Joshua Ojode

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 3551 to 3560 of 4692.

• 20 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have only one copy. I can give it to him. view
• 20 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I signed this answer last week. After signing, normally my officers circulate the answers to Parliament. view
• 20 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I did not go into that because, under normal circumstances, once I sign, the replies are circulated to Parliament. view
• 20 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not know, but I undertake to check. view
• 20 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The circumstances surrounding the recent bloody clashes between the two communities living along Migori/Trans Mara border, which have since left five people dead, were as a result of a confrontation following the murder of a Mr. Solomon Siokono ole Ntome, who was found murdered by unknown people and the body dumped along the road at Ogwithi Market on the border of the two districts. (b) No guns were reported to have been used as most of the victims sustained panga cuts and arrow injuries. view
• 20 May 2009 in National Assembly: (c) The injured were treated and discharged at Ogwithi Health Centre. Meanwhile, my Ministry is taking up the issue of those persons who moved from Trans Mara to Thidhina and Mirunga centres within Migori District with the Ministry of State for Special Programmes to ensure that they are safely back to their shambas. Again, peace and reconciliation meetings between elders from the two communities are ongoing and the situation is set to stabilize soon. Other efforts that my Ministry has made include the following:- Intensive police patrols along the Migori/Trans Mara border and a contingent of Anti-Stock Theft Unit (ASTU) ... view
• 20 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, there is evidence that guns were not used. There is evidence from those who have been arrested and interrogated that they used pangas, bows view
• 20 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, my Ministry has, first of all, beefed up security in those expansive areas. We are also encouraging community policing. That simply means that police officers can come together with the communities and flush out the criminals. I think that will end the rivalry and bring the criminal activities down. Now that we are going to ask Parliament to give us money to recruit more police officers, we will be able to beef up security in those conflict-prone areas. view
• 20 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I accept that there are many illegal guns there. My Ministry is organizing how to disarm those who have illegal arms. Once the disarmament is done, most of these problems will be curtailed. view
• 20 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, an illegal gun means a gun which is not registered. If you own a gun and you do not have a certificate showing that you were legally given the gun, it is an illegal gun. I am requesting Kenyans to surrender all the illegal guns in their possession to the nearest police stations. Once we start disarmament, we will not spare anybody or any particular community. This will not only happen in Migori or Trans Mara districts, but the whole country. view