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• 16 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. view
• 16 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: (a) Bishop Gilbert Juma Deya who is a resident in the United Kingdom was charged with five counts of child stealing contrary to Section 174(1)(b) of the Penal Code before the Chief Magistrate in Nairobi, Kenya. On 17th July, 2006, the Government of Kenya made a request for extradition to Her Majesty’s Government and Bishop Deya was arrested in London on 28th December, 2006. The extradition hearing took place before the District Judge Tubbs of Westminster Magistrate Court and on 7th November, 2007, the District Judge Tubbs sent the case to the Secretary of State for Home Affairs for a ... view
• 16 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: On 18th December, 2007, the Home Secretary ordered the extradition of Gilbert Juma Deya but Bishop Deya appealed against the decision and on 31st October, 2008, Bishop Deya’s appeal was dismissed. At that stage, there are two processes. You either go to the House of Lords or you continue with the Secretary of State for Home Affairs. Bishop Deya chose to continue making protestations with this Secretary and since that time, his lawyers have been making a number of representations to the Secretary of State for Home Affairs. However, I am glad to say that the Government of Kenya has ... view
• 16 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as relates Mr. Yagnesh Mohanlal Devani, he was charged in three criminal cases, that is, Chief Magistrate (CM) Case Nos.1150 and 1151 of 2009 and Nairobi Anti-Corruption Case No.18 of 2009. Warrants of arrest were view
• 16 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, first of all, I must state that when the Government applies for extradition, it follows up the matter diligently with a competent authority of the country concerned. If there is any delay in the extradition proceedings, it is normally in that country rather than because the Government wants it. So, we do follow that very diligently. Mr. Deya was not accused of stealing from the Government. His charges are as I mentioned. I can confirm that in both cases there have been Government delegations to the UK. Even in Bishop Deya’s case, there have also been ... view
• 16 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is a question that falls under the police department and as soon as I get that information from the police, I will table it. view
• 16 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, each case must be decided on its own merit. I must state here in this House that our relationship with the investigative agencies of Her Majesty’s Government or the Government of the UK has been very good and they have co-operated well. As I have said earlier, they have, indeed, come here and we have gone there. We are working very well, not only in respect of our requests to the Government but also their requests to us. view
• 16 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the issue of bringing back the money that was stolen, as you know, is a matter which falls under the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act on the shoulders of the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission (KACC) and I know that a lot of progress is being made in that area. I would not like to mention that progress now as it may prejudice what is happening. view
• 16 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the whole idea of swapping is what the Attorney-General of this country is reading in the newspapers. From what I know and I emphatically say, each case is decided on its own merit. view
• 16 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: That falls under part (b). We are waiting for a comprehensive list from the Commissioner of Police. view