Hon. Fred Chesebe Kapondi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 18 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: The district peace committees should be disbanded forthwith. That was a very strong recommendation. New teams should be put in place because those committees have outlived their usefulness and, therefore, they have turned into avenues of corruption, partnership and political youth wingers operating with a lot of impunity. Further, the Government should deploy more security personnel to national parks and game reserves to weed out the bandits and protect tourist from possible attacks. Security should also be beefed up along the several community borders to avoid frequent cross-border attacks. It is also very prudent--- What we found out is that, ... view
• 18 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, Archer’s Post is one of the oldest police posts that we have in this country. The Committee feels that being at the centre of Isiolo North and Samburu East, it should be upgraded to a fully fledged police station. I remember that when we were there, the Officer Commanding Police Division (OCPD) came all the way from Wamba, which is over 200 kilometers away, to have a meeting with us at Archer’s Post. The police at Archer’s Post have no patrol vehicle. The District Officer (DO) is also suffering. In fact, when we went to ... view
• 18 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Further, there were a number of vacancies that were not filled within the Provincial Administration. It had taken several months. Chiefs and assistant chiefs who had been dismissed had not been replaced, particularly, from the Samburu community. As you know, the services of those provincial administrators are very vital, particularly, view
• 18 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: when it comes to security matters in a society that is still very traditional. So, the Committee feels very strongly that those vacancies should be filled up immediately. Further, it was also the feeling of the Committee that since tourism in those areas is something that is giving the people a lot in terms of employment opportunities and income for other projects, at least, it is important for the Ministry to make a deliberate effort to carry out civic education in those conflict zones, educate the people about the benefits of tourism and the need to preserve the sector. The ... view
• 18 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, further, because of the vastness of that area, the Committee also felt that the Government should, in conjunction with the mobile telephony service providers, open up the remote areas which are crime prone to enhance information flow from wananchi to security agents in case of attacks. With those and many other proposals, we felt that if the Government takes its role seriously--- If you go there, you will see for yourself--- We saw for ourselves that those people are neglected and something must be done as a matter of urgency to address the situation in ... view
• 18 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: With those many remarks, I beg to move and ask Mr. Ochieng to second. view
• 11 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give notice of the following Motion:- THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security on its Fact-finding Visit to Samburu East and Isiolo North Districts on 21st-23rd September, 2009, laid on the Table of the House on Wednesday, 11th August, 2010. view
• 9 Dec 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- view
• 9 Dec 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- view
• 9 Dec 2009 in National Assembly: THAT, Clause 5 of the Bill be amended by inserting a new paragraph as follows- view