Wakoli Bifwoli

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 521 to 530 of 1336.

• 3 Dec 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am not aware of it now, but there exists arrangement for that to happen. I will be able to answer that question fully later. However, I know that we have been cooperating very much on the issue of drug trafficking and it all depends on the consent of the persons involved. view
• 3 Dec 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want the hon. Members to bear in mind that we use the extradition treaty when we have collected enough evidence to be able to apply to the court in the USA. We cannot use the extradition treaty for suspects. We use it where you have finalized the case and there is enough evidence--- view
• 3 Dec 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when we reach a level where we can indict somebody, then that will be put in motion. view
• 3 Dec 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the first stage in any criminal proceedings is investigation. We were not requesting that these people come to Kenya. We were requesting that the investigators from the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission (KACC) go to the USA and interrogate them there. That is the first stage! You do not jump a stage view
• 3 Dec 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there are precedents, but there are procedures to be followed. An application comes in and it must disclose sufficient evidence against the person being sort for. It goes to court and the court has to agree and then extradition takes place. That is why I am saying, just because you suspect somebody, you cannot just ask for extradition. In fact, that application would fail if it goes to court. In an extradition case, the court must be satisfied that there is sufficient evidence against that person. It must also be satisfied that it is not an ... view
• 3 Dec 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Attorney-General has not abdicated his duties. He is a prosecutor. The matter is still under investigation which is not the responsibility of the Attorney-General. However, because of my total commitment, I am trying to help the investigators to ensure that they get sufficient evidence. view
• 3 Dec 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are still communicating with the Government of the USA. The hon. Member will be surprised that I am still communicating at very high levels. I would like to educate the hon. Member that a revocation of a visa does not stop communication. Therefore, communication between us view
• 3 Dec 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I answered that question because I was cognizant of the Standing Orders of this House. I was also cognizant on who is supposed to answer those Questions and the Organization of Government. I have said that, that question is different from the one before this House. Since the hon. Member wants to know the answer, I advise him to go to the appropriate Ministry. I think there is no harm in doing that. Is there any harm in doing this? view
• 3 Dec 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I may not know the amount, but what we know is that they were both involved actively in concluding those contracts. These are some of the issues that we want to find out in our letter of request to interrogate them properly. view
• 3 Dec 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, by the way, that is a matter of law, and my learned friend is a lawyer, and the books are here. view