Joshua Ojode

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1951 to 1960 of 4692.

• 31 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, when we transferred that police officer to the headquarters in Nairobi, he never showed up or reported to his work. When something like that happens, our procedure is for us to look for you and arrest you. The guy was arrested. After being arrested, we proceeded with our requirements and that is exactly what we did. Later on, upon realizing that we were looking for him to be arrested, because he knew the procedures, he went to court and got acquitted on those charges. However, we had to follow our regulations. That is not done to one ... view
• 31 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me give my colleagues one example. Upon realizing that I might delay to attend to Parliament matters, I had to write a letter in order for you to allow me to be late, which you did very well. At any time you want to leave, you have to inform your bosses that you are going somewhere. view
• 31 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: So, Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is not true that senior officers can take any opportunity to discipline their juniors. The law within the police force is quite clear. The officers know very well that if they want to take leave, there is a procedure to follow. They even know that if they do not follow that procedure, they bear consequences. There are procedures to be followed to discipline an officer. So, the Commissioner is perfectly right to discipline this particular officer in this manner. view
• 31 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, yes. We are following our own rules. That is why I was sharing with my colleagues that this is not just an ordinary department. This is a disciplined department, where officers must adhere to the rules of the law. Even if he never decided to go to court, we would have still arrested him and taken him to court. That is exactly what we did. view
• 31 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, if there is any other evidence because--- view
• 31 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: You cannot stand on a point of order when I am still replying--- view
• 31 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, he did not hear what I was saying. What I said is that even if he took himself to court, we would still discipline him following the procedures and our regulations. That is the law within the disciplined forces. view
• 31 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The police have not been served with any court or eviction order against Messrs. Hakar Abshir and others for reinforcement pursuant to Civil Case No. Garissa PMCC No. 18 of 2005 and Criminal Case No. 693 of 2007. (b) The Minister will not take any disciplinary action against police officers since they were not served with any order to execute. (c) When the order will be presented to the police, I want to assure this House that appropriate action will be taken. view
• 31 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, if you look at the so-called Civil Suit No.18 of 2005, I agree with my police officers. It is not shown anywhere that they were served. There is no copy which was given to the police. Under those circumstances, the only thing I can do is to ask hon. Noor to come to my office, so that we see a way of helping this old man. Where police are not served directly, it becomes very difficult for them to enforce the law. There are cases where the police are given copies for them to enforce the law, ... view
• 31 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think we will share with you also on this particular one. view