Justin Bedan Njoka Muturi

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 821 to 830 of 851.

• 27 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am surprised. I think she has decided to ask herself a question and give answers. These SMSs are all over. They read as follows: "We request you, as leaders of this country, to do the right thing by supporting the Bill before the House. You are supporting your wife, mother, daughter and sister. If you do not support this Bill, then we are watching" I want to say it here: I want everybody to watch me. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will first of all take issue with the publication of this Bill. ... view
• 27 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, you will find that even though it is not included among those consequential amendments and repeals, Section 146 of the Penal Code is now printed at page 408 of the Bill as one of those to be repealed. The Mover has said that she will repeal Section 163 of the Evidence Act but she cannot reproduce or print it as required by law. She says she is not repealing Section 146 of the Penal Code--- view
• 27 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: No, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. The Mover is a good friend of mine, but my time is almost over. The point which has already been raised by several speakers is on page 399. The proposal to amend Section 123 of the Penal Procedure Code is unconstitutional, which would, therefore, make this Bill unconstitutional. It also offends our Standing Orders. Some of my colleagues are proposing that this Bill be referred to the Committee to make amendments. Why do we want to amend what is unconstitutional? They ought to have seen this. It is very clear that they have not ... view
• 27 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do recall seeing some leaflets being circulated in the House. I really do not know if the Mover intended that they be the corrigenda. They needed to be attached to the Bill. But she came and threw them around here. The public had access to the leaflets. How could you differentiate between a corrigenda and that kind of civil society activism? Let me not repeat the question of rape because it has been abundantly shown that it has not been defined in this proposed Bill. What is strange about the Bill is the attempt ... view
• 27 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, since she is the Mover of the Bill, I suggest she takes notes, so that when the Chair calls upon her to reply, she would be in a better position to address all issues raised by hon. Members. I appreciate--- view
• 27 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I recall, when the Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs was contributing, she actually said that this new law will supersede all other laws on sexual offences. It, therefore, means that the provisions of this law, outside these ones which have not defined here, will operate. It will lead to people behaving funnily, particularly with regard to animals; bestiality will be the order of the day. What would be offence the here? We are encouraging people to begin engaging in all manner of behaviour. view
• 27 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I said, those issues could be introduced when the Mover is replying. It is important that she shows us how she proposes to handle them. view
• 27 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the offences that I have read from the Penal Code are within the offences against morality in the Penal Code. Those are the offences which are supposed to be catered for by this Bill. By enacting this Bill as it is, and granted that we have even said that it will supersede all these other legislations regarding sexual offences, then there will be a lacuna within the law. There will be a vacuum that will never be addressed. I will be happy to hear from the Mover what she proposes to do in that kind ... view
• 20 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am amazed by the details that have been given by the Assistant Minister. That is one of the most glaring examples of human rights violations by the police. The Assistant Minister has admitted that the child, who is only one and a half years old, is still in the custody of the police. The law does not permit that to happen. What action will the Assistant Minister take against the police officer concerned? view
• 19 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I beg to second this Motion. From the onset, I would like to capture the key elements of this Motion. This Motion is urging the Government to eliminate taxes affecting the sugar industry and put structures in place that will improve the fields of cane plant and efficiency in local sugar milling factories in order to enable locally produced sugar to compete favourably with the imported sugar for the benefit of the sugar-cane farmers. view