Joshua Ojode

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 3251 to 3260 of 4692.

• 11 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, there are those tribes, for example, Samburu, who believe that cattle belong to them. They can go to a particular homestead and take all the animals in that homestead. They literally steal! And maybe find their way to Nairobi and sell the stock. They rob the owners of this head of cattle. I do not know whether that is the situation in Kisumu Town East. That is why I wanted the hon. Member to be specific. In which area or part of his constituency has this cattle rustling business been taking place? That is why I was ... view
• 11 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, stealing can be in two forms, one; you can steal by using force. The other option is that, you wait until the owner of the cattle sleeps and then you go and take away all the livestock in the homestead. So, I was thinking that the hon. Member is talking about stealing by force; taking the cattle by force from the owners. So, the hon. Member should tell us what actually happened on the ground. Was it the way the pastoralist do it or it was different? From the Government point of view, I believe that he ... view
• 11 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, although it is a different question, I want to state here that, we are putting an elaborate mechanism. We want to do what we call disarmament because those who own guns are the people who go for it. We are going to disarm not only the Pokot, Samburu or Boranas, but we are going to do an elaborate exercise to disarm those who have illegal guns. I think that once proper disarmament is done without fear or favour, the issue of cattle rustling will go down. That is what we are anticipating to perfect very well. view
• 11 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, you will agree with me that this list is not admissible in this House. view
• 11 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, you are aware that I am not preview to the list and I cannot come and give contradicting answers. I said that. view
• 11 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am not aware of the two names which the hon. Member has given. However, I will investigate to find out whether it is true that those people lost their cattle. This is because if you look at the Question, you will find that it does not indicate the year the losses took place. view
• 11 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I undertake to investigate and find out whether those people lost their cattle. view
• 11 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I undertake to inform the Minister--- view
• 11 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you were still going to do the second round. That is why I want to undertake to inform the Minister to reply to this Question. view
• 11 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not understand why I should apologise because I have said that I am not aware of the theft of cattle in that area. However, now that he has some documents to that effect, I have undertaken that I will check if it is true that some people within Kisumu and Kolwa area lost their cattle. So, why should I stand and apologise? view