Joshua Ojode

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1901 to 1910 of 4692.

• 12 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Question is very clear; he has asked me to give the names of those involved in money laundering, those who have been arrested and the monies which we have recovered. I gave a full list and that is what I tabled here. So, I do not understand what the hon. Member means by full disclosure other than what I disclosed here the other time. What the hon. Member should have done is peruse the list and then ask me questions. That is the list which I know of and which we have authenticated. view
• 12 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, you are aware that we have already based the Bill on money laundering. The commencement date is supposed to be gazetted by the Minister in charge of finance. We have already asked the Minister for Finance to fix a date for commencement through a Kenya Gazette Notice and he promised that he would do exactly that. Once the commencement date is approved, we will take action. view
• 12 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I mentioned here that we consulted with the Minister in charge of the matters related to finance, and he has said that he is going to do a Gazette Notice for the commencement date. Until that commencement date is gazetted I cannot do anything. In the meantime, he has said that he is going to do a Gazette Notice. view
• 12 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we rely heavily on the banks to report such matters. If the matter has not been reported to the police, there is nothing I can do because it has to be brought to our attention. When we are told of incidents, we normally rush, arrest the fellows and arraign them in court. So far, we have recovered about Kshs17 billion from those trying to do money laundering. The total amount was Kshs18 billion, but we have recovered Kshs17 billion so far. When the commencement date is gazette, we will go ahead and do everything that is required ... view
• 12 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, those are some of the areas we are going to explore. For example, the Office of the Vice-President and Ministry of Home Affairs has constituted a committee on gambling at casinos and what have you. Within four months, they will report to the Minister which laws they need to retain, which ones they need to rewrite and which ones they need to do away with. Those are some of the areas we need to explore. view
• 7 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) On the 26th February, 2011 at about 1.15 a.m., the late Joseph Cheptarus who was an Assistant Commissioner of Investigations and Enforcement at Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) arrived home in Soledo Estate in South C in his private car, registration number KBM 772N. As he was waiting for the gate to be opened, he was confronted by an unknown number of armed gangsters who shot him twice on the chest and left him there. The gang escaped using his car which was later recovered abandoned within Karen area. It was ... view
• 7 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, you are aware that I cannot predict when we will definitely arrest those who are behind the killing of Mr. Cheptarus. view
• 7 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will instruct the Director of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to fast track the investigations because as you have seen, we have very good leads. So, maybe, within a month, I will be able to report back to the House how far we have gone and reveal who was behind the killing of the gentleman. view
• 7 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, you see the magnitude of the problem. There are those who come up with issues which cannot be traced. There are also those who speculate and they can name people. They could even name hon. Letimalo tomorrow and say that he was behind this matter. I cannot go and arrest hon. Letimalo simply because some people have given me his name. Secondly, we are talking of 2.5 tonnes of gold and death--- view
• 7 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is true that we have crucial leads to this effect and which I cannot divulge here. This is because if it is crucial and I mention it here, then it will not be crucial anymore. Let me first of all let the police get those who are behind the smuggling of gold and the killing of Mr. Cheptarus. After a month or so, I will be ready to give a report in this House on what my police officers will have so far done. If my colleagues can wait for a month--- It is ... view