David Gikaria

All parliamentary appearances

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• 11 May 2022 in National Assembly: Nakuru Town East, JP view
• 11 May 2022 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I rise under Standing Order No.95 to ask that the Mover be called upon to reply because there are other issues which are coming up. I wish the Mover could reply. view
• 11 May 2022 in National Assembly: Correct. view
• 11 May 2022 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Kenya got its independence in 1963. view
• 11 May 2022 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that the Penal Code (Amendment) (No.2) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.47 of 2021) be now read a Second Time. Hon. Deputy Speaker, Kenya got its independence in 1963. The laws made at that time are colonial, yet they are still applicable to date. Some of the offences in this Bill are loitering and disorderly conduct. My constituency is an urban area and the police have been harassing my constituents because of these colonial laws. In the Constitution, freedom of movement is a fundamental human The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is ... view
• 11 May 2022 in National Assembly: right. A person is free to move anywhere within the country without being harassed by the police. If the police in my constituency and other urban areas arrest you and do not have offences to charge you with, they normally rush to Section 182 of the Penal Code. Nobody loiters these days and as I have said, the Constitution is very clear on this matter. The objective of this Bill is to amend the Penal Code and repeal Section 182 which prescribes the offences of idling and disorderly persons. The law enforcers use this section to harass innocent members of ... view
• 11 May 2022 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, not every woman is a prostitute. Others are just doing normal and ordinary business around town. Whenever they are arrested, police officers rush to charge them under Section 182A. When it comes to matters touting, these young men are employed by Savings and Credit Cooperative Society (SACCOs) to advertise their vehicles. Of course, we do not encourage situations whereby, say, they take a customer's bag on one side and a child on the other. Why should you arrest a young man who is just advertising a certain transport Sacco? The other crime is felony. Whenever young people ... view
• 11 May 2022 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I want to thank Hon. Purkose and Dr. Nyikal for supporting this Bill. As Dr. Nyikal puts it, those offences are colonial, and they go against the current Constitution. This is where you deny a person the fundamental right to movement, for example. This is what the police are doing. They have cartels for collecting money. They normally swing into action on Fridays and Saturdays. This amendment will go a long way to address the problem. When you are in town, you will find people doing their small businesses. There are those who pull their small mkokotenis. ... view
• 6 Apr 2022 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. When you were reading this Petition, I was going to oppose until the former Leader of the Majority Party, Hon. Duale, said that once Kenya Kwanza takes over… Of course, he is reminding us that this will be handled immediately. You know the current Government is doing nothing… view
• 6 Apr 2022 in National Assembly: I never spoke about the Executive. view