Joshua Ojode

All parliamentary appearances

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• 19 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is true that some areas do not have enough vehicles to combat crime. This is as a result of inability to raise enough funds to purchase vehicles. However, we get vehicles to areas that do not have them from other camps. As at now, I do not have any problem with Olololunga because there is a vehicle used to patrol the area. Both the Officer Commanding Police Division (OCPD) and the Officer Commanding Police Station (OCS) have new vehicles for patrol. view
• 19 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, although that is a different Question I will reply it. It is true that Yatta and those other places that he has mentioned have had isolated cases of crime. We will deploy the Flying Squad officers to patrol those areas. There are certain incidences where the crime is organized by people who work in those institutions but we will soon arrest them so that they can assist the police with investigation. Once we post the Flying Squad officers there with a mobile unit, the insecurity in Yatta will be a gone case. However, I sympathise with the ... view
• 19 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, ordinarily, whether there is crime or not we post DCIO and other officers. The reason why we did not do that immediately was because some of our personnel were attending promotion courses. Once they complete the courses, I will take it upon myself to post some of them in the hon. Member’s area. view
• 19 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is true that it is not possible for us to train all the officers at once because some of them have to be in the stations where they are required. So, we have been doing it on a piecemeal basis where we call like 100 officers, train, promote and post them. That is exactly what we will do even with the officers whom we will post to Narok South. view
• 14 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. view
• 14 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: (a) On 20th September, 2010, at about 12.30 a.m. in Nkuruma Sub-location, Ngenyi Location in Kisii Central, unknown number of thugs attacked the home of the late Rev. Micheal Nyakundi Onchong’a and his wife Sarah Ntuka Nyakundi aged 70 years in Ngoso Village. The thugs gained entry by breaking the window grills of the house and demanded Kshs1 million. The couple gave the thugs an unknown amount of money. Nevertheless, they proceeded to rob them two Nokia mobile phones before shooting to death Rev. Micheal Nyakundi. On receiving the distress call, officers from Kisii Police Station rushed to the scene ... view
• 14 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: (b) The crime trend in both Kisii and Nyamira counties is on the decrease as shown for the past three months in accordance with the data received. For Nyamira County, from July, we had 45 cases reported. In August, it was reduced to 36 cases and September, 30 cases. In Kisii County, in July, we had 60 cases reported; August, 57 cases and September, 53 cases. To address the security challenges in the two counties, the following measures have been put in place:- view
• 14 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: (i) foot and vehicle patrols by both Regular and Administration Police have been intensified; view
• 14 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: (ii) community policing initiatives involving all stakeholders have been reactivated; and, view
• 14 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: (iii) crime intelligence unit officers have been deployed to cover all areas and boost collection of intelligence information. view