Mary Emaase Otuch

All parliamentary appearances

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• 16 May 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Sir, I rise to seek clarification. We have heard about what the Government has done about insecurity in western Kenya, and in particular Bungoma. I have heard about additional vehicles having been dispatched to Bungoma. I heard in this House that even additional security officers have been posted to Bungoma. Some officers have even been transferred. I am seeking to know what the Government has done about the insecurity in Teso South. My constituency is the most affected; in particular I want to know what the Government is doing about compensating victims because some of those people who ... view
• 8 May 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, Deputy Speaker for the opportunity to contribute. This is not my first time but for record purposes, I am a Member of Parliament for Teso South. view
• 8 May 2013 in National Assembly: I would like to comment in support of the Bill. One, for obvious reasons, the object and purpose of this Bill is to divide the revenue between the National and County governments. I want to believe that the drafters of this Bill took into consideration a number of factors one amongst them being the functions of the National Government vis-a-vis the county governments. That takes me to my second observation. Hon. Members will agree with me that it is the first time that we are devolving resources. This is new and it is more of an experimental venture and my ... view
• 2 May 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute. This is not my maiden speech, but I rise to support the Motion on insecurity. view
• 2 May 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Members, I would like to draw your attention to Chapter Four of the Constitution on the Bill of Rights, Articles 26(1) and 29 (c), (d). view
• 2 May 2013 in National Assembly: Article 26(1) reads as follows:- “Every person has a right to life.” view
• 2 May 2013 in National Assembly: Article 29(c) reads as follows:- view
• 2 May 2013 in National Assembly: “Every person has the right to freedom and security of the person, which includes the right not to be- (c) subjected to any form of violence from either public or private sources.” view
• 2 May 2013 in National Assembly: Article 29(d) reads as follows: “subjected to torture in any manner, whether physical or psychological.” view
• 2 May 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, when Kenyans were celebrating Labour Day yesterday, the people of Teso South were mourning. Others spent the whole day in hospital taking care of the injured. In a span of less than two weeks, the people of Teso South have suffered two major attacks; the first one being at Kemodo and the other one at an area called Akobwaiti. So, it is a matter of national interest and we are concerned. We are saddened and wondering where our security forces are. From the information that I have received from the ground, those people are walking from ... view