Sospeter Ojaamongson

All parliamentary appearances

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• 30 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: In fact, they just accompanied the police to the police station. It was not a real arrest. However--- view
• 30 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you know this strike was going to paralyze almost the whole country. It was necessary that the leaders give the police the necessary information so that they could handle the issue amicably. view
• 30 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you know nowadays technology is funny. It can turn somebody who is just seated to look like he is being dragged. So we cannot believe what Mr. Olago is saying. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, what I am saying is that --- view
• 30 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not know what is wrong with the Member for Turkana Central today, because he seems to be missing issues. I said that when the workers threatened to turn violent the police moved in and just singled out a few of their leaders. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, all the same; the issues the Member for Kisumu Town West raised are being addressed. In a letter from the Ministry of Labour dated 14th March, which I can avail to him, there are seven issues that are being addressed, namely; (i) implementation of the joint committees to ... view
• 30 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this was not the first time the employees of the Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) Ltd. were striking. They went on strike in Mombasa for a week and nobody attacked them--- view
• 30 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was just trying to give the history. The KPLC Ltd. workers in Mombasa went on strike for almost a week, and the police did not move in. The ones in Kisumu immediately started the strike and threatened to turn violent. That is why the police came in to maintain law and order. We know the Constitutional provision that they are supposed to strike, but they should not also threaten the lives of others and property. They should do it peacefully and in a civilized way. view
• 30 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to table the following:- (i) the letter by the Kenya Electrical Trades and Allied Workers Union, trying to register their dispute with the Minister for Labour; (ii) the letter from the Ministry of Labour which registered the dispute and the issues; (iii) a letter from the Ministry of Labour dated 14th March indicating the progress of the reconciliation; (iv) the return-to-work formula signed by the Kenya Electrical Trades and Allied Workers Union and their employer, the KPLC Ltd. (v) the agreement between the two parties. view
• 30 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think the hon. Member is repeating himself and our Standing Orders do not allow it. I had said that the conciliator is looking into that issue and very soon, we shall be coming up with a solution. view
• 24 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Yesterday when the Prime Minister was giving his case here, he explained why he wanted the Scotland Yard or the FBI. Is the hon. Member for Naivasha in order to distort that and say that the Prime Minister wanted the FBI and the Scotland Yard because they are white? view
• 24 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, hon. Mututho has tried to demean the Prime Minister by saying that the Prime Minister is rushing to the whites because they have white skin. But what the Prime Minister said yesterday is that because the Kenyan police officers are also suspects, they cannot do a fair investigation. That is why he wanted foreign investigators. So, could he just withdraw that? view