Prof. Githu Muigai

All parliamentary appearances

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• 24 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I must thank Mr. C. Kilonzo for saving me the task of answering parts “a” and “b”. However, I beg to reply. (c)The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has confirmed that the Government has filed six cases against suspected directors/proprietors/officials of the pyramid schemes in various parts of the country. The DPP has further confirmed that of the six cases, one was withdrawn under Section 87(a) of the Criminal Procedure Code. The rest of the cases were all scheduled for prosecution. I have set out the seven cases available. If you direct, Mr. Temporary Deputy ... view
• 24 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have brought to this House the information that I have received from the DPP, an independent officer under the Constitution of Kenya, duly mandated to act at his utmost discretion depending on law and the evidence available to him. I regret, I am not able to improve on that answer. view
• 24 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the DPP has informed me of the cases that he has prosecuted and of the steps he has taken in that regard. I am not, unfortunately, authorized by law to supervise his operations. As these Questions are increasing in this House, it may very well be the views of hon. Members that the Attorney-General should be empowered to supervise the DPP. I would be more than happy to assume those duties! view
• 24 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in fact, the last time I was here and this Question was raised by the hon. Member, the answer I gave then contained quite an amount of details about what has happened to the other directors who are known, including I recall from memory that some of them had passed on. view
• 24 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I must say that I am a bit surprised that I am accused of being academic when what I have presented to the House is a factual list about the actions taken by the DPP. Nothing about it! I did not discuss theoretically or conceptually what the DPP ought to do in a well functioning democracy, with an independent Judiciary and other things that are academic. So, I want your protection, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I am a practical man. I have given a practical answer. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me come back ... view
• 24 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, through you, I am addressing myself to the hon. Members who raised the points of order. There seems to be a misapprehension that the DPP, whether independent or answering to the Attorney- General, is required to prosecute each and every person against whom a complaint is made. That is not the law. It has never been the law. Every prosecutor enjoys prosecutorial discretion. Upon a complaint being made, every prosecutor must ask himself or herself: Do I have the evidence? Do I have the documents? Do I have the witnesses? Ultimately, he must ask himself: ... view
• 24 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Therefore, the prosecutor does not prosecute every case. I do not want to second- guess for the DPP. I would, however, imagine that the DPP--- view
• 24 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I need to remind hon. K. Kilonzo that it is the Kenyan people and this House that decided that after 40 years of the Attorney-General being a prosecutor, they were unhappy with that position and they wanted an independent Director of Public Prosecutions. If the Kenyan people or this House have changed their mind on that point, since we are in the mood of cleaning up the Constitution, this would be a good opportunity to re-visit the issue but until we do so, we must respect the independence of the DPP. This Government has no ... view
• 24 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you. view
• 24 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to start by commiserating with the hon. Member’s watchman and all those others who lost their money in this very tragic and unfortunate scam. Unfortunately, the Attorney-General’s Office is a fairly small office. We do not have the resources to help private individuals to recover losses from this sort of scam. Our job is made even more difficult by the fact that we must track the prosecution. It is a succession prosecution that establishes the facts upon which a civil remedy can be granted. In this House, there is pending a Bill, which ... view