Abshiro Soka Halake

All parliamentary appearances

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• 4 Aug 2021 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 4 Aug 2021 in Senate: That means that the Law of Succession (Cap. 160) contravenes these provisions. For instance, Article 2 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Article 2, 3 and 36 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. I will not list all the laws because I talked about them yesterday. Further, Article 60 (1) of the Constitution requires Parliament to enact legislations to protect the dependents of deceased persons holding interest in any land including the interest of spouses and actual occupation of land. That is a provision that is not in sync in the Law of ... view
• 4 Aug 2021 in Senate: That means that the Law of Succession (Cap. 160) contravenes these provisions. For instance, Article 2 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Article 2, 3 and 36 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. I will not list all the laws because I talked about them yesterday. Further, Article 60 (1) of the Constitution requires Parliament to enact legislations to protect the dependents of deceased persons holding interest in any land including the interest of spouses and actual occupation of land. That is a provision that is not in sync in the Law of ... view
• 4 Aug 2021 in Senate: Again, all laws enforced immediately before the effective date shall be construed with alterations, adaptations, qualifications and exceptions necessary to bring into conformity with this Constitution. Therefore, the proposals of the amendments contained in my amendment Bill is to conform with this requirement. view
• 4 Aug 2021 in Senate: Again, all laws enforced immediately before the effective date shall be construed with alterations, adaptations, qualifications and exceptions necessary to bring into conformity with this Constitution. Therefore, the proposals of the amendments contained in my amendment Bill is to conform with this requirement. view
• 4 Aug 2021 in Senate: I do not want to talk about the CEDAW because I mentioned that. I will look at non-conformity with existing laws. After the promulgation of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010, Parliament embarked on reviewing and enacting laws that conform to and support the implementation of the Constitution. Key legislations that promote the respect of women land rights include: The Land Act No.6 of 2012, which is progressive; The Land Registration Act No.3 of 2012; The Matrimonial Property Act No.49 of 2013; The Community Land Act No.27 of 2016; The Marriage Act No.4 of 2014; and, The Protection against Domestic Violence ... view
• 4 Aug 2021 in Senate: I do not want to talk about the CEDAW because I mentioned that. I will look at non-conformity with existing laws. After the promulgation of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010, Parliament embarked on reviewing and enacting laws that conform to and support the implementation of the Constitution. Key legislations that promote the respect of women land rights include: The Land Act No.6 of 2012, which is progressive; The Land Registration Act No.3 of 2012; The Matrimonial Property Act No.49 of 2013; The Community Land Act No.27 of 2016; The Marriage Act No.4 of 2014; and, The Protection against Domestic Violence ... view
• 4 Aug 2021 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 4 Aug 2021 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 4 Aug 2021 in Senate: the laws are aligned and that we have proper access to justice for the women who are affected. We also noticed lack of awareness. The Law of Succession has been in existence for over three decades. Like I said, it is a law of 1981, yet women continue to suffer human rights violations. They are not even aware of the provisions of the old law. For example, under the Act, despite the provision on daughters’ rights to inherit, many are unable to claim this right due to lack of awareness on the existence of the law and unresponsive Government institutions ... view