Joshua Ojode

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I said that we wrote a letter to the US Ambassador to share with us the names of those whose identities are involved. Then we want to compare with the list which we have; those who are being investigated now. Not that we have not done anything, we are investigating those who are behind drug trafficking. We were not supposed to wait for the list because our officers are on the ground in Mombasa, Central and Nairobi to investigate this matter. view
• 25 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. Mr. Speaker, Sir, commissions of inquiry are established in accordance with the Commissions of Inquiry Act, Cap.102, Laws of Kenya. At the time the reports requested were prepared, the law then provided that they be handed over to the appointing authority which was the President of the Republic of Kenya. In accordance with the law, the President was not obliged to divulge the findings of inquiry to the public. Several considerations were taken into account before a report of a commission of inquiry was released. The major consideration included national security and public ... view
• 25 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, let us put the matter straight because hon. Karua knows very well that in the old Constitution, which we were using then, there was no provision compelling the appointing authority to make public these reports. The amended version came into effect on 13th August, 2010, but are we going to apply the law retrospectively? It is you to decide whether the law is on the side of the appointing authority because--- view
• 25 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the article the hon. Karua is referring to, she is a lawyer--- She knows! view
• 25 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was just saying that we only get reports which have already been disposed of by the appointing authority. My good friend was the Minister in charge of Justice and she should have brought these reports before the House. She knows very well that she refused to--- view
• 25 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: If you go through the report which was tabled here yesterday by hon. Imanyara, it indicates clearly that at that particular time, the hon. Questioner was the defacto Leader of Government Business and she literally refused that Report to be tabled here. It is in the Report; those are not my own words. That is why--- view
• 25 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: So, why should you preach water and take wine? view
• 25 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. I am not aware that police officers from Taveta Police Station have been harassing the family of Angata Mwangangi through arbitrary arrests relating to a dispute over Plots 1–45 in Taveta Settlement Scheme in spite of a court order that protects the family. However, I am aware that some members of the family have been arrested and charged with various charges before court as follows: creating disturbance contrary to Section 95(1) of the Penal Code. The accused person is one Martin Mbuvi Samuel who, while armed with a panga, chased away Ministry of ... view
• 25 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the accused was also charged with another count of destroying beacons on surveyed land and demarcated boundary contrary to Section 174(3) of the Agricultural Act, Cap.18, Laws of Kenya. The hearing date was view
• 25 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am not misleading this House. I said - and I want to repeat - that I am not aware of any court order protecting the family of Angata. This court order which has been tabled--- view