Aden Bare Duale

All parliamentary appearances

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• 9 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, it is true because hon. Junet, who is a very staunch loyalist of the former Prime Minister, was left out but now he is the Director of Elections. Today, he is a very happy man. Hon. Ken Obura, I am sure is discussing the latest developments on the senatorial position of Homa Bay. The Committee was convinced and the House is convinced that the review of the external debt ceiling was essential to help the Government to achieve development objectives. If anybody today was in power, not only Jubilee, even if CORD was in power, and they wanted ... view
• 9 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT, pursuant to Article 132 (1)(c)(iii) of the Constitution, this House notes the Report on progress made in fulfillment of the International Obligations of the Republic submitted by H. E. the President on Thursday, 27th March, 2014 laid on the Table of the House on Tuesday, 1st April, 2014. view
• 9 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: 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
• 9 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, if hon. Sumra wants to have more discussions, he can go to the Lounge; the tea place or to the Continental Office. The Standing Orders are very clear. I want to ask the new Director of Elections of the ODM to minimize the consultation he has with the party luminaries including hon. Ken Obura. Hon. Speaker, in February 2014, His Excellency the President submitted to Parliament a Report on progress made in fulfilling the international obligations of our Republic. The Report on the international obligations is anchored in Article 132 (1)(c)(iii) of the Kenya Constitution, 2010. It mandates ... view
• 9 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, if you look at the structure of the Report that the President presented, there is an introduction which focuses on, among others, the historical background of Kenya’s treaty practice and policy; how we sign treaties, our policy in terms of ratification, the legal framework of treaty making as a country and ratification under the Treaty Making and Ratification Act No. 45 of 2012. 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
• 9 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: This is done within the context of the impending establishment of the Office of the Registrar of Treaties under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, which we anticipate to establish soon within the law. The narrative of this Report explains the content of each of the treaties. It highlights the dates Kenya signed, ratified and accepted the respective treaties. It highlights the objective, the relevance, advantages and the disadvantages of each one of the various treaties that we have signed. view
• 9 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: As I said earlier, the treaties are grouped into various thematic areas. We have the constitutive documents such as the United Nations (UN) Charter; the constitutive Act of the African Union and the East African Community Charter; the Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities; Defence and Security; the Human Rights, Trade and Investment treaties; Intellectual Property Rights treaties; the Education, Science and Technology treaties; the Health, Transport, Law of the Sea and the Fisheries treaties; the Environment treaties and many others including treaties we have signed on Corruption, Labour, Social Security, Housing and Urban Development. view
• 9 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: The annex of the report tabled by the President contains a matrix of treaties Kenya is party to. It is divided into the following sub-headings; multilateral treaties, regional and sub-regional categories. In totality, the matrix summarizes the information contained in that narrative. view
• 9 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, with respect to treaties that require submissions of reports, Kenya has constantly complied with the requirements. So, we have complied with each and every treaty. Among the ones we have signed are the United Nations Convention against Corruption, the International Convention on Civil and Political Rights, the International Convention on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, among many others. view
• 9 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: Institutional gaps are the challenges. This is what the President raised in his Report on the country’s international obligation. What are the gaps? What are the missing links? What are the challenges? Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, this Report has been prepared against a backdrop of not having the Office of the Registrar of Treaties as provided in the law. That is in the process of being done. view