Joshua Ojode

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 3641 to 3650 of 4692.

• 6 May 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. The issue at hand is quite grave. This was a grisly murder of 29 people within the same area. Four people were critically injured. When we went to the site, accompanying the Prime Minister of this country, we realized that some gangs had been dropped in market centres. There has been some criminal activities happening in both constituencies. view
• 6 May 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the same criminals wanted to extort money from the common mwananchi . If you have a permanent house, they levy Kshs500 per month. If you have a timber house, then you must pay Kshs300. This is a proscribed sect. This is an illegal gang but if you want me to say the truth, I will say it. The truth is that I must reprimand my own colleagues in this House. This is not a Mathira or a Central Province case. It can spill over. It is a problem of our own country. My colleagues must come ... view
• 6 May 2009 in National Assembly: Recently, you must have heard that when my police officers arrest criminals, there are sections of politicians who say that “our own people are being finished.” There are those who have said that we should talk to criminals. view
• 6 May 2009 in National Assembly: I am on record that we will never negotiate with criminals as long as I am still the Assistant Minister, Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security. They have brothers and parents but we should condemn them. Why is it that even the religious leader of this country have never come out openly to condemn those people? How come that some of my colleagues suggested that we negotiate with criminals? If you know that you are involved in any criminal activities, then you better report to the nearest police station. You cannot come out and condemn the same ... view
• 30 Apr 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I said that I wanted the indulgence of the Chair, under Standing Order No.40 (2) and Standing Order No.43 (5), to redirect this Question to the Prime Minister’s Office. view
• 30 Apr 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will be ready with the Statement on Thursday next week. view
• 29 Apr 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. From the outset, I want to support the President’s Speech. There are those who have complained that there are certain issues which were not included in the Speech but I thought that, that is why we have this debate so that what was not included in the Presidential Speech can as well be debated openly now. I will start by saying that, as Kenyans, we like playing politics more than anything else. We cannot play politics from the day we were voted into this Parliament to the next day when we are going ... view
• 29 Apr 2009 in National Assembly: Which one, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir? view
• 29 Apr 2009 in National Assembly: I withdraw, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, but you know that sometimes you get angry when Kenyans cannot speak as parliamentarians and talk about the future of this country. This country is loved by many people outside but we, as Kenyans, do not love our country because we are not doing anything tangible. We are not doing something substantial to improve the living standards of our own citizens. A case in point is the issue of retirement age. I am glad that I can see Mr. Otieno, who is my neighbour and who is in charge of the Public Service ... view
• 29 Apr 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we will never relent on the issue of dealing with Mungiki, who are criminals. About 69 people have so far been arrested and we are continuing. If any hon. Member is found to be sponsoring view