Aden Bare Duale

All parliamentary appearances

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• 9 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: Secondly, some line Ministries also did not provide some crucial details. I am sure those Ministries are watching; I am not the one who said that, but the President. The missing details include; the dates of the signing and ratification of the treaties, the objectives and the relevance, the advantages and disadvantages and the implications. The greatest need is that of strengthening the coordination with regard to treaty implementation and reporting, to ensure consistency in what Ministries speak about as far as our international obligation is concerned. view
• 9 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: In order for us as a country to ensure successful fulfillment of Kenya’s international obligation, the Report recommends the establishing of a multi-agency standing committee. What does the multi-agency standing committee do? First, is to 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: monitor and oversee the implementation of treaties and ultimate fulfillment of their reporting obligations. They examine and consider all reports submitted by the Kenya Government and further make suggestions and recommendations on that. view
• 9 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: Secondly, the mandate of the multi-agency standing committee is to compile the report on treaty obligations, receive and respond to any concerns arising out of treaty obligations and commitments. Thirdly, is to review all conventions or treaties and agreements to ensure that they are necessary, beneficial and have the interest of the people of Kenya. A recommendation will be made to the Attorney General where the fulfillment of that obligation appears prejudicial to the interest of our people. view
• 9 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: Under the Treaty Making and Ratification Act, 2012 that this House has passed, approval for Kenya to ratify any international treaty lies with the Cabinet and Parliament. In the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill that this House passed two months ago, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade has been given the sole mandate of passing those treaties and ratifications to the National Assembly. There is no other Ministry that can bring it to Parliament; it is the role of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. view
• 9 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: The procedure is a departure from the earlier practice in the successive governments where approval was only given by the Executive. The new Constitution recognises the input of the people of Kenya and it has given that power to the National Assembly, which within Article 95 represents the people. view
• 9 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: Unlike before where treaties and ratifications were done and given a nod exclusively by the Executive, this time round Parliament has a role to play. This is important and will ensure that Parliament and the people of Kenya are aware of all international commitments being entered into by the Executive. In conclusion, there are many such agreements which are in limbo. One is between the Ministry in charge of Defence in Kenya Government and the British Government; on the British troops training in Samburu and other parts of the country. Within that memorandum of understanding, a specific article has been ... view
• 9 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: of Kenya. Twenty years down the line, the Rome Statute is haunting not only Kenya but the African Continent and many other countries. If that opportunity was given to the people’s representative, maybe today the Rome Statute and the ICC would not have been there. If you look at the reasons given by great nations like the US, India, China, Russia and Pakistan for not signing the Rome Statute, the sole reason was that they were protecting the interests of their individual citizens. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, a treaty could have been signed in the previous Government before 2010 and ... view
• 9 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. This is a very important Report. As required by the Constitution, this Report should be tabled before this House by His Excellency the President, so that this House can debate it. The fact that, that is happening now is very important. It is important for Kenya to respect the existing international conventions. Article 2 of our Constitution provides that these conventions as they are signed and approved by Kenya, form part of the laws of our land. For that reason, a regular update on the same to understand the status of each and every ... view
• 9 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: Report, unfortunately, continues to gather dust more than two years since the Commission completed its work and submitted the Report to the Government. Under-resourcing of the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) is also another problem. That is the entity that is required to pull Kenyans together. Yesterday, we all watched news on the report that the Commission has produced on how far apart many Kenyans are. Unfortunately, that is a situation that also requires to be addressed. We need to finance the NCIC, so that it can carry out a national exercise to pull Kenyans together. On the issue ... view