Hon. Paul Koinange

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• 9 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: I am happy to note that significant resources have been proposed in this Budget towards reversing that trend. The State Department for Interior will continue to focus on scaling up investments towards the modernization of security systems aimed at strengthening the security of our borders and throughout the country, and to enhance security operations especially in areas that are prone to crime as well as enforcing COVID-19 restrictions. view
• 9 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: Specifically, the thematic areas for improving our security will focus on the expansion of the national surveillance control system in major towns with an allocation of Ksh1.5 billion towards communication and surveillance system. The system was initially planned to cover Mombasa and Nairobi. In the next phase, we will cover Lamu, Kajiado and other parts of the country. Secondly, under the police mobility sector, through the leasing programme, with an allocation of Kshs10.7 billion, the Committee noted that the programme had been transferred to the National Treasury to enhance efficiency. We support any policy or measure that is aimed at ... view
• 9 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: on the importance of water harvesting, planting of drought resistant crops and provide security to all water infrastructure towers. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor view
• 9 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: To support manufacturing with the proposed allocation, the sector will install CCTV cameras in Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Eldoret and Nakuru to enhance security to enable the implementation of the 24-hour economy. My Committee made the following reallocations that were critical, but not funded: Drug medicine in treating our youth in the Coast Region. It is on this basis that His Excellency the President directed that the Miritini National Youth Service Centre be reopened to rehabilitate the youth affected by drug and substance abuse, particularly during this time of COVID-19, where our jobless youth may be highly tempted to engage in ... view
• 6 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I wish to make a Statement regarding the death of Peter Gachago Gacheru. The Member of Parliament for Dagoretti South Constituency, Hon. John Waweru, requested for a Statement regarding the death of Peter Gachago Gacheru from Kawangware. He particularly sought to be informed on the following: a. The actual cause of death of Mr. Peter Gachago Gacheru and whether the death was as a result of use of excessive force by police officers. b. Whether there is any on-going probe into the death. c. The steps the Government has taken to identify the killers. d. The steps ... view
• 6 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I wish to state as follows. Mr. Peter Gachago Gacheru was taken to Saraya Medical Centre on 3rd April 2020 by a good Samaritan after he had sustained injuries. However, he succumbed to the injuries on the same night. The post-mortem report indicated that the deceased died as a result of injuries sustained at the back of the head. The Government is, however, not aware that police officers deployed to maintain law and order on the material date used excessive force. The case is still under investigation. The death was reported to Kabete Police Station subsequently. The ... view
• 6 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. view
• 6 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I want to assure the House that the journey initiated by my Committee of visiting all the police stations in the country will unearth most issues that are making the police behave in the manner that they do. It is not all police officers who behave in that manner. We want to understand why they behave in the manner that they do. Last year, we allocated money to the National Police Service (NPS) for the establishment of 9 mental health centres so that they can take care of police officers. We will go back to ... view
• 6 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: I have noted all the questions in regard to the timeline of the investigations, cause of death and the manner the information is passed to the family of the deceased on the real cause of death. In this case, the deceased was hit by a sharp object on his The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 6 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: head. I am currently consulting the IPOA, Hon. Kiarie and the family. There is a post-mortem report and they are already going on with the investigations. I can table that. view