Joseph Konzolo Munyao

All parliamentary appearances

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• 29 Sep 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Report of the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security. Where I come from, this problem of cattle rustling is very big and persistent. Our people have been impoverished by cattle rustlers. Year in, year out, we lose cattle to cattle rustlers. The Government has come up with many ways of dealing with this problem but it has not been dealt with to finality. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, these particular incidences contained in this Report were triggered by the fact that raiders from ... view
• 29 Sep 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am responding to a Report that mentions Samburu East. I cannot help mentioning a particular area which the Report deals with. If the Report was general, I would also speak generally. However, once the Report is addressing a particular problem from a particular area, the Standing Orders allow me to discuss the Report specifically. view
• 29 Sep 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am discussing the Report specifically. I cannot discuss it generally. The Committee visited my area, Samburu East and Isiolo North and that is the epicenter of cattle rustling. It is very clear in the Report that raiders come from Samburu East to my area and raid cattle. In these particular incidences we are talking about--- view
• 29 Sep 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not know how to avoid talking about what I am talking about because that is what the Report addresses. However, I will try my best to keep my friend Mr. Letimalo happy and on his seat. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, raiders come from the north and raid my area every year. view
• 29 Sep 2010 in National Assembly: There are particular routes that they follow; they cross the Ewaso Nyiro River. The Government knows the particular points along which they cross the river. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in this particular incident where the Government took stern action, over 3,000 heads of cattle were taken from Meru North particularly Tigania East--- view
• 29 Sep 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the raiders cross Ewaso Nyiro and come through two hills. Shaba Hills is the crossing point; they then come from Ndaaba and from Archers Post. When they are pursued by security forces, they go and end up in an area where one of the hon. Members of this House comes from. They never go beyond that area. They stay there. view
• 29 Sep 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in this particular incident, because of loss of cattle and the fact that the Government was tired of these persistent raids, following the Modogashe Declaration where the communities living in that area sat down and agreed that if one community raids another community, adequate compensation is given, the Government pursued the raiders. The cows were identified from where they were kept by the warriors and the Government was able to return the cows. Security forces pursued the cows and were able to get them from the raiders. They were then driven back to Meru North ... view
• 29 Sep 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, when cattle raiders raid an area, there is always a trail. The security forces follow the trail. When driving a large number of cows there is a trail that is left. This is what the security officers, who are very well trained, follow. Usually the chopper is used to assist them identify where the cows have reached and send information to the forces on the ground to follow them. This is what happened and the cows were followed and brought back to Isiolo airstrip. The herdsmen who had lost their cows and reported--- If you ... view
• 29 Sep 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was just raising the issue of Modogashe Declaration as one of the agreements that the communities living in that area have entered into in terms of trying to bring to an end the menace of cattle rustling. I was not saying that the Modogashe Declaration was used in this case to compensate. In this case, there was no compensation; it was recovery of animals stolen and restitution of those animals to the rightful owners. So, that is why I was emphasizing that in this case, the issue of a collective punishment does not arise. ... view
• 29 Sep 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I cannot put it better than you have done. What we are saying is that leaders should provide the leadership. Let them not be fickle and be led by public opinion that is, sometimes, wrong. Provide leadership to your people; direct them to better ways of earning a living other than cattle rustling. In conclusion, I want to say that even though the Government has been trying to resolve the problem, it has still not done enough, especially in Meru North. The Government has been promising us that a fully fledged police station will be ... view