James Lomenen Ekomwa

All parliamentary appearances

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• 26 Feb 2025 in Senate: Okay. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg now to move the Motion- THAT, pursuant to Standing Order No. 37, the Senate now adjourns to discuss a definite matter of national importance, namely the killing of Kenyan fishermen in Nabeimukat in the Todonyang area on Saturday, 22nd February 2025, that allegedly left at least 25 Kenyans unaccounted for and 15 boats belonging to Kenyan fishermen stolen. view
• 26 Feb 2025 in Senate: I rise before this House with great urgency and deep sorrow today to address the tragic massacre of 22 people, fishermen from Turkana County. They have lost their lives in a place called Nabeimukat, along the Kenya-Ethiopia border. view
• 26 Feb 2025 in Senate: This heinous attack that was perpetrated by Dassanech militia and Ethiopia Special Forces on Saturday, 22nd February 2025, is an unacceptable violation of our nation's sovereignty and a direct assault on the security and dignity of the Turkana people. This called for an urgent visit by the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration, Hon. Onesmus Murukomen, accompanied by Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Eliud Langat, General Service Unit (GSU) Commander, Ranson Lolmodooni, and Rift Valley Regional Commissioner (RC), Abdi Hasssan, on 24th February 2025. view
• 26 Feb 2025 in Senate: During this visit, the security measures and the way forward were mandated to RC Abdi Hassan, in close collaboration with Turkana County Commission (CC) Julius Kavita. view
• 26 Feb 2025 in Senate: Reports indicate that killings in Nabeimukat near the Ethiopia military base in Namurpus were masterminded and executed by the Ethiopia military, with the support of The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate. view
• 26 Feb 2025 in Senate: Ethiopia Special Forces and the Dassanech community, in a well-planned attack to kill and dump the bodies into the lake. As a matter of fact, more than 22 Turkana fishermen were brutally murdered in cold blood and dumped into the water. view
• 26 Feb 2025 in Senate: So far, little effort has been made to retrieve their bodies for proper handing over to the grieving loved ones who remain in deep sorrow after losing their family breadwinners, discarded like garbage into the lake. In addition, intelligence sources confirm that the Ethiopian military has been evacuating the Dassanech community from Lobeimukat, Namurpus Salan, Kalam village to an Internally Displaced People (IDP) camp in a place called Omurata Town. Consequently, thousands of Dassanech militiamen have regrouped alongside Ethiopian soldiers and have taken strategic positions along the border of Namurpus and Salan, less than 20 kilometres from Kenya's GSU base ... view
• 26 Feb 2025 in Senate: They are heavily armed and fully prepared for aggression. The objective is clear; to destabilise Turkana north and wipe out our people. Armed with sophisticated weapons, they are anticipating possible retaliatory action and are ready to launch further attacks. view
• 26 Feb 2025 in Senate: Despite the gravity of this situation, the response from the Government has been grossly inadequate. During the recent visit of the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration, Hon. Kipchumba Murkomen to Todonyang and subsequent talks between Kenya's security and Ethiopian local administration and its military--- The Ethiopian special forces have only agreed to return stolen boats, motorbikes and two guns of National Police Reservists (NPR), while refusing to discuss the retrieval of bodies of our slain countrymen. The deliberate disappearance of bodies is a calculated strategy to erase evidence which is a tactic previously unseen in cross-border attacks. Mr. ... view
• 26 Feb 2025 in Senate: (6) Setting up an import immigration point, enhancing border control to regulate movement and prevent further incursions. (7) Establishment of trading posts, strengthening cross-border trade and means of promoting stability and cooperation. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Turkana people are living under constant threat at the Northern Todonyang border and failure to act decisively will not only put more lives at risk, but also expose the incompetence of leadership in protecting the sovereignty and security of our nation. I urge the national Government to heed this recommendation and act with urgency and seriousness that this crisis demands. I extend my heartfelt ... view