John Owuor Onyango Kobado

All parliamentary appearances

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• 16 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, fingerprints have been very useful in recognising and tracing criminals in the past. Currently, we are aware we have had the use of DNA. The only effective and efficient way to keep up with security threats is by developing more powerful and efficient technological tools. Modern tools for surveillance, coupled with intelligent work, are fundamental in ensuring that security of The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 16 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: our citizens is guaranteed. We have to use technology as the main tool to counter terrorism policies in this country. view
• 16 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, as far as transformation of the system is concerned, implementation would be a challenge to some extent; implementation of this system may violate certain constitutional provisions like Article 31(c) and (d) of the Constitution on privacy rights. Allow me to read out that Article. It states: “Every person has the right to privacy, which includes the right not to have – (c) Information relating to their family or private affairs unnecessarily required or revealed; or, (d) The privacy of their communications infringed.” Therefore there is need for us to look at the relevant law as has ... view
• 1 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. First of all, I want to raise the issue that I made a request for a Statement which was supposed to be responded to last Thursday. I was in the House and I was given an indication that it would be given today by the Chairman of the Committee on Administration and National Security, but no response has come. I am surprised that even today no response has come on this matter. I want to take this opportunity to make a Personal Statement. view
• 1 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, this is about me. As you have been reading, I have not been able to discharge my parliamentary duties. Even when the Members attended an induction course in Mombasa, I was not able to attend because of problems in my constituency. I am quite concerned because I raised this issue and nothing has been done. If you have been following the news, last week, I was arraigned before a Kisumu Court where I was charged with a non-existent offence on the allegation that I had dumped a body at the PC’s office. I want to table a ... view
• 1 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: was aged over 80 years. He had a wife of similar age who had equally been battered. He had lost a son not more than 12 months earlier in a similar way. After meeting the Sub-district Co-ordinator while I was driving to Kisumu to raise the issue with the Regional Co-ordinator, my vehicle was stopped on the way to Kisumu and my driver was badly battered for an alleged traffic offence. My driver suffered spinal injury and is at the ICU at Kenyatta National Hospital. I have a copy of the names of the officers who were involved and I ... view
• 1 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: The Leader of Majority Party is my very good friend. I knew him when I was serving the Government at a higher rank before he joined the Government, but things have changed and he is now in the Government. I had raised this issue also--- view
• 1 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 1 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I want to thank you. I have all the medical documents from Kodiaga Prison. My driver was then put in police custody at the instruction of the PCIO, Kisumu, where he was tied in the cells facing down and tortured. I have raised this issue with the Inspector-General and I want to thank him that, at least, he is taking action. He has made an inquest into the matter and we are waiting for the result. view
• 1 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: I have copies of the treatment documents in regard to my driver, both from Kodiaga Kisumu District Hospital, Moi Avenue Hospital in Kisumu and the cost of the ambulance that ferried him to the KNH in Nairobi, where he is currently admitted. With your permission, I would like to table these documents. view