Otieno Kajwang

All parliamentary appearances

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• 15 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this country does not take orders from any foreign power. But we have a working relationship on matters of security with other security agencies worldwide. Those security agencies, sometimes, give us information that we do not have, and we use them. That is in our interest as a country. We may not have as much investigative power like other agencies may have across the world and when they advise us, we take that advice seriously and we look at it and advise ourselves accordingly. What we have said is that, that gentleman was put on a ... view
• 15 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this matter has no connection with what is going on in Somalia and that is a different matter all together from a war situation. This is a matter of a one-to-one issue of those whom we allow in this country and those whom we refuse entry. As a sovereign country, we have the right to allow entry and we have a right to refuse entry. We are advised accordingly. I do not think it is in the interest of this country for me to disclose – unless it is in a Committee and unless it is ... view
• 15 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is one of the points that can be canvassed in a committee by whoever has that information to advance it. We have that committee which is multi-disciplinary in the Government. In fact, it has people who are not, necessarily, Government officers who sit in that committee. We made a commitment in this House to deal with these issues of discrimination that I hear. However, it does not add up for hon. Members of this House to now use the Floor of this House to suggest that Muslims are not Kenyans or to suggest that the ... view
• 15 May 2012 in National Assembly: So, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have done our best to show that this country belongs to everybody. We have done a lot to show that in this country, everybody has a right. There are people who are marginalized and minorities who must get their rights. We do so, every day. view
• 15 May 2012 in National Assembly: So, what I am trying to say is that to talk as if this action was taken against Muslims is not right. It is taken against an individual--- view
• 15 May 2012 in National Assembly: Could you, please, allow me to finish? view
• 15 May 2012 in National Assembly: It was against an individual, the individual has rights in our law to challenge this. If he successfully challenges it, we will, of course, oblige. We should take it there. If this is not satisfactory, you can take it to the Committee of the House with those limitations and then we can take it that way. But to really talk as if there is a war in this country between Christians and Muslims is not right because I have talked to Muslims for Human Rights (MUHURI) only recently. They invited me as a guest speaker. Yesterday, I was brought a ... view
• 15 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I did not bring that part of the answer, but I will not only bring the number of Muslims, but also all other international people. This is because I do not want an assumption that everyday we are only deporting Muslims. view
• 10 May 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Nonetheless, if you allow, I will just raise this point of order because it might go as if a report was brought, it dealt with matters of integrity and this House still rejected the report. When I saw the recommendations, they were about passion. I looked for any recommendation on integrity and we did not see and now the Chairman is bringing some idea that, that report was about integrity. It is now almost making us look very bad that we are about to accept that integrity was an issue and we ... view
• 10 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, when dealing with the Report that was here before, I think I talked to the extent which I could be understood to be supporting these names, and so, I support. But I want to say something else about this Commission. view