Minister of Forestry Allan Kemakeza of Solomon Islands
Kemakeza was born on the island of Savo.
In June 2000, Kemakeza was appointed as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for National Unity, Reconciliation and Peace under Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare.
In August 2001, Kemakeza was sacked from these positions by Sogavare following allegations of corruption.
Kemakeza denies the allegations of corruption.
Kemakeza remained in office through a full four year parliamentary term, a distinguishing feat in Solomon Islands politics; he survived three motions of no confidence during the term.
Kemakeza was appointed leader of the governing coalition and it seemed that he would still have much power within the government.
The government claimed that Kemakeza had left the opposition and was named as the chairman of the board of the Solomon Islands Water Authority, but Kemakeza denied this and said that he was not making a deal.
PARLIAMENT passed a motion, which sought to delay the time for which the Parliamentary seat of former Prime Minister Sir Allan Kemakeza is declared vacant, until such time the Court of Appeal decides on his conviction.
I live next door to Kemakeza's sister and Sir Allan Kemakeza is a close friend of mine and I often visit him at his residence, he never mentioned anything concerning Sol-Law to me," say Mr.
FORMER prime minister Sir Allan Kemakeza has lost his parliamentary seat after the High Court jailed him for six months on Wednesday.
While all the good things that Kemakeza had done cannot be denied, the magistrate overstated and overemphasised their significance.
ALFRED SASAKO: Keke has made allegations that Prime Minister Kemakeza was behind a number of priests who went to the Weathercoast, and of course they all ended up being killed.
Keke also mentioned that Kemakeza was behind the 10 people from East Kwaio in Malaita who also were eventually killed when they went to the Weathercoast in June of 2002.
Convicted former prime minister Sir Allan Kemakeza was lucky to spend New Year’s night celebrations with his family.
SYDNEY, Australia (CNN) -- Solomon Islands Prime Minister Sir Allan Kemakeza has urged parliament to support a motion that will bring an Australian-led peacekeeping force to the troubled South Pacific nation.
work without intimidation and threats.
Kemakeza has been coming under increasing pressure over allegations of corruption within his government since the arrival of an Australian-led intervention force a fortnight ago.
It has been said that I told former MEF members to hold onto their weapons during the last amnesty because Harold Keke was going to hold onto his weapons - let me clarify this statement," Kemakeza said in a statement.
Written by Solomon Star Tuesday, 06 January 2009 14:16 Convicted former prime minister Sir Allan Kemakeza was lucky to spend New.
incompetent and had failed miserably on the credibility scale.
New Zealand that Kemakeza was being investigated for allegations of fraud, following the tabling of a revealing audit report by the country's auditor general.
This is with regard to money missing from compensation payment when Kemakeza was the minister for National Unity and Reconciliation.
In October, Kemakeza was arrested and charged with robbery, larceny, intimidation, and demanding money with menaces.
The charges relate to allegations that Kemakeza had instructed former militants to intimidate and rob a legal firm, Sol-Law, in 2002 (rnzi 2006.
The former Solomon Islands prime minister Sir Allan Kemakeza has been jailed for six months for organising a violent car theft during a period of political unrest in 2002.
Kemakeza was convicted of demanding with menace, intimidation and larceny, for authorising the raid and car theft.
Kemakeza was prime minister from 2001 until April last year and is the most high-profile arrest in the country since RAMSI arrived in 2003.
Update: 12:31PM Former Solomon Islands prime minister Sir Allan Kemakeza says Fiji's boycott of the Pacific Islands Forum is not in the best interest of the region.
The new prime minister of the Solomon Islands is Allan Kemakeza, who was ousted as deputy prime minister in the last government in a scandal over compensation payments to victims of the country's ethnic war.
Kemakeza was granted bail on the condition he pay a small surety and report to police twice a week.
On Wednesday, Solomons Prime Minister Sir Allan Kemakeza had urged members of parliament to support the motion, saying the country needed help that was "genuine, sincere and honest.
Kemakeza said that rejecting the motion would be irresponsible and a denial of people's fundamental rights to live and work without intimidation and threats.
According to prosecution documents,Mr Kemakeza is alleged to have told a meeting of militants that Sol Law was not good for Solomon Islands and has too many shares in the National Bank.
FORMER Solomon Islands prime minister Allan Kemakeza has faced court, charged with ordering a raid on a law firm in which its Australian shareholders threatened.
Prosecutors said witnesses would allege MrKemakeza had ordered the raid, telling the men who carried it out to steal vehicles, smash computers and throw away files.
Mr Kemakeza was granted bail today, on the condition he pay a small surety and report to police twice a week.
I am a neighbors with Kemakeza's sister and Sir Allan Kemakeza is a good close friend of mine and I often visit him at his residence, he never mentioned anything concerning Sol-Law to me", say Mr.
Kemakeza was sworn in last month along with a cabinet of first time ministers following an ethnic militia coup in 2000 that left over 100 people dead.
Following the October 2000 truce agreement, a general election was held in late 2001, from which a government led by Sir Allan Kemakeza was elected.
Kemakeza was anxious to display his readiness to comply.
Kemakeza has suggested that demobilised militia members be given assistance to set themselves up in business and has pledged that compensation payments will resume.
The Solomon Islands plans cutting a proposed amnesty period for the handing in of weapons from 30 to 14 days following consultations with both militant groups and the Australian Government, Prime Minister Sir Allan Kemakeza said yesterday.
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation revealed over the weekend, however, that a week before his statement Kemakeza had written to US President George W.
Kemakeza has since modified his public position to say: "The stance by the United States of America and its allies to disarm Saddam Hussein of all weapons of mass destruction is totally supported by the Solomon Islands government.