Peter Ochieng Odoyo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 101 to 110 of 314.

• 25 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, what was the conclusion of the Board of Inquiry that was formed? view
• 25 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, considering that Lokichoggio was a combat area, is it in order for the hon. Minister to insist that seven years must elapse before this family is compensated? view
• 25 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, that is not correct, considering that this person may have been killed or abducted by enemies! Why must the family wait for seven years before it is compensated? The Board of Inquiry--- view
• 25 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. How can the Minister allude that an officer who has served Kenya for 18 years, with exemplary service, could have disappeared and gone overseas to do business? I am appalled to hear that an officer who has died or probably, been abducted by enemies, is being referred to, possibly, as a businessman operating, possibly, in Sudan. That is not correct! I seek your indulgence for the Minister to humbly withdraw that particular statement! view
• 25 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Hon. Mirugi, indeed, called me and asked me to seek your indulgence to postpone this Motion, rather than dropping it. view
• 25 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Motion, first, on the 38 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES July 25, 2007 premise that, indeed, the statistics show that the imposition of the death penalty has in no way reduced crime in this country. Indeed, the more people are beheaded, burnt alive and hanged by the State, the more crime seems to rise. Therefore, the presumption that if we impose the death penalty and kill so many Kenyans, they shall serve as a lesson to the other thugs, so that they desist from committing crime, is a fallacy. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, ... view
• 25 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am just pointing out that, indeed, he is one of the victims of the death penalty. I wish to use this example to illustrate why, indeed, the death penalty should not continue to be in existence in this country. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the late Senior Private Hezekiah Ochuka, who was accused, sentenced and sent to Kamiti Maximum Prison, was, indeed, killed by the State in September, 1987. It has been proven on the Floor of this House that our Judicial system is flawed. If you are rich, you can kill ... view
• 25 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Much obliged, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I seek your indulgence as I continue. I will desist from using unparliamentary language. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, Hezekiah Ochuka was brought to the country from Tanzania, on a political exchange. He was tried at 2.00 a.m., sentenced at 4.00 a.m. and murdered or killed by the State, so to speak, within 48 hours. His mother and other family members were never informed about this. Up to today, our people do not know where he was buried. His mother died without knowing what happened to him. Upon consulting the Vice-President and Minister for ... view
• 25 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: comes from, is still hanging in the air because we have not buried him appropriately. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in fact, the amount of anguish that is caused by the State, in my view, belies the punishment or the intention of the spirit of the death penalty. The death penalty is an inhumane act. It is man playing God. Why should a democratically elected State - elected by wananchi or given votes by the common man - try to play God? Why should the State play God by imposing upon themselves the power to give life and death? Life ... view
• 25 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I beg to support the Motion and ask that Mr. Ochuka's grave should be identified. view