Wakoli Bifwoli

All parliamentary appearances

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• 6 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I stated earlier, the Government and this House saw the need and the importance of witness protection in our criminal justice system. At that time, criminality and organized crime in this country had reached levels in which it was becoming very difficult to carry out successful criminal investigations because of threats, intimidation and even deaths of crucial witnesses. As you know, a crime may be committed, but if there are no witnesses, a criminal prosecution cannot be sustained in court. So, the importance of credible truthful witnesses who are able to withstand cross-examination in ... view
• 6 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: I will not be too long because this House has already enacted this legislation. This legislation has now become very important. Part of the experiences that we have had and the successes that we have gained since the enactment of this Bill is that, first of all, we have published the Witness Protection Regulations. The Witness Protection Regulations are the regulations which have enabled the Government to constitute a Witness Protection Unit, which has the mandate that has been set out under the existing legislation. The Witness Protection Unit also has a mandate to put the witness protection programme in ... view
• 6 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, first of all, I want to thank most profusely all the Members who have contributed to this Bill. They have contributed in a very positive way in that all of them are supporting this Bill. view
• 6 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, witness protection is not an easy thing. It is a highly skillful and complicated system which operates to protect witnesses. We are the view
• 1 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. I support this amendment, because political leaders are becoming bullies to people who are popular, and who can speak their minds. It is time that people are given the chance to be positively critical, so that when you criticize your leader, you have the freedom to do so and he does not hold you back at the last minute. This is because if you are critical you are viewed as a threat. This is the time for people who are honest and independent-minded to be given the opportunity, so that ... view
• 1 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: I rise to support this amendment. view
• 1 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: I do not know whether I am an MP or not. What is all this hassling about? view
• 1 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to say that as the next Head of State I should talk from here. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I rise to support the amendment. The truth of the matter is that we cannot say how much land one should own, minimum or maximum. Secondly, land belongs to two people. When you marry a woman or women and you set up a home, the land belongs to all of you. With those few words, I support. view
• 31 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank you for giving me this opportunity to speak on this Procedural Motion. It would not have been my intention to intervene in this entire debate because as you know, I am a member of the Committee of Experts (CoE) whose draft you are now considering. However, because this is a Procedural Motion, I think I can speak on it. I rise to support the Motion on the following grounds. There is a statutory responsibility bestowed upon this House under the Constitution of Kenya Review Act to ensure that the debate on this Motion is ... view
• 31 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is the hon. Member in order to misconstrue just a smile with shouting? view