Joseph Konzolo Munyao

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is true that the Attorney-General has already proposed to amend these provisions. However, we still feel that the proposed amendments are not adequate enough. The Law Reform Commission is already working on a draft to specifically deal with hate speeches. view
• 25 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to acknowledge that there has been a bit of delay in dealing with this issue, especially given the behaviour of some our politicians and community leaders when they get excited in public rallies. This especially applies to the narrow- minded ones who believe that they can never get elected unless they incite their communities against others. I acknowledge that there has been that delay and we will make haste. I believe that, by early next year, we should have the draft Bill ready and we will be ready to bring it to the ... view
• 19 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, on 11th July, 2007, hon. Raila Odinga, the Member of Parliament for Langata rose on a point of order to seek a Ministerial Statement from the Minister of State for Administration and National Security on the issue of insecurity caused by criminal gangs in the sprawling Kibera slums. Mr. Speaker, Sir, on 27th June, 2007, at about 8.30 p.m. at Kibera Laini Saba, four gangsters armed with AK-47 rifles and pistols stormed into the bar of one, Mr. Sammy Mutuku, and ransacked customers at gun point. The gang robbed the customers of their valuables, including money. Mr. ... view
• 19 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, what hon. Raila is saying is that he is, basically, disputing the information I have given. There is a difference between what he has said and what I have said. I did not say that there was a scuffle in the bar. I said that the robbers entered the bar, ransacked the customers who were there and shot one of them dead. They then walked out of the bar. As they were leaving, police officers were pursuing. They kept on shooting indiscriminately as they were running away from the police officers. I rely on the police for ... view
• 19 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have no problem with accompanying hon. Raila to Kibera. However, the most important thing is not for me to arrive in Kibera. Even if I went there, yet I am not trained to carry out investigations that would help get the gangsters, that would only be a public relations exercise. The concern of the police is to make sure that the gangsters are apprehended. What I would welcome is to sit down with hon. Raila and get the information that he has, which I will forward to the police so that they can get to the ... view
• 19 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have very many ways of checking information to know if it is correct. We have the Intelligence, the Provincial Administration and individuals who can inform us about what is happening. If we find out that the information we have been given is not true or is misleading, we take action on the affected officers. We are not saying that we are angels and we cannot be misled. However, if we find out that we have been misled, we take action. That does not mean that individual hon. Members here cannot also mislead us. DEPORTATION ORDER FOR ... view
• 18 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that on 5th January, 2007, Koibatek police officers dispersed rioting members of the public who had blocked the Nakuru-Marigat Road at Noiwet Trading Centre. (b) The police officers used reasonable force in dispersing the unruly members of the public who were armed with stones and logs and had barricaded a public road. The Government does not therefore, contemplate taking disciplinary action against the officers. (c) The Government cannot meet the medical costs of those injured nor compensate those who were injured because it is unlawful for any person ... view
• 18 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am not aware of any police officers going to anybody's home. The police used teargas to disperse that crowd that had blocked the main road that is used by many motorists. You can imagine the danger that motorists are exposed to when they come across a road that has been blocked, all of a sudden. So, it is the responsibility of the police to 2606 clear the road for the safety of those who are there and even for the motorists. view
• 18 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have not admitted any misuse of police force in this instant. I have already explained that the law empowers the police to intervene in situations like this, where members of the public decide to take the law into their hands by blockading public roads. There are channels of presenting those complaints so that they can be sorted out. Taking the law into your hands, carrying weapons and blockading a public road is unlawful and therefore, the police were doing what they are employed to do by the taxpayers. view
• 18 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the allegation was that accidents had been taking place along that road because of lack of bumps. They were therefore, demanding that bumps be erected. When they were told that, that message would be communicated to the relevant Government department to do the same, they did not want to end their riot and go home. They wanted to block the road for as long as they could be there. The police had no choice but to disperse them. It is important to know, especially for hon. Members who believe that rioting is lawful, that it is ... view