Nelson Koech

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 31 to 35 of 35.

• 25 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: Dr. Chumo has gone through fire. Can you imagine being arrested on a Friday? I intend to bring an amendment to the Police Act in this House. Police officers arrest people on Fridays and hold them in police cells on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. On Tuesday, they would purport to process your bond. You then appear in court or are released on bond on Wednesday, which is unfair. We have families. Dr. Chumo has gone through a lot. Sometimes it is very unfair for the Executive to come up with such a name and bring it to Parliament knowing clearly ... view
• 25 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: I rest my case and like Hon. Chris Wamalwa said, “There goes, Dr. Ben Chumo”. view
• 14 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. First and foremost, I take this opportunity to thank the great people of Belgut for according me an opportunity to represent them in this great House. Again, I want to congratulate my fellow Members for being elected. I specifically want to congratulate the Member for Bomet East, who also doubles up as my mother-in-law, for her election. After our swearing in and the Supreme Court ruling, I went back to my people of Belgut and I was at pains to explain to them what really happened in the Supreme Court. They were telling me that they ... view
• 14 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: Judiciary so that when people exercise their constitutional mandate, it does not become a matter of four or six people overturning the will of the Kenyan people. In his Address, the President mentioned that the three arms of Government should work together. I was taken aback when I realised that the Judiciary was not represented in this House on that day. Hon. Speaker, maybe, you should look for an opportunity and ask for an explanation as to why members of the Judiciary were not in the House during the Presidential Address. It is important for all these organs to work ... view
• 14 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: On the issue of hatemongers, I must laud the President for mentioning that he will not tolerate them. As I speak here today, I do border members of a community that are firmly in belief of one of the principals. Two days ago, there was high tension. We do supply them with milk and vegetables. The tension is so high that at this moment we are not able to take our products to our nearby market in Sondu. This is because of the tension that has been created by unnecessary political talk by the political class. Like one hon. member ... view