21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, youth polytechnics play a very important role in imparting skills, especially to the unemployed, so as to help them get into self-employment upon completion of their courses. What arrangements does the Ministry have to ensure that they provide, at least, a polytechnic to areas that do not have any?
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21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly:
asked the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Local Government:-
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21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly:
(a) under what circumstances five head of cattle were shot dead by a combined force of Isiolo County Council askaris and the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) rangers on 26th September, 2008, in Shaba National Game Reserve; and,
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21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly:
(b) what action he will take against the rangers, Isiolo County Council and the KWS management and also ensure that the owners of the shot animals are adequately compensated.
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21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is really unfortunate that the Assistant Minister can deny what has happened. To the best of my knowledge, the area councillor has taken this matter to the Archers Post Police Station and it has been booked in the OB. So, the saying that
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21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly:
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21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly:
no animals were shot dead is untrue. It happened. I have the names of the owners of the animals and I will give them to the Assistant Minister. The question is: Killing livestock is a grave offence, because you are denying people their livelihood. Was there no other way that the rangers and the council warders could deal with the owners of the animals instead of killing the innocent animals, just because they strayed into the Reserve because of drought?
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21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is it in order for the Assistant Minister to mislead this House by saying that the owners could have shot the animals and then claimed for them? Is that in order?
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21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly:
No, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir! He has said that sometimes, the owners shoot the animals and then they go and complain. We are saying that the information is with the police at Archers Post Police.
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21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, because I have the names of the owners---
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