Peter Mwathi

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 281 to 290 of 1023.

• 11 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: ammunitions for them. Police efforts to restore peace and bring to book perpetrators of violence have been a challenge due to lack of direct evidence linking them. In addition, the local community is unwilling to betray their leaders. In a bid to eliminate the militia and restore security in Marsabit, the Government, through the police and other security stakeholders, has constantly employed the following measures: 1. Deployment of additional officers in volatile areas and outposts. 2. Enhanced police patrols within towns and their outskirts. 3. Peace-making initiatives through the local administrators, elders and other key stakeholders. 4. Erecting barriers and ... view
• 11 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I am properly guided. view
• 11 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: The next request for a Statement was made on Tuesday, 8th June 2021, by Hon. Lokiru Ali, Member of Parliament for Turkana East Constituency, regarding the resurgence of cattle raids and killings in Turkana East. In particular, he requested to be informed on the following: (1) What measures the Government was taking to address the resurgence of raids or conflicts among communities in Baringo East, West Pokot and Turkana East constituencies; (2) the measures the Government had put in place to stop further raids; (3) what efforts were put in place to recover the stolen animals and arrest the perpetrators ... view
• 11 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: (iv) On 15th May 2021, there was no incident that took place. However, on 21st May 2021 at around 1520 hours, gunmen believed to be Pokot bandits attacked Turkana herdsmen in the grazing fields at Riet area situated around 120 kilometres north of Lokori Police Station, a remote village with no entry or exit route. A joint security team from Lokori Police Station immediately responded. The team managed to recover 620 goats and 470 head of cattle from the bandits, which were later handed back to the Turkana herdsmen. (v) On 3rd June 2021 at around 0930 hours, Pokot bandits ... view
• 11 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, the recovery efforts in place to recover stolen animals include: 1. Liaising with the neighbouring communities by sharing criminal intelligence reports. 2. Building the capacity of the security teams with communication tracing gadgets in conjunction with mobile service providers to assist in easy tracing of perpetrators. 3. Digital branding of livestock is being introduced. 4. Cessation of livestock transportation within and outside the hotspot areas. 5. Closure of all livestock markets within the affected areas and introduction of stringent livestock movement regulations by the relevant authorities. 6. Putting in place quick response teams and security officers. 7. Encouraging ... view
• 11 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: 3. Advising on the need to open up security roads by the Turkana County Government in order to reach inaccessible human settlements and grazing fields which are predisposed to bandit attacks. 4. Intensify patrols within affected and common boundaries by security personnel. 5. Conducting joint security operations to flash out bandits. 6. Conducting surveillance and early warning systems through situation reports and sharing of information about any impending attacks. 7. Endeavouring to recover stolen livestock with a view of handing them back to the rightful owners through community elders. 8. Engaging respective local leaders and elders in holding regular peace ... view
• 11 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I am sure that during debate on the petition, we will be able to pick most of the issues. Again, I request Members, especially those who have issues of serious insecurity, to get in touch with our secretariat for information on the location and timings of our meeting with the Cabinet Secretary. view
• 11 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: The next request for a Statement was made on Tuesday, 8th June 2021, by Hon. Lokiru Ali, Member of Parliament for Turkana East Constituency, regarding the resurgence of cattle raids and killings in Turkana East. In particular, he requested to be informed on the following: (1) What measures the Government was taking to address the resurgence of raids or conflicts among communities in Baringo East, West Pokot and Turkana East constituencies; (2) the measures the Government had put in place to stop further raids; (3) what efforts were put in place to recover the stolen animals and arrest the perpetrators ... view
• 11 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: Yes I do, but what happened in the morning is that the Deputy Speaker told me to submit the response to the Clerk-at-the-Table, which I did. So, I do not have it now. view
• 11 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: (ii) On 30th April 2021, there was no report made to the police station of any banditry attack at Ngilukia Manyatta; (iii) On 4th May 2021 at around 1640 hours at Kapedo Village, about two kilometres from the General Service Unit (GSU) camp, gunmen believed to be Pokot bandits attacked Turkana herdsmen while grazing their livestock and made away with 40 goats. A joint security operation team immediately responded and managed to repulse the bandits towards Tiaty Hills. No one was injured during the incident; (iv) On 15th May 2021, there was no incident that took place. However, on 21st ... view