Joshua Ojode

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 4231 to 4240 of 4692.

• 18 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Did I hear the hon. Member say that "when some of us are busy manufacturing human beings?" Could he elaborate what he means by that? view
• 18 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me start by thanking all my colleagues for having supported this Motion. I will start by thanking the Minister in charge of--- view
• 18 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will go straight, and I will not reply to what he is saying because, first of all, he should have asked me, if he wanted some time. view
• 18 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me also thank the Minister, in fact, the Assistant Minister, who is also a very good friend of mine, for having said those very good words. However, the Assistant Minister mentioned hospitals being constructed for the police force. But how about the policemen who are working in Migori and Kacheliba? Will they also be ferried when they are sick to go and be treated in Embakasi? No! It is important for the Minister to provide a medical allowance and life insurance. The reason why I am pleading with the Minister is because of the ... view
• 18 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I said that he is not a criminal but--- view
• 18 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I withdraw. However, my point is that if a Minister in charge of--- view
• 18 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I withdraw and apologise. We need the police force to be independent, with no interference at all from any corner, not even from the Minister himself. The armed forces was recently awarded a 60 per cent pay increase. view
• 18 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it was a 60 per cent to 100 per cent increase. I would appeal to the Minister to also consider increasing these allowances and salaries. If he does that, the police will gain morale and serve wananchi without any problem. The other issue is about recruitment. Why can the Minister not consider recruiting directly from secondary schools? That used to happen! The reason why I am saying this is because when recruitment is done in Homa Bay, some of my friends come up with names from their own territories and locations and recruit them in ... view
• 11 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. It is good that you have realised that Rev. Nyagudi has been blocking me. That is why I requested the hon. Minister for Tourism and Wildlife to try and translocate the hon. Member as he has been doing to the elephants. However, could the Minister confirm or deny that those who are dealing in Omena in the local markets are being harassed and arrested? Why are they being arrested? view
• 11 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. The Minister is trying to mislead this House! Due to the banning of Omena, fishing the authorities have been harassing the fish dealers in our local markets. I know of a woman from my constituency who was harassed and arrested for trading in Omena which was banned. Could he confirm? view