Otieno Kajwang

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 581 to 590 of 1172.

• 9 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, there are very many people who according to the information that we get from our security agencies are closely associated with the Al-Shabaab or other terrorist organizations. However, it does not always mean that anybody associated with them or is their friend has committed some offence that we can take to court. Not all matters are taken to court. That is why we have administrative wing of the Government. view
• 9 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the NSIS has a Commission and a Board. I am sure that whoever works under that organization is responsible both to the board and Parliament. Whenever they make their reports here, hon. Members can subject them to any kind of questions they may have. view
• 19 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, can we answer this Question early next week? view
• 19 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am not sure that I am aware where the Minister is, but I can send the necessary information to him, so that he gets ready to answer this Question at the earliest opportunity next week. view
• 25 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I came in to debate this matter because I am personally interested in it. But because I am also in the Government at the same time, I am taking serious notes. I will make sure that the proceedings reach the right places. Thank you. view
• 25 May 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Personally, I am interested in this Motion because we have tried to improve our electoral system for a long time. In the last election, I was actually very confident that nothing would go wrong because we had tried to improve our electoral system considerably. We had agreed with the defunct ECK that votes would be counted at the polling station. That was one of the previous problems of carrying votes from the polling station to the counting centres. Some boxes would disappear in rivers between the polling station and the counting station. We ... view
• 25 May 2011 in National Assembly: I said East Germany, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker Sir. I found a certain Kenyan in a bar and he asked me: “When will there be electronic voting so that I can vote?” view
• 25 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, well, there is still the eastern part of Germany. That is where I found the Kenyan in a bar. That part of Germany has a very cold weather. He told me that they would like to have electronic voting because we have already allowed it in the Constitution. Every Kenya has a right to vote, but we are denying them the right to vote because they are far away from this country. If you allowed electronic voting, you opened a website and put a thumb print on it, that would be a vote. You will ... view
• 25 May 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of information, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I just want to inform my friend that, in fact, we do not need electricity everywhere. The registration of voters, and even voting, just need solar energy. Those things are portable. The only thing you need is a network of Safaricom or some other service provider, and we are on and moving. view
• 19 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I apologize again. view