Otieno Kajwang

All parliamentary appearances

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• 27 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, first of all, and with a light touch, I thought I had a case against the hon. Member of Parliament--- view
• 27 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I said “with a light touch” but I withdraw. view
• 27 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, of course, I am not aware of any racket and if there is any, I should know. There is a committee that deals with these issues and the membership comprises of immigration officers, members from the Investment Promotion Centre, officers from the National Security Intelligence Service (NSIS), people from Kenyanization and people from the Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU). So, it is a very inclusive committee that looks into these applications and it decides on merit. We really do not interfere because that is their job which they should know. However, why more Indians? You ... view
• 27 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, first of all, 26,000 is a large number but I started by saying that those are in four years. I also started by saying that by December, 2010, there were only 14 that were working because others had already expired. However, there are many areas that our people are getting skills elsewhere, like in hotel chains. There was a time I was very upset with certain international hotels in this country and I wanted them to show us why Kenyans cannot run those hotels. They said: “No, there are also Kenyans in South Africa and Malaysia ... view
• 27 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: That is for your ruling, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, but I do not think that, that is the way to send issues to the Departmental Committees. These Committees are free to summon me any time and ask me the necessary questions. You do not need to know English to run a business! view
• 27 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Otherwise there will be no industry or business in the whole world except in areas where people speak English. So, that is neither here nor there! Thank you very much. view
• 27 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 27 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 27 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: My point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, is very simple. There is a very serious allegation that has been made in this House that some people are surviving on selling work permits and, of course, this is going out to the whole world as we speak. You cannot just come here and claim such a thing unless you can substantiate it! view
• 27 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view