Joshua Ojode

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1811 to 1820 of 4692.

• 20 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I mentioned that we are doing the police reforms as we speak. I requested Treasury for some money for police reforms and among other things, we are going to buy equipment which includes bullet proof vests which will deter the killings through shooting. Those are some of the things that we are doing to make the police do their work with some kind of courage. view
• 20 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, according to my records, Rift Valley Province, as I mentioned has two and I even have the names. I would also want to share with my friend here the names which have not been included. We know very well that he has never been a police officer. In Rift Valley I have Eliud S. Agoya of Kajiado Central who was attacked by robbers while on duty on 5th August, 2010 and Phantacine Lessas from Baragoi District who was killed on 29th December, 2010. Those are the only ones officially known to the Minister in charge of internal ... view
• 20 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have a long list here. There are those who are killed on duty at various stations but they are also included in their own home districts. That is why I have given those numbers. I want to also mention that I have another list which was asking for names from 2006. So, I have brought in the list that has names from 2006. If it was here, I would have supplied it to the House. We had two Questions but we have responded to one. view
• 20 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, that is one of the components which is within the police reforms. Yes, we are introducing life cover. view
• 20 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we are doing an overhaul within the police force. I have said that we are doing the reforms and the reforms come in with new undertakings which include insurance, risk cover and other things. So, that is going to be one of the components within the police reforms so that if you lose your life while on duty, insurance will take care of the family. view
• 20 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the issue of compensation is a court matter. If the family goes to court, and the court awards them compensation the Government will compensate those who have lost their lives. The Government cannot decide how much money is to be paid as compensation. That is why it is a legal matter. view
• 20 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have never recorded any deaths as a result of poor housing conditions. What I know is that we are now upgrading the housing units for my police officers; we have bought houses for them. We are also building houses, and sooner or later all provinces, and some districts, will have habitable housing units. view
• 20 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is not the first time that type of question has been raised. We said we are doing counseling, in addition to investigations which are ongoing. We want to know why police officers turn against one another. We are, however, yet to get a report. But we want the police officers to receive counseling. view
• 20 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am not aware of that. If the hon. Member has some kind of report, he can share it with me, because as of now that is a rumour. view
• 20 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, that is a valid question. It is true that as we approach recruitment we have extended the period of training from nine months to 15 months. Among other things, we are going to talk about human rights. We are going to have so many other things in the curriculum. On the issue of compensation, as I mentioned earlier, it is a legal matter. However, we will find a way of designing something, so that we know that if you get a problem while on duty you will be compensated, because you were doing duties assigned to you ... view