Otieno Kajwang

All parliamentary appearances

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• 15 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. The hon. Member is a Member of this Committee and what he is now telling us may have happened in the Committee. But we have looked at this Report and we have not seen anything. That would have touched on integrity and they would have said so clearly. I wonder why the hon. Member should be allowed to tell us things which happened in the Committee which are not in this Report. view
• 15 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. If I hear hon. Khalwale correctly, he is saying that the Committee received some affidavits and submissions from members of the public. He is also suggesting that the Committee either ignored them or deliberately refused to include them in the Report. It now becomes difficult for me to understand how you can support a Report which has actually excluded very serious allegations of corruption, yet show us also that the same Committee ignored that information. We cannot allow this kind of argument. Otherwise he must declare his interest. view
• 14 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to reply. view
• 14 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: This Question is coming up for the second time. The reason why it was deferred is that the answer then was not quite satisfactory. But now I have dealt with most of the applicants and, according to the list that was given to me by the Questioner, Dr. Nuh, only two people are still doubtful, and we are working on it. The first one was captured in our database as a refugee. So, we are checking whether he is a real refugee or whether he was a Kenyan who registered to get some food from the refugee camp. That can ... view
• 14 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: But there was a supplementary question that arose while I was on my feet from the hon. Member for Laisamis. He gave me a long list of applicants who were in distress because their applications had not been dealt with. I have gone through them and I have a detailed an answer for him. I have already given him a copy. But in summary, I would like to say the following:- view
• 14 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Out of the list that he gave me, 26 of those applicants had their identity cards delivered. A total of 12 applicants had their identity cards produced and sent to the registrar. So, the applicants can now go and pick them. In that list, 10 applicants have not come from the ground. The headquarters do not have the papers and we have asked the registrar to bring them so that we can deal with them. A total of 15 applicants did not indicate whether they were applying for the first time or replacing a lost identity card. view
• 14 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to confirm that if those four applicants proceed and apply, we will deal with them speedily. view
• 14 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, His Excellency, the Ambassador is right to some extent because, at one time, he was, himself, very frustrated and he brought me a long list which we dealt with. Actually, that should not be the practice. The practice is that applicants go to the places where they should register and their elders can confirm whether they are Kenyans or not and they fill the forms. The applications should be processed within the timelines that have been given; 38 days for Arid and Semi-Arid Areas (ASALs). There are cases where there are some difficulties. Some information that ... view
• 14 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you very much. First of all, nobody will be stopped from voting because he does not have an identity card. I can tell you that. We have put a lot of money into this; our registrars are moving from location to location. I want every hon. Member to just take five minutes of their time, call their registrar and ask him: “Where were you last week? Which chief’s camp were you at last week and where are you going next week? Which secondary school have you gone to? Which one are you going to next?” Take just five minutes ... view
• 14 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, let me answer the first one that he raised. Nairobi Area has 17 days. Other areas, including your constituency, have 26 days. Those are the timelines that we have tried to be guided by. If there is anybody who is still waiting for an identity card – because now we should have cleared them – two years down the line, please, let me know because it is your job to keep me on my toes, and it is my job to keep my guys on their toes. So, please, let me know, so that I do ... view