3 May 2018 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise under Standing Order No.95 (1). Reading the mood of the House and with the spirit of the handshake, I think most of us are very eager to debate the Presidential Speech which was delivered yesterday. Therefore, I move that the Mover be called upon to reply.
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21 Mar 2018 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity. This is a very important Motion which touches on the police officers. As you can see, Members are touched by the situation on the ground. I want to propose to amend the Motion because this problem cuts across the country. It is not only in northern Kenya or in hardship areas; it is across the country, including my constituency, which is not in northern Kenya or referred to as a hardship area. It would be good if the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) can look at the issues that ...
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21 Mar 2018 in National Assembly:
We should not specify the region. It should not be in Northern Kenya or hardship areas. I have discussed with the Mover of the Motion. We are totally in agreement that the welfare of all police officers should be looked into across the board; not just in those regions. The reason why I am proposing this amendment is because police officers across the board share tents, tin shacks and mud houses. Their morale is low all the time. That is why even when you go to discuss something with them with a clean mind and heart, they will never be ...
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21 Mar 2018 in National Assembly:
My colleague, who is a police officer, shared his frustrations with me. He shares a tin shack with a married man. You know that these people do not go to work at the same time. One must leave the House and the other one is left behind. You can also reason what happens when these guys are left, because a man and a--- I do not want to go into the depth of these issues. Sincerely speaking, if this amendment can be passed, it will be a good thing.
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21 Mar 2018 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker.
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21 Mar 2018 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I was explaining that the houses for police officers---
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21 Mar 2018 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that the Motion be amended as follows: The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor.
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21 Mar 2018 in National Assembly:
By deleting the words; “who are deployed to serve in Northern Kenya and other hardship areas” in the 16th and 17th lines”.
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