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1 Oct 2020 in National Assembly:
Further, Standing Order No.118 requires any provision on delegated powers to contain a distinct part defined as provisions on delegated powers. Clause 13 of the Bill is not in a distinct part, but a mix-up with other provisions. For this reason, the Bill flouts our own rules and procedures and this should not be allowed.
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1 Oct 2020 in National Assembly:
Secondly, Article 124 of the Constitution spreads out the authority of this august House to define its own rules to govern through the Standing Orders for the orderly conduct of proceedings. Very interestingly, what the Bill before this House is doing in Clause 13 is to confer upon the Attorney-General the powers to prescribe for this House how it should conduct its public participation. 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.
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1 Oct 2020 in National Assembly:
This cannot be possible as it is flouting Article 124 of the Constitution. This Bill is asking the House to oust its powers and vest them on the Attorney General and the Executive. One arm of Government cannot - let me repeat - cannot prescribe rules for another arm of Government. This also offends the constitutional principle on separation of powers.
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1 Oct 2020 in National Assembly:
Finally, and lastly, you will observe that the matters contained in the Public Participation Bill seek to provide for the manner in which this House shall conduct its public participation process. Suffice it to say, these are matters that are to a good extend, already provided in Standing Order Nos. 127 and 128 expressly. If this House or the country feels like it wants to make it clear or improve it, then it should be done by amending Standing Order Nos. 127 and 128, not to create an Act of Parliament.
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1 Oct 2020 in National Assembly:
So, to what extent can this House legislate on matters that are purely procedural through an Act of Parliament? That is what we are doing. That is what this Bill is doing. I first wanted to oppose it last week, but later after reading it, I have realised it is very unconstitutional. We cannot legislate our own procedures. Public participation is a function of this House. Is this not a negation of Article 124 of the Constitution? To give an example, can we pass a Bill on how to elect the Speaker, the Deputy Speaker, or the Chairpersons of Committees? ...
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1 Oct 2020 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, this Bill needs your guidance. I beseech you to make a communication about those questions that I have raised and whether we can proceed with it. I thank you.
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29 Sep 2020 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, I was nowhere in that ranking. In fact, my constituency was left out. So, I should be the most useless man. I looked at the list and saw Dujis Constituency. Hon. Speaker, I was the Member for Dujis in the 10th Parliament. Hon. Millie, Hon. Kimunya and Hon. Mbadi can testify to that. I looked for Garissa Township Constituency in the list, but I did not see it. By putting Dujis Constituency in the list, it shows that the whole thing is a hoax and fraudulent.
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29 Sep 2020 in National Assembly:
As Hon. Mbadi said, let us relax. Right now, optics matter. Politics is about optics and perception. This thing was run the whole week. I was wondering why Hon. Wamuchomba was trending yesterday because I did not bother to read only later to realise that she was ranked 47 out of 47.
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29 Sep 2020 in National Assembly:
She was trending because of the fake ranking.
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29 Sep 2020 in National Assembly:
In the USA, polling is regulated, particularly during elections. An opinion poll cannot be done at certain period towards elections. This House, through the Departmental Committee on Education and Research, should summon Infotrack because their integrity is in question today. They should come and clear their name. Those who were ranked number one to twenty must tell us how they were ranked and what they paid. The Member who was ranked number one did not tell us how much he paid.
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