Prof. George Saitoti

All parliamentary appearances

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• 5 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have stated clearly that already we have established the following camps, which were not there--- view
• 5 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: I just want to explain that. view
• 5 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as a preface, I have stated that a number of camps have already been established on realization of the security threats which have affected the people. I am working hard to ensure that the GSU team will be sent to that area. view
• 5 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, first of all, let me state clearly that we have faced a number of challenges as far as security is concerned in our country. It is not just internal. There is external threats which come in the form of internal penetration. This is because of two things; one, is because of our porous borders; they are such that quite a number of light weapons and small arms have gotten into this country and have been used by criminals in this country. Two, it is abundantly clear--- I want to say that in spite of that, we are ... view
• 5 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I can only request the hon. Member to write to me highlighting the hardship which has been brought about by this matter. We will then examine this case among the other cases. view
• 5 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, on the matter of the variance between the figures that the hon. Member has and the ones that I have mentioned here, this is a matter that we can follow up in my office for the purpose of reconciliation. However, like he said, there is provision of armed escort to all vehicles operating along the Isiolo-Marsabit Road. That is the position I have and if this can be proven to be true, I shall not hesitate to take appropriate action against the police who have offered this information. The next thing that I would like to say ... view
• 5 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Following the highway robbery incidents along the route, several suspects have been arrested and arraigned before courts. I want to give five incidences, some of which relate to this particular year. Mr. Mireni Lekamusa aged 24 years was arrested in April 2011 and charged with robbery with violence vide case 721/2011, court file No.229/2011. The case has been finalized and the accused has been sentenced to suffer death by hanging before Senior Resident Magistrate (SRM) Court Isiolo. view
• 5 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Secondly, Itiama Lekoloto aged 26 years was arrested in May 2011 and charged with robbery with violence vide CR721/30/2011, court file No.290/2011. The case was finalized this year and the accused was sentenced to suffer death by hanging. The third is Tipate Lesoloi who was arrested in June 2011 and charged with the offence of robbery with violence and the case was finalized on 14th December, 2011. The accused was sentenced to suffer death by hanging before the Principal Magistrate Court, Maralal. There was also Solomei Lenaipa aged 23 years who was arrested in March 2012 and charged with the ... view
• 5 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think this is an issue of perception. I was challenged by the hon. Member to say what the Government is doing and I wanted to demonstrate that, indeed, action in terms of apprehending criminals has been taken and a number of criminals have already been sentenced to death. view
• 5 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, yes and I will do it in the next two weeks. We will have received a number of vehicles and one will go to the Serolipi, among other places. view