Prof. George Saitoti

All parliamentary appearances

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• 6 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: A lot of work has gone into research on how we can actually come up with a police service that will serve Kenyans fairly – a police service which is going to rank amongst the best in the world. Given the enthusiasm that was demonstrated by Members of Parliament at the time of debate on The National Police Service Bill, and the appreciation of this Bill, I personally have no doubt that we will end up with a police service which Kenyans have craved for, for a very long time. With those remarks, I beg to move. view
• 27 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. At the very outset, I would like to put it on record that I am opposed to this amendment. It is true that, in the Budget the amount of money that was going to go to the police in this financial year is not reflected, but that is an issue that I have already taken up with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, hon. Uhuru Kenyatta. Therefore, that is a matter that is under consideration. At this particular time you want to say that you take money from one security organ to ... view
• 27 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not think I need to answer that particular bit of it. view
• 27 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: This amendment is predicated on the premise that the NSIS is not a security organ. I want to say here that it is the firmness of an intelligence body that normally entrenches the security of the country. Any intelligence institution of any country is expected to be much more view
• 27 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to say one thing. We do not want anybody to die for any reason; let us also understand here that the moment we have insecurity, as did happen not too long time ago in Todonyang, where Kenyans died--- We also had the bombing of the American Embassy, where more than 200 Kenyans died. You cannot tell us that we should have a weak security system in this country, so that Kenyans can die. view
• 27 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is also a contradiction here that whenever there is an attack in this country, the same hon. Members asks us why our security operatives have not taken any action. view
• 27 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I made it clear that I am concerned about the welfare of the police. As far as their salary is concerned, I have already requested my own colleague, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance to address the matter. He is right here and he has assured me that he will address it. The majority of hon. Members who are talking here--- view
• 27 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the police and the NSIS work together. The NSIS is a much more sophisticated body. It carries out investigations both within the country and outside the country. I have stated here many times that we have an unstable nation next door. It is a nation that is harbouring terrorists. It is harbouring Al Qaeda operatives. The police work within this country. However, it is the NSIS which gathers information on what is happening in Somalia and view
• 14 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to admit that I am not quite happy with the delay that it has taken so far to connect the electricity. There appears to have been an oversight. The moment this matter was brought to my attention, I directed the funding be factored in the next financial year. view
• 14 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, our policy is that once a DC’s office is in place, we provide it with the necessary services. As I said, there was an oversight here. I will carry out the necessary investigations to establish why this particular office has never been supplied electricity. Facilities must be provided to facilitate the DC’s office to carry out its mandate. view