Otieno Kajwang

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 681 to 690 of 1172.

• 24 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, what I have just submitted and laid before the House are actually a list of names of those who have been issued with identity cards in detail. People from Garbatulla District used to be registered under the larger Isiolo before. So, most of them would show Isiolo although the details in our records show that they originate from Garbatulla. In fact, not until 2009 did we have a Registrar for Garbatulla. So the Registrar has been from Isiolo and the details in the particulars that we have show that they come from Garbatulla Division, but ... view
• 24 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is true that the issuance of identity cards went down considerably and, at some point up to now, we are actually not issuing them. In fact, we only issue identity cards to people who want to apply for Armed Forces jobs because it is very important that they have them. This is because the Armed Forces insist that the applicants should have the identity cards. However, we do not have the materials. I explained this for two hours last time I was in this House. I can explain it again. However, the procurement process ... view
• 24 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, first and foremost, the registration of children is compulsory in Kenya and any parent who does not register a child commits an offence. Our parents have taken it easy and yet we want that data. So, we agreed with the Ministry of Education that in order to compel parents to register their children, it should insist that no child is allowed in Standard One before he or she registers. However, the Ministry of Education relaxed it a bit and insisted that it would force only those who would sit for national examinations because it also ... view
• 24 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 24 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this matter was raised when I visited my brother’s constituency and I had to find what to say. I would like to say that when we finally get everything in place – and within two months we should get all the materials to register two million Kenyans – we will put a lot of emphasis in areas which have been lagging behind in registration. I know those areas because I know where the problem is. I have gone round the country a bit. I can assure you that no part of this country will be ... view
• 24 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, last year, we were grateful to the Treasury and Parliament that gave us some money to start serious computerization and we have started with four areas. We have started with Nakuru, Nairobi, Eldoret and Mombasa as the big cities in the pilot project. The reason why people line up is because when you have a notification of birth, our officers have to go through large volumes of documents to look for your name. This is done manually and it takes a lot of time. If that was computerized, then it is just a matter of ... view
• 24 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the resources that you may need which may be different will be maybe vehicles because those areas need a vehicle but Makadara Constituency does not need a vehicle. Another one is the per diem for the officers to move from one place to another and some money for the elders who ask the applicants a few questions just to determine whether they are Kenyans or not. For that reason, we will give a little more money to such areas. view
• 24 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: The other thing that the hon. Member asked was about the borders. In the rules, there must be something more than borders. I will look into it because I also come from a border district or constituency. The border I have is Lake Victoria which we share with Uganda, which is 24-hours away by boat. So, there is no border really between us and Uganda. We will look into that because it can be used to frustrate some applicants. view
• 24 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me start by talking about the vehicles. We have actually made applications to the Treasury, and consequently to Parliament, to give us money to buy more vehicles. Last year, we were given about Kshs35 million to buy a few vehicles. However, we have been stopped from utilizing that money because of the ceiling on the number of motor vehicles that a Ministry can have. Unfortunately, we are not like other Ministries. The other Ministries such as the Ministry of East African Community do not have branches. I have offices in every district. There are ... view
• 24 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am aware of the vastness of the districts. I am very grateful to the Provincial Administration and the police which have been very helpful. They have sometimes provided vehicles to our officers. We fuel them and our staff has been able to go round. view