Wakoli Bifwoli

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Entries 1231 to 1240 of 1331.

• 1 Aug 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The payments were as follows. Assisting Counsels: (i) Mr. Waweru Gatonye - Kshs36,850,000 view
• 1 Aug 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, they are shocked but they have not yet collapsed! (ii) Mr. John Khaminwa - Kshs35,300,000 (iii) Dr. Gibson K. Kuria - Kshs35,300,000 (iv) Ms. Dorcas Oduor - Kshs16,583,333 Commissioners: (i) Hon. Justice S. Bosire (Chairman) - Kshs56,383,333 (ii) Mr. Nzamba Kitonga (Vice-Chairman) - Kshs38,956,660 (iii) Justice Aganyanya (Vice-Chairman) - Kshs11,883,333 (iv) Mr. Le Pelley (Commissioner) - Kshs49,750,000 (b) The payments were negotiated by the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Office of the President (Provincial Administration, Cabinet Office and the Directorate of Personnel Management) and the State Law Office. (c) The negotiated amount took into consideration the ... view
• 1 Aug 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I cannot table the minutes. You will have to wait for it for 30 years under the Act when the official secrets will be released to the public. I know you know it, being a lawyer. As far as the total cost is concerned,--- view
• 1 Aug 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is what I said: Just as the Cabinet minutes are absolutely secret but the results of the Cabinet decisions are known, I cannot table the minutes. view
• 1 Aug 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, what I am prepared to table are the agreements entered into between the Government, Commissioners and Assisting Counsels. I am prepared to table that any time even now. Now, to go to the second lead of your question on the total cost of the inquiry, if you include the Commissioners, Joint Secretaries, the total amount will come to Kshs190,083,363.20. That includes the total amount of the Assisting Counsels and the Commissioners plus what was paid to the Joint Secretaries. view
• 1 Aug 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, although I got a Distinction I in mathematics, I have since taken to law. Lawyers are not very good mathematicians, particularly if we have these gadgets we normally use. However, the fact of the matter is, I have given the figures. Those who are better at mathematics should add up those figures and tell this House how much it is. I have told hon. Members how much the Assisting Counsels and Commissioners were paid. If the hon. Member add up those figures, he will come to the correct figure. view
• 1 Aug 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the figures the Attorney-General is reading to us and what we are adding up is different. A layman can see that. However, given the fact that the Bosire Report has been declared null and void by the High Court, what plans does the Attorney-General have to recover the money he paid to the Assisting Counsel and the Commissioners who did no job? view
• 1 Aug 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not think that the Bosire Commission has been declared 2474 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES August 1, 2006 null and void. It is up to the Attorney-General to have the last say in the matter. The public will know that the Attorney-General has read the ruling after he has read the proceedings, applied his legal mind to it and looked at the various general principles of law, which appear to have been turned topsy turvy. At that stage, I will make up my mind and let the public know my decision on the matter. view
• 1 Aug 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, for professional reasons, I will not give a direct answer to Prof. Anyang'-Nyong'o. I would like to remind him that--- view
• 1 Aug 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I just want to remind the hon. Member that he was once a Cabinet Minister and that, therefore, he knows this issue. When we are thinking about these amounts, they may look astronomical, but bear in mind the following facts: That this was a commission that took slightly over 24 months, day in, day out, of hearing, and thereafter, writing the report and presenting it. In other words, for two years, these Senior Counsels and Advocates were doing nothing else other than the work of the Commission. They were in the employment of the Government. Honestly, if ... view