objective of decentralising passport issuance to all provincial headquarters including the Garissa office by the year 2012. The Ministry, therefore, will implement ... view
• 29 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, it is true that there are officers within this station. However, there are other logistics that are required before the office is made operational. view
• 29 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, there is no discrimination on the part of the Ministry towards the North Eastern communities or any other community within this country. As I indicated, it is in our Strategic Plan for 2008-2012 that, come that time, these offices will be operational not only in Garissa but all provincial headquarters will be issuing passports. view
• 29 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am not aware that people from northern parts of this country are subjected to other conditions when they apply for issuance of passports and other personal identification documents. I am aware that--- view
• 29 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, what I meant was that there was an indication that special money was being given by people from that region. Vetting is brought about October 29, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3083 by security considerations. This is normally done not only by the Ministry but other security agencies and Ministries that we liaise with. Yes, there is vetting, not only for passports but also for identification cards. view
• 29 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, perhaps that would be very convenient for all of us. There are some other considerations in terms of the equipment to be used. Right now, we are struggling to change the equipment for issuance of national identification so that we have IDs that are multi-purpose. Perhaps there will be a time when we will reach that stage whereby you can get your passport at birth amongst other personal identification documents. view
• 29 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, there is nothing that can be done without planning. Planing is necessary for all activities. Like I have indicated, we are going to have that office ready by 2012. view