Joshua Ojode

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1371 to 1380 of 4692.

• 6 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am not aware that youth selling water and other refreshments at the Garissa/Mororo Bridge are being harassed by police officers. However, I am aware that the Garissa/Mororo Bridge is classified as a vital security installation, which is guarded on a 24-hour basis. As such, no persons are allowed to conduct any business within the vicinity of any vital installation. The bridge itself is about 100 metres long, and there is a police patrol base on either end to ensure security of the bridge and keep away idlers, layabouts and hawkers, ... view
• 6 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: Motor vehicles plying through the bridge are normally searched for illegal arms, aliens and contraband goods. Allowing any form business within the vicinity of the bridge will act as a compromise to security within the bridge area. (b) The relevant local authority should be advised to identify a suitable place to which to relocate the numerous hawkers who interfere with security operations in and around the bridge. view
• 6 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I have mentioned, a lot of illegal guns come through that particular road. I did speak to the Questioner and asked him if the youths can identify themselves. Without them wearing uniforms, it becomes very difficult for the police officers to know whether one is a hawker or is one of the fellows who trade in illegal arms. So, some sort of arrangement must be put in place in order for us to identify the real business people there without compromising the security of this country. view
• 6 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is a very serious issue! We have illegal arms coming in through that area! I have posted a number of security personnel there to vet those who come in through that point. There is nothing wrong with asking the youths who hawk their wares there to be in some kind of uniform for my police officers to identify them. I do not think it is a good thing to allow anybody to interfere with the vetting that goes on there. view
• 6 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is true that we have a lot of problems within that area! view
• 6 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there are those who interfere with the vetting of the people who come into the country through that bridge. My primary duty is to protect the country; those who want me to allow every Tom, Dick and Harry to be at that particular place are wrong! view
• 6 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, could you protect me, so that I can answer the questions being put to me? view
• 6 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have said that we have actually advised the local authorities to, at least, set aside particular areas where hawking business can be done. view
• 6 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when hon. Duale was in Government, he was the one who informed me that those hawkers do business on both the Garissa and Coast Province sides of the bridge! I do not know what has now changed for him to say that those guys operate primarily on the Coast Province side of the bridge. That is not true! view
• 6 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will check to establish whether the idlers are the youths who do business--- view