George Oner Ogalo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 2 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. Under the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution, consumer protection is a national Government function. If we allow county governments to set tariffs whimsically, then the element of costing water way above the reach of ordinary citizens might occur. So, for the national Government to retain the function of consumer protection, the tariffs must be set by a national body, which is the Regulatory Board. That is why this clause is here. We are simply aligning the County Government Act to that function of the national Government to do consumer protection. Thank you. view
• 2 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to congratulate the Chairperson of the Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade. In rushing to get the amendments done, we made irrelevant amendments to Section 16 and 17 of this Bill. I think the Chairman should consider, at the earliest opportunity, to clean up so that we do not expose those who will be practising as investment and financial analysts to constitutional conditions that they cannot meet. view
• 2 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 2 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Everybody has said very good things about the Committee. This is the third major Bill we are transacting in this House as a Committee. I am very happy with our Committee. However, I want to appeal to the Members of this House. We have legislated on the water services strategy today. Those things are going to require money. We would like this House to appropriate money to provide water as has been legislated today. Thank you. view
• 1 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I am also getting a little bit concerned with this constant mention of Chapter Six. I have actually taken time to look at the Articles in Chapter Six. Are you saying that if you are registered to practise in this sector, you become a State officer? That is because Chapter Six wholly deals with State officers. Article 73 talks about responsibilities of leadership, Article 74 on oath of office of State officers, Article 75 on conduct of State officers, Article 76 on financial probity of State officers while Article 77 talks about restriction on ... view
• 1 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I am also getting a little bit concerned with this constant mention of Chapter Six. I have actually taken time to look at the Articles in Chapter Six. Are you saying that if you are registered to practise in this sector, you become a State officer? That is because Chapter Six wholly deals with State officers. Article 73 talks about responsibilities of leadership, Article 74 on oath of office of State officers, Article 75 on conduct of State officers, Article 76 on financial probity of State officers while Article 77 talks about restriction on ... view
• 30 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me an opportunity to support this holistic Bill. It touches on most aspects of the private security service provision. There is no aspect or practice that has not been covered in this Bill. view
• 30 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: This Bill seeks to set up a central regulatory authority to regulate the sector. It also provides how the individual and corporate security providers will be registered. It sets out the requirements for registration and provides linkages between private security service providers and the national security agencies. It also provides for the powers of the private security service providers and seeks to remove any confusion between private security service providers and members of the national discipline forces. It sets out a mechanism through which members of the public and those working for corporate security service providers will channel their complaints, ... view
• 30 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, why do we need private security? In an ideal situation, the NPS should protect each and every Kenyan, together with their property. However, because we do not have adequate NPS personnel, there are gaps which need to be filled up. As we fill up those gaps, there must be a regulatory mechanism through which the people going to provide you with security can be controlled and managed. In that sense, we need private security. We are The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be ... view
• 30 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: talking of private security, bearing in mind the fact that huge swaths of our country have not been properly secured. Today, we are talking about Kenya having five to seven counties which even the police cannot access. Such scenario brings a lot of pressure on ordinary provision of security in a country. There is need for the President to act. The only tool he was handed when he took over Office was a sword. The only job we want him to do is to secure Kenya. Even as we talk about private security, public security is very important. The areas ... view