Joshua Ojode

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1761 to 1770 of 4692.

• 3 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that the suspect in the murder case, Mr. Erick Onyango was acquitted by the court. However, the police case file was forwarded to the hon. Attorney- General for advice on 16th March, 2011. Once the same is received from the Attorney- General, appropriate action will be taken. (b) According to the evidence collected by Mtwapa Police Station, there was adequate evidence linking Erick Onyango with the crime. Similarly, the Attorney- General’s office had concurred through the recommendations of the investigating officers to charge Erick Onyango. A copy of the ... view
• 3 May 2011 in National Assembly: (c) Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Minister is satisfied with the manner the police conducted the investigations. There is no evidence that the police are concealing anything against any known suspects in this particular case. view
• 3 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I mentioned, I am not very sure whether this lady died in the cells or not. The brief I got is that there was a quarrel in a bar within Mtwapa. Later on, the lady could not pay her bill and the bouncers had to be called. Eventually the lady is the one who went to the Mtwapa Police Station in order for the bouncers to be arrested which the police did. I am not sure whether she died at the bar or at the police station. As far as the records are concerned, she never ... view
• 3 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, that is the reason why we are waiting for the Attorney-General to give us direction. There is an allegation that the lady was taken to the hospital and then, later on, died in the hospital. There is also another school of thought which suggests that the lady died where they were fighting. So, the investigation is what will reveal where the lady died; whether she died while being attended to at the hospital; whether she died in the cells or whether she died at the bar. That investigation will reveal. view
• 3 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I did mention, the Attorney-General is supposed to give us the way forward since Erick Onyango who was zeroed in on had been acquitted by the court on the matter. The police zeroed in on Mr. Onyango for the murder--- view
• 3 May 2011 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 3 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me go through the letters and then I will order the Police Commissioner to go ahead with the investigations and I will report back to the House within two weeks--- view
• 3 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have gone through the letters. Indeed, it is true that there is a letter that was written on 7th February 2011 by Dorcas Oduor, instructing the police to establish the status and progress of the case. I think I am quite in order to say that the Commissioner of Police will have no choice but to send our detectives to investigate that matter. I will be able to report this matter to this House within two weeks. I do not want to go into allegations. The hon. Member is suggesting that the lady was raped by ... view
• 3 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, why go for allegations and yet, I have tabled the post-mortem report? That report does not talk about rape at all. view
• 3 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I mentioned that two weeks from today, I will bring a report from the Police Commissioner. view