Joshua Ojode

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1271 to 1280 of 4692.

• 19 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have a Statement which was sought by hon. Simam. Apparently, she called me and said that she would want the Statement to be delivered next week on Wednesday in the morning, although I am ready with the Statement. So, it is the discretion of the Chair to decide. view
• 19 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Most obliged, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I will do exactly that. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, allow me also to add my voice on the adoption of this Report. However, if you look at the Report itself, there are some amendments which need to be done before we continue discussing something which has a wrong date. If you look at the first page it says: “The Report of the familiarization visit to Kenya Embassy in Somalia on the 11th November 2011”. Then if you go to the third page entitled “The Familiarization Visit”, it says: “The Committee undertook a ... view
• 19 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have listened to my colleagues contributing to this particular Motion. They raised cardinal issues which are included in this Report. One of the issues which are captured very well is on page 6. It says the relations are guided by the need to protect Kenya’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, security and political stability and enhancement of peaceful co-existence and good neighbourliness. I have heard my colleagues talk. When a Question arose here in the morning and I was answering it, you saw the pressure that, that Question brought. The pressure was just about the ... view
• 19 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: The rules are very clear! We are dealing with an issue of security and we cannot compromise on the security of this country. My primary and cardinal duty is to make sure that all Kenyans are safe. How do we make all Kenyans safe? We do so by removing the bad elements within the society. That is why when you are boarding a plane from Wajir, you must prove that you are a clean person by just giving your identity card or showing your Passport or any form of identification. That is not discriminatory! There is one thing which is ... view
• 19 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: That is true, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. That is why I was giving an example of the Mexican borders. The border is a no-go zone. The Canadian border with Americans has no restrictions. What I am trying to say, and building up here, is that there are certain areas with porous borders where some regulations must be seen to be imposed. The reason why I am saying that is because some of my colleagues are saying that we are discriminating against others; apart from those who are boarding flights in Kakamega, Kisumu or elsewhere. But that notwithstanding, let me ... view
• 19 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have numerous problems as indicated in this report. The issue of instability in Somalia is what is now bringing us to impose those measures; bringing some sanity to prevail. You will agree with me that one example is the issue of refugee camps. In Daadab, itself--- The camps were designed to have only 30,000 people per camp. That translates to 90,000 people in total. But now, as we speak, we have 580,000 people in those three camps. Ordinarily, that is quite explosive! We cannot afford even to provide enough security to guard 580,000 people ... view
• 19 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: No, I still have time! I have to make sure that we bring that very security which is required by Kenyans. I want Kenyans to walk freely in the streets. That is why we are going to carry out an operation that will be “the mother of all operations” in Nairobi. After Nairobi, we will move on to Mombasa. We are saying that those who are still holding onto illegal guns, let them surrender those guns. What are you doing with a gun if you are not a thug? If you want to use that gun, why do you not ... view
• 19 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: We will have the operation! The operation is going to be there. I would urge Nairobians to bear with us for the time being. There will be some discomfort as I said earlier, but that discomfort will only be there for a week or two and later on, they will live in peace. I want to request that during that time, they should also avail information, if they have any, to the police and the intelligence people. That is why we introduced community policing! view
• 19 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are not targeting any community. We will never target any community. That is why I was requesting my colleagues to support our initiative. I do not want a situation where people who receive protection money later on come out and say: “The police are taking bribes!” If you ask such a person: “Can you just identify one of the policemen taking bribes?”; he will not do so. view
• 19 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, if it is hearsay; let me also say that there are those who are protecting these bad people in Nairobi. I do not have any evidence. So, what we are basically saying is that this country belongs to us. If you are asked for identification material, please, produce it. Does it cost you any money to produce identification? I have been asked several times, and I did it. view