Joshua Ojode

All parliamentary appearances

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• 21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: I have consulted with the Minister in charge of defence, and he says that he is going to consult with his officers, so that they can register the hospital with the NHIF. view
• 21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, with due respect, I thought that--- view
• 21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not have any problem with that because the Minister is here with me--- view
• 21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. This Motion comes at a time when we are having--- view
• 21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: The hon. Member cannot speak from here! view
• 21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me also add my voice to this very important Motion. Cattle-rustling is as old as pastoralism. There are those who are not in support of this Motion because of various reasons. This activity is found within the Rift Valley, North Eastern, Coast and Eastern provinces. There are also some isolated cases in Nyanza Province. If you look at the statistics, from February to August 2008, you will find that--- view
• 21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is a big problem that we are having in the country. If there is any way we can know the root causes of this problem, I would be glad to have the committee constituted. However, I want to give some statistics that were collected from February to August last year. Before I give the statistics, I am a worried man because if you look at the names of my colleagues who want to investigate this matter, you will see that quite a number of them come from cattle-rustling areas. Therefore, it will not be ... view
• 21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: In February last year, Laikipia District lost about 92 head of cattle. We managed to recover 51 head of cattle. At that particular period, there were no incidences of people being injured or killed. In samburu District, for example, during the month of February, four people were killed as a result of cattle rustling. We only managed to recover 12 head of cattle. In March, in Trans Nzoia District, one person was killed. In Marsabit, two people were killed and 800 head of cattle were stolen in the same month. In Turkana District, about 600 head of cattle were stolen. ... view
• 21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, there are factors that encourage cattle-rustling in this country. We spoke about some of them in Naivasha when we called all the hon. Members from cattle-rustling areas. One of them is that livestock is being seen as a symbol of wealth and status in some societies. Bride price which is paid in form of several cattle is another reason. The scarcity of pasture contributes a lot to cattle-rustling. Some affected areas is due to unemployment among the youth. Lack of access to a lucrative market for cattle aggravates poverty levels in those areas. However, what ... view
• 21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: When the Government is talking, there should be no point of orders. view