Joshua Ojode

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1751 to 1760 of 4692.

• 4 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we could not arrest him immediately because the money was not in his pocket at that time that would have been shown as the exhibit. We could not have arrested him at that particular time, because view
• 4 May 2011 in National Assembly: there was no exhibit. When we asked his colleagues, they said, yes, it is true that he asked for the US$300 in order to get these people visas. view
• 4 May 2011 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. What happens is that, first of all, you have to be charged through the orderlies of our force. That is what the Standing Force says. Then, later on, they can take you to court. view
• 4 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will find out if the officer was not taken to court. If not, I will, first of all, arrest him. That is the procedure. We will arrest him and take him to court. I would have thought that he would request that--- view
• 4 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, unfortunately, we cannot reinstate him because he was giving a bad image to the police force. We will also get rid of other officers who are of that nature. The few remaining police officers who engage in such practices will be gotten rid of. view
• 4 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, you know sometimes I am at a loss. This is an issue which my fellow colleagues have complained about. They say my officers take bribes. When I take action against the police officers who are taking bribes, it is implied I am also doing something wrong. What I am saying--- view
• 4 May 2011 in National Assembly: No, not a point of order. Let me finish! view
• 4 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, you know you cannot have your cake and eat it at the same time. The procedure is very clear; Once you do something wrong, which is against the law like taking bribes or extorting money, my duty is to arrest you. My duty is to dismiss that person from the force. These are the few elements who are now tarnishing the good image of the police force. You have seen in this House, I am being bashed on a daily basis that police officers are extorting money from innocent Kenyans. What do I do? I ... view
• 4 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I did say here that David Koech never appealed within the seven days, which is a requirement. Even if he did later on, he never followed the right channel. You know you cannot appeal to the Police Commissioner directly; you have to appeal to the Commissioner through your immediate senior officer. Those are some of the channels which he never followed. view
• 4 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, if Mr. David Koech had appealed within the seven days, we would have reconsidered his case and dismissed him further because he went ahead and took bribes from Nigerian nationals. That actually looks bad in the eyes of Kenyans; that you are taking bribes from people of other nationalities. That should not be supported at all costs. view