Joshua Ojode

All parliamentary appearances

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• 23 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, these are security agents. I understand this docket very well. I am saying that we should congratulate them because they made us find this fellow hiding the assorted ammunition at the right time. view
• 23 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I indicated in my first remarks that the case is in court. I have some information, which I would not share with you now because the case is in court. However, after the ruling, I will share with my colleagues what has been happening within Narok. view
• 23 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to say that the procedures of acquiring ammunition from the Eldoret factory have been enhanced. As I speak, it is not easy for every Tom, Dick and Harry to have any ammunition in his or her possession. We have also enhanced security within the training centre in Nanyuki. That is where we had a loophole and ammunition was being channeled through there. We are quite happy with what is happening now. We have beefed up security and nobody will have access to the ammunition, as I speak here. view
• 23 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, you will agree with me that the Armed Forces is not within my docket. I will ask the Minister concerned to answer that. However, he has also given information with regard to the question the hon. Member, who is a friend of mine, has asked. view
• 23 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Anybody found with any ammunition, or firearm, without a licence will be arrested on the spot. The other bit is that disarmament will continue within the Upper Eastern, the Rift Valley and Nairobi. There is no cause for alarm, and I want to assure my colleagues that we are doing all that we can to bring back normalcy and sanity. I will also plead with my colleagues not to politicise it; I need their assistance and their support. Arms and ammunition in the hands of thugs must be mopped up, otherwise Kenya is safe and you are free to move ... view
• 23 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I said that first of all we have enhanced security within those areas where there were possibilities of getting arms or ammunition. I also mentioned that all those who were involved in this illicit sale or acquiring of any ammunition were all arrested, and we are continuing to arrest those who have not been arrested. view
• 16 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will be able to give a Statement on Thursday, next week. view
• 16 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we can give a Statement on Thursday next week. view
• 10 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) On 26th January, 2010 at around 7.45 p.m at Sekata area along Bungoma- Webuye Road, three vehicles which included a fuel tanker and a lorry were involved in an accident. A large crowd assembled at the scene of the accident and started siphoning diesel leaking from the fuel tanker. This caused a lot of commotion and the crowd became uncontrollable. This prompted the police officers to shoot in the air to disperse the crowd. Mr. Speaker, Sir, a Kenya Red Cross staff from Bungoma Branch had gone to the scene to assist ... view
• 10 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we give refresher courses to make sure that each individual will account for his or her activities. I have said and I want to repeat that the law will catch up with the police officers who are trigger-happy or those who misuse the firearms. We will not protect anybody who misuse firearms. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have already arrested three officers who are being investigated. We have also charged one police officer whom ballistic experts confirmed to us that he was the one who triggered the bullet that killed Mr. Sululu. I would like to inform this ... view