Prof. George Saitoti

All parliamentary appearances

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• 3 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, first of all, I want to agree with Mr. Affey that, indeed, it is the responsibility of the Government to protect the lives and property of the people. It is for that reason that, upon being informed that those animals had been stolen from Mr. Sugow, the security personnel took action. In the process, some animals were recovered but not all. Even much more important, three people have already been arrested. I think we have to appreciate one thing. There were 106 head of cattle and the criminals who came to steal the animals may very well ... view
• 3 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to confirm here that we have used choppers from time to time and, in the process, we have been very successful. But at that particular time, it was not possible because, as hon. Members are aware, we do not have a sufficient number of choppers in the Police Force. There is only one big one and a smaller one. So, when we need to use the choppers, we normally get them from the Army. With the current situation, I am sure the hon. Member will appreciate that all our Army helicopters have all been mobilized ... view
• 3 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, indeed, the Select Committee made recommendations. But, at the same time, I want to inform the House that the interventions that were recommended were multi-faceted and they, therefore, require to be carried out by several Ministries and agencies. At the same time, I should also add here that substantial resources are required to adequately arrest the trend of cattle rustling. view
• 3 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to inform the hon. Member, through the Chair, that we are busy mobilizing the funds. I would like to inform the House that we will be in a position to take over those particular posts. view
• 3 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, that information has not come to me. But let me say that in my two-day visit to Isiolo and Nanyuki, I was at very great pains to demand that the security personnel must move swiftly to recover the animals and apprehend the criminals associated with that menace. view
• 2 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, first of all, indeed, the police have not sat on its laurels as far as this matter is concerned. The main reason that investigations are being carried out is because as hon. Members are aware, on 25th October, 2011, police acting on information from the public, tracked and arrested one suspected member of Al Qaeda in Kayole Estate, namely, Mr. Elgiva Bwire Oliacha alias Seid Din alias Mohammed alias Jaffa and the following arms were recovered from his house: One AK 47 Rifle, 13 hand grenades, two pistols, two revolvers, one sub-machine gun and 717 assorted types ... view
• 2 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I sympathize with my good friend, hon. Ethuro, but the point of the matter is that there is some very important information here that is very much connected to the question that was asked. Given the gravity of this matter, it is important that I lay bare some of these facts because they are important. Apart from the weapons that were recovered, Al Shabaab training manuals and a packet of sweets were recovered. Upon this recovery, further investigations were carried out by the police and this led to the arrest of a Mr. Omam Ochieng Athman alias ... view
• 2 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me first of all say that, indeed, a great deal of sensitization has been carried out by all the security agencies through the media and public barazas . I want to say that further sensitization and education of the public will go on; it will be mounted properly, so that the people are also able to see and recognize something that would appear to be a dangerous weapon. view
• 2 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is obviously clear that the attacks and killings of those officers in Mandera were actually undertaken by the Al Shabaab . I do not think there is any argument on that; on that score, the security agencies, which include our defence forces, are hunting down the Al Shabaab wherever they are. view
• 2 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: On the information the hon. Member is talking about, it is true that there was attempted attack on a police post. I think it was near Dhobley. However, I want to say that, indeed, the Al Shabaab militias were dealt a blow. They were chased away and they may very well have gone away seriously injured; there was no single Kenyan officer who was injured. view