Joshua Ojode

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 161 to 170 of 4692.

• 16 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is a very serious issue. Ordinarily, we arrest suspects after doing preliminary investigations. After arresting the suspects and they are taken to court, we are told that the evidence we have produced in court is not enough to charge somebody with murder. So, we have re- investigate the matter thoroughly. That is exactly what we are doing. Hon. Gitobu Imanyara knows what the Constitution says; it states that within 24 hours you have to take the person you have arrested to court. view
• 16 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, he rightly says it. The intelligence officers have told me that these officers are doing a good job. You are very right. However, I will investigate what the hon. Member has stated in this House, that there are some who are colluding with criminals. I will investigate. It is subject to investigations. view
• 16 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, those concerns are quite important, especially in helping us reform the whole department. With regard to hon. Pollyins Ochieng’s question, acquisition of CCTVs is underway as we speak. In fact, yesterday we appeared before his Committee, and said that we had received some money and that we were going to install CCTVs within Nairobi and later on expand to Mombasa, Kisumu, Eldoret, Nakuru, Nyeri and Meru. We have some money for that. We have about US$100 million for purposes of installing the CCTVs. Hon. Affey said that during police raids innocent wananchi get harassed. Innocent view
• 16 May 2012 in National Assembly: should not be harassed at any time we are raiding a place. This is because we want to get rid of criminals and we know some of them stay with innocent wananchi. When you are staying with a criminal, you, the innocent Kenyan, will not know that this person is a criminal. You will see the guy staying in the house the whole day sleeping. At 7.00 p.m. he goes out. What is the guy going to do? He is going to harass businessmen in order to make a kill. Those are some of the areas we are now zeroing ... view
• 10 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg the indulgence of the Chair. My collegue, Mr. Lesrima, asked me to stand in for him and request the Chair to defer this Question. He did mention to me also that he has already spoken to the Questioner that this Question be deferred to Tuesday next week when he will be available. view
• 10 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have four Statements to make, but I wonder whether we have hon. Yusuf Hassan Abdi, the Member for Kamukunji. He is not here. The second one was requested by hon. Ekwe Ethuro. view
• 10 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the next one is for hon. Mbadi, but I would request that I deliver it on Tuesday because I was waiting for some information. view
• 10 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, those are the ones that I have as at now. I can deliver the rest later. view
• 10 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I had four but there is one which I had marked “X”. That means that I am waiting for documents. I thought that I would get the documents after reading the two Statements which were ready. view
• 10 May 2012 in National Assembly: That is right, Mr. Speaker, Sir. For the other two, I am waiting for documents. view