Hon. Paul Koinange

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• 3 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: To this end, on Thursday, 21st March, 2019 the Office of the Clerk of the National Assembly and the Clerk of the Senate jointly published an advertisement in the print media with a wide circulation inviting members of the public to present written statements referred to in Section 6(9) of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act No.33 of 2011. The written statements were to be submitted on or before Wednesday, 27th March, 2019 at 5.00 p.m. view
• 3 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, pursuant to Article 118(1)(a)(b) and (2) of the Constitution and Section 6(4) of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, 2011, and the provisions of the relevant Standing Orders of the two Houses another advertisement was issued on Thursday, 21st March, 2019. It notified members of the public that the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security of the National Assembly and the Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations of the Senate would conduct a joint approval hearing on Thursday, 28th March, 2019. On Thursday, 21st March, 2019, the Clerk of the National Assembly and ... view
• 3 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I was doing this because the other day, we were doing vetting of the NPS Chair, and some issues were raised later on. This is why I am trying to be a bit thorough, but I am well guided as I move on. The Committee having considered the nominee’s filed questions pursuant to Section 6 of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Act), CV and oral submissions during the approval hearing made the following observations on his appointment as the IG of the NPS. (i) That, in accordance with Article 78(1) and (2) of the Constitution, the ... view
• 3 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: (vi) That, the nominee has not been charged in a court of law or mentioned adversely in a Parliamentary Committee Report or Commission of Inquiry. (vii) That, as stipulated under Article 75(1) of the Constitution, the nominee has no potential conflict of interest. (viii) That, the nominee satisfied the requirements of Article 77(1) of the Constitution in that, he does not intend to participate in any other gainful employment. (ix) That, the nominee does not hold office in any registered political party hence satisfies the provisions of Article 77(2) of the Constitution. The nominee has never been dismissed from office ... view
• 3 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I wish to donate two minutes out of my 10 minutes. One minute to Hon. Bashir and another to Beatrice Nyaga and then I will proceed. view
• 3 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. First of all, I want to thank all the Hon. Members who have contributed and also those who have waited and failed to get a chance to speak. I also want to tell the Members that as a Committee we have taken their contributions very seriously because they are the undertones we will use to oversight the NPS. I also want to thank my Committee Members as well as our counterparts from the Senate for a job well done. I also want to recognise the good work by the outgoing IG, Mr. Boinnet. The ... view
• 3 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: The Constitution gives the IG of the NPS exclusive mandate in respect of independent command over the Service. He is in charge of the Police Service, the Administration Police Service and the DCI. He is responsible for rewarding and disciplining police officers, especially the ones in lower ranks. It has become common to see police officers engage in crime, including armed robberies, like many Members have mentioned here today. Of course, there are very good officers and I urge them to continue to be ambassadors of change in the NPS. The cancer of taking bribes by police officers appears to ... view
• 3 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: We also get very many civilians licenced to carry guns. Guns have now been turned into a status symbol, which is a very scaring thing. This is unacceptable and the new IG must deal with this emerging trend. We also have many officers deployed as body guards to VIPs. Why would one VIP need more than one bodyguard? In the rural and peri-urban areas, many police officers are posted as guards to banks and microfinance institutions. During the day, these officers work for the bank, which are private institutions, and in the evening, they are off duty having been on ... view
• 2 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the House: Report of the Joint Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security of the National Assembly and the Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations of the Senate on the Vetting of the Nominee for Appointment to the position of Inspector General of the National Police Service. view
• 2 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I beg to give notice of the following Motion: view