Bishop Robert Mutemi Mutua

All parliamentary appearances

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• 13 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. I want to make two observations. One, right from the beginning when the issue of International Criminal Court was discussed in Kenya, people addressed it very casually. We are still behaving very casually when dealing with the issue. We are forgetting that people are affected and that this nation needs a healing a process. Hon. Deputy Speaker, my appeal to hon. Members is to begin taking this issue a little bit more cautiously than we are doing, so that we do not just look like we are throwing statements right, left and centre, without knowing ... view
• 7 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker for giving me this great opportunity to contribute to this important report. Yesterday, I was very keen to see the passion of the people that are in this House – the hon. Members – to uphold the rule of law and particularly defend the Constitution. view
• 7 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Today, I believe we are on the same footing defending the Constitution and what this Committee, which I belong to, did. It tried to look at the issues that were brought up and we determined that it was only fair that a tribunal be formed to get to the bottom of the issues that have been raised for three reasons. One, it is very important for this country to realise that we need to restore the rule of law. Integrity that we have been talking about can only be restored by us applying the law equally to all the people. view
• 7 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, one of the problems that we have is vested interests that are sometimes stressed more than the issue on the table. The issue on the table here is the petition that was brought to us and, therefore, we had to confine ourselves to the petition; but there are people who are trying to extrapolate the report. That is to bring in issues that were not before the Committee. So, this Committee’s report is specifically addressing itself to the petition that was brought to us. view
• 7 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: The second thing, hon. Speaker, that I want to say, and I hope Kenyans are listening, is this, the greatest reason why poverty is not going away in this country is because of dishonesty. This dishonesty is protected by people who are influential, well informed and who can twist the truth to look like the lie and twist the lie to look like the truth. view
• 7 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: This is why we are saying that time has now come for the truth to remain the truth and the lie to remain the lie. view
• 7 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: When that begins to happen then we can begin to talk about the great Kenya we all dream about. We can never have a great Kenya when people cover wickedness simply The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 7 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: because it is done by their friends, clan or tribe. Let us in this House rise beyond the clans, ethnicity and friendship. There comes a time when friendship has to take a back seat, so that the truth may also sit on the driver’s seat. view
• 7 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: So, hon. Speaker, this is an occasion when this country has a great opportunity. We are not saying the commissioners are going to be removed. We are only saying they are going to be examined by a body that is qualified enough to go into the details as they separate the truth from the lies. That is all we are saying. So, when some people become a little bit uncomfortable and they do not want these people to be examined, what are they telling Kenya? Are they telling Kenya that impunity is there to stay? view
• 7 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, as I conclude, I want to say only two things to this country, that today we need to rise, as a House, and leave out anything that makes us look tribal. We should leave out anything that makes us look trivial and focus on those things that can make this country the great country that everybody believes it is. Kenya belongs to all of us and Kenya is counting on you and I to make it the most important country in Africa; we can only do that if we adhere to the rule of law and when we ... view