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• 30 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Lastly, the Assistant Minister has also raised a very good issue concerning the view
• 30 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: . The problem in my constituency is the same as that in his constituency. The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has gazetted some regulations. Could the Assistant Minister ensure that the boda boda cyclists are controlled so that they can stop the general deaths? In Nyanza Provincial Hospital, there is a whole ward for people dying from accidents involving boda boda cyclists. view
• 24 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, could we, kindly, skip the Question, so that we get a word from the Minister? view
• 24 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am sorry, but I had just walked out to find out the whereabouts of the Minister. The Assistant Minister is abroad and the Minister is out of town on official duties. He has said that he had consulted the Office of the Clerk and asked for the Question to be deferred until Thursday next week. view
• 24 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support the Motion before the House. I want to say very little. One of the qualifications that is required for the Director of the Kenya Anti- Corruption Commission (KACC) is that one must be a lawyer. P.L.O. Lumumba is a lawyer. It is also true that Patrick Lumumba may have been a lawyer to many criminals. If I were in danger with any crime, I would go to the best and P.L.O Lumumba is one of the best lawyers in this country. You can, therefore, not criminalize Patrick Lumumba for representing people ... view
• 24 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Accepted! view
• 24 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. In fact, they are in the process of getting out some of us today. The Floor of this House must not be used to malign Kenyans who have no ability or capability to be here to defend themselves. Yesterday, we had a case where one of our Committees was in the process of saying that the current boss of the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) was not there regularly. I took it upon myself as the Whip and spoke to Members. I said this is a career civil servant who has been where he ... view
• 17 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support the proposed Bill. First of all, I would like to say that I have been very impressed by the Police Force of late. Whatever it is they are doing, we need to give them the right tools and the right facilitation so that we keep hearing that criminals are apprehended when heinous crimes occur. The gangs which are kidnapping and raping Kenyans--- I saw scenarios where people paid ransom, but the kidnappers still raped and killed them. Kenyans are living in fear. For those of us who have daughters, you do ... view
• 17 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also want to urge the Minister that the title of this Bill need not be “organized crime” only. It needs to be “premeditated crime,” such that if I sit somewhere and I go rent a gun and come to rob you in your home, I need to be charged under this kind of law and not under the Penal Code. This is very important. So, it is premeditation and not organized. Right now because of poverty, those people view
• 17 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: manning bus stops decide when to harass our people. I think we can stop this by just doing the right thing. I think the opportunity is here. The Minister is a good Minister. I know he will work with Parliament and bring all these amendments at the Committee Stage. view