Joshua Ojode

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 2701 to 2710 of 4692.

• 10 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the OCPD in Vihiga has a serviceable vehicle GK A915D and the Administration Police have been using the vehicle allocated to the District Commissioner. I realized that these vehicles may not be adequate to man all the stations and the administration police posts. But I wish to assure the Member that Vihiga Police Division and the Administration police in the district will be allocated a vehicle each from the first batch of vehicles that we are currently in the process of procuring. Indeed, it is also imperative to note that ... view
• 10 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have prevailed upon Treasury to release the funds in order for us to procure these vehicles. There are positive indications that once the Treasury gets the money, they will release the funds. Once they are released, I want to assure the hon. Member that I will do exactly what I have said; I will give him a vehicle which can operate within his police division. view
• 10 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not wish to talk about fuel where there is no vehicle. It is the other way round. We talk about fuel after allocating the vehicle. I need to allocate the vehicles to all OCPDs in this country and then I will also allocate vehicles to all OCSs. Later on, we will talk about purchasing the fuel and distributing it, which, of course, I will enhance. In the same vein, I would also want to commend the work which was performed by the security teams during the period of the referendum. They did a wonderful job ... view
• 10 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would not wish to discriminate against other Members’ constituencies. But I want to assure this House that already, early this morning, we released 70 vehicles plus another 100 which are coming. We are distributing these vehicles to the District Commissioners, District Officers, APs as well as to the police officers. So for the constituencies which will not benefit from the ones we released today, I would ask them to hold their horses so that within a month or so, maybe we will get the funds from Treasury in order for me to purchase 1,000 vehicles so ... view
• 10 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not even need to tell the OCPD to intensify the patrols. That is his duty. He knows that our officers should patrol all the divisions they are manning. For those officers who are not doing their job and those sleeping on their jobs, reforms are there and we will get rid of them. I want to assure Members that the security of our people is paramount in the whole country. I want to assure hon. Members that there will be no problem at all in terms of security. view
• 22 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I seek the indulgence of the Chair for me to answer this Question on Tuesday. I have an answer which is not quite satisfactory. I had also spoken to hon. Mwaita to allow me, through the Chair, to answer the Question on Tuesday next week. view
• 22 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, on Wednesday, 21st July, 2010, hon. Dr. Khalwale, the MP for Ikolomani Constituency rose on a point of order requesting a Ministerial Statement on the security situation in Kakamega Town. In the statements, he wanted the Minister to give reasons for the sudden upsurge of gang crime in Kakamega and what the Government is doing to bring normalcy to Western Province. He further sought to know whether the Government would compensate the families of the affected and what the Government intends to do with the PPO, Mr. King'ori Mwangi, in view of the crime upsurge. Finally, he ... view
• 22 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, first, it is quite unfortunate that we have lost lives in Kakamega as a result of criminal activities. I sympathize with the situation that Dr. Khalwale has experienced of lives lost. There are allegations made in this House, but there were incidences of criminal activities in Nairobi, they transferred to Mombasa and later to Kakamega. It is quite unfortunate that I do not have the statistics for me to agree with what Dr. Khalwale has said. What has happened in Kakamega is not something that we can sit back and watch. If you go to Kakamega now, ... view
• 22 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, that is a good question, but I would not know it, unless I check with the Department to establish whether there is some money set aside for the training. Hon. Mututho asked whether the police are clean. I want to say that yes, the police officers are clean. A suspect remains a suspect until such a time that he is proved guilty. Reforms are coming. We are implementing reforms. I know for sure that my police officers cannot engage themselves in this kind of activity, because they know the consequences. I have also agreed that we increase ... view
• 22 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I can go and meet these fellows any time. view