Peter Mwathi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 22 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I apologise for coming late because I was stuck in traffic jam. Thank you, for giving me a second chance. I wish to read the Statement: view
• 22 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: THAT, on Thursday, 19th August 2021 the nominated Member of Parliament, Hon. Gideon Keter, MP sought for a Statement from the Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Interior and Co-ordination of National Government on the increased killings of young people in the country, in particular the Member sought to be informed of the following: (i) What is the status of investigations into the killings of the said young men, namely, Benson Njiru Ndwiga, Emmanuel Mutura Ndwiga, Moses Kimanthi Njiru, Fred Mureithi, Victor Mwangi, Mike George, Nicholas Musa and Emmanuel Kipkoech Rono? (ii) Whether any of the Government investigating agencies have managed to ... view
• 22 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: The National Police was established by Article 243 of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 and operationalised by the National Police Service Act, 2011 with protection of life as a function that cuts across the Services that make up the National Police Service (NPS). The National Police Service operates within the rule of law and all its officers are subject to the laws of the country to ensure accountability in their actions. Internal and external oversight bodies have been established The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained ... view
• 22 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: namely, Internal Affairs Unit (IAU) and the Independent Police Oversight Authority (IPOA) respectively. view
• 22 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: Their main responsibilities are to check and determine the extent to which police officers use their powers including the use of force during enforcement. The National Police Service works closely with agencies to investigate cases involving use of force by police officers and their recommendations are implemented. There are usually complimented in their investigations by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in cases that are criminal in nature. view
• 22 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: In reference to the killings of the two young men in Kianjokoma, Runyenjes in Embu, the National Police Service allowed the responsible agencies to carry out their independent investigations. They presented their findings to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) who concluded that the officers on duty on the fateful day were criminally responsible for the deaths. He recommended that they be prosecuted. So, far six officers have answered to murder charges with further two being processed to answer for the same. Hon. Speaker, as you are aware, there is a specific Request of Statement on this matter by Hon. ... view
• 22 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: On the de-escalation techniques, the National Police Service continues to create awareness on the dangers of vigilantism and mob injustices by educating the public on the importance of presenting suspects to the police. The public continues to be made aware that instances where they take the law into their hands they will criminally be liable for injuries and death occasioned. The National Police Service has been regularly training and retraining its officers on new crime management concepts and various legislations which they enforce. Lectures and drills are also conducted on regular basis at their stations and camps to keep them ... view
• 22 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I concur with Hon. Gideon that there may have been an oversight on the actual details of the death of Emmanuel Rono, which I promise to include when I bring the Statement sought by Hon. Erick Muchangi. view
• 22 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Most Hon. Members have spoken to the issue of the judicial process and how decrees are either honoured or not. When a case is against the Government, it takes long. Very importantly, my colleague, Hon. Kigano, spoke about review of the laws, which you also alluded to. Indeed, it is the appropriate way to go. We can then tell how to handle such cases in order to reduce the suffering. If the Government was to compensate without any law relating to the same, how would we quantify the quantum for each case in this matter? People ... view
• 22 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: On the issue of compensation, which was raised by Hon. Omboko Milemba and Hon. Rasso that the Government said they cannot compensate, the Statement states that they have no funds. They did not say that they cannot compensate. They said that they have no funds to compensate. That means that there is no budget line for compensation. That is one of the things that I should also be picking up once we meet with that agency, especially when we are doing the supplementary budget. Now that it has been raised in the House, they should establish a budget line so ... view