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The Nation , Kenya
July 15, 2010 Thursday
Artur Brothers Report Gathers Dust in House
by Bernard Namunane and Patrick Mayoyo
A report on the activities of controversial Armenians -- the Artur
brothers -- has been lying in Parliament since 2007 without being
debated.
The report by the parliamentary committees on Administration, National
Security and Local Authorities, and Administration of Justice and
Legal Affairs was tabled in Parliament in July 2007, but has not been
debated.
As a result, its recommendations such as further investigations and
possible prosecution of people associated with the brothers have not
been implemented.
The co-chairs of the joint team, Mr Paul Muite and Mr Ramadhan
Kajembe, said they did not understand why the document had not been
debated since then.
Mr Kajembe, now an assistant minister, chaired the committee on
National Security and Local Authorities. He said the current
membership of the committee could take up the report and debate it.
Former Siakago MP Justin Muturi, who was a member of the House
Business Committee (HBC) when the report was tabled, said it was never
given priority by the government.
He said that once a report was tabled in the House, it was listed on
the weekly Order Paper from which the HBC, whose chairman at the time
was vice-president Moody Awori, picked motions and Bills.
Mr Muite said: "I tabled it in the House towards the end of the Ninth
Parliament. The House Business Committee, which was government
controlled, never wanted it debated and that is why it was not
allocated time for debate."
The report, seen by the Daily Nation, indicates that the work of the
team was frustrated by those bent on protecting the Artur brothers and
promoting cover-ups to the extent that summonses to senior police
officers to testify were ignored.
During their presence in Kenya, the Armenians, Artur Margaryan and
Artur Sargsyan, are said to have been involved in numerous illegal
activities, including tax evasion.
From: A. Papazian
July 15, 2010 Thursday
Artur Brothers Report Gathers Dust in House
by Bernard Namunane and Patrick Mayoyo
A report on the activities of controversial Armenians -- the Artur
brothers -- has been lying in Parliament since 2007 without being
debated.
The report by the parliamentary committees on Administration, National
Security and Local Authorities, and Administration of Justice and
Legal Affairs was tabled in Parliament in July 2007, but has not been
debated.
As a result, its recommendations such as further investigations and
possible prosecution of people associated with the brothers have not
been implemented.
The co-chairs of the joint team, Mr Paul Muite and Mr Ramadhan
Kajembe, said they did not understand why the document had not been
debated since then.
Mr Kajembe, now an assistant minister, chaired the committee on
National Security and Local Authorities. He said the current
membership of the committee could take up the report and debate it.
Former Siakago MP Justin Muturi, who was a member of the House
Business Committee (HBC) when the report was tabled, said it was never
given priority by the government.
He said that once a report was tabled in the House, it was listed on
the weekly Order Paper from which the HBC, whose chairman at the time
was vice-president Moody Awori, picked motions and Bills.
Mr Muite said: "I tabled it in the House towards the end of the Ninth
Parliament. The House Business Committee, which was government
controlled, never wanted it debated and that is why it was not
allocated time for debate."
The report, seen by the Daily Nation, indicates that the work of the
team was frustrated by those bent on protecting the Artur brothers and
promoting cover-ups to the extent that summonses to senior police
officers to testify were ignored.
During their presence in Kenya, the Armenians, Artur Margaryan and
Artur Sargsyan, are said to have been involved in numerous illegal
activities, including tax evasion.
From: A. Papazian