Aden Bare Duale

All parliamentary appearances

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• 5 Sep 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I have asked a number of questions. Is Kenya a failed state? Is the Kenyan situation of 2007/2008 what the Rome Statute anticipated? Was the promulgation of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 in vain? Is the rallying call of Kenyans, as captured in the preamble of the Constitution, in vain? We must say “no” to real or imagined infringement of the rights of the citizens of Kenya, as enshrined in the Bill of Rights. Kenya is among the 122 signatories to the Rome Statute. There were great nations which signed the Rome Statute, but which barely a year ... view
• 5 Sep 2013 in National Assembly: that former USA President Clinton and George Bush Junior took in defence of the American citizens. As a Member of Parliament and leader of a coalition, I would be morally right if I guided Kenyan citizens’ rights through that route. The USA ambassador to the United Nations addressed the UN Security Council to explain why George Bush Junior decided to withdraw from the Rome Statute. Hon. Speaker, with your permission, I would like to read out parts of that speech because the matter we are discussing is of great national importance. For the first time in the history of the ... view
• 5 Sep 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, protect me. Everybody will have his say. view
• 5 Sep 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, for the first time in the history of the world, a president and deputy president who were elected in a free, fair and transparent election, and whose election was subsequently upheld by the supreme court of the land, following a petition--- view
• 5 Sep 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, our resolve, as a Parliament, to start the process of withdrawing from the Rome Statute is based on the two Kenyan cases that are before the ICC. I will go back to my statement. view
• 5 Sep 2013 in National Assembly: For the first time since the world started – I do not know when the world started – a president and a deputy president who were elected in a free, fair and transparent election, and whose election was subsequently upheld by the supreme court of the land--- view
• 5 Sep 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I will rephrase my statement and say that for the first in the history of the world, a president and a deputy president of an emerging democracy with a new constitution are being arraigned in court in a foreign land. This matter is so grave that the nation must address it. view
• 5 Sep 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, it took me time to study the ICC and the Rome Statute. It took me time to find out why some countries refused to join the ICC as others joined. The Americans had a very good reason. That is the reason as to why I feel that Kenya must follow suit. If you allow me, I would like to read out part of what a former USA ambassador to the UN Security Council said about the ICC. The Americans were very contradictory, but today they are ardent supporters of the Rome Statute. He said the following:- “The President ... view
• 5 Sep 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, George Bush Junior is the man who saved the American people. As a country, we should also protect our people. We will protect our defence forces and we will protect our business. I want to speak from the Floor of the House, the way this ambassador spoke at the United Nations; no nation in the world can go through what our two leaders are going through. I want to tell the whole nation that tomorrow it can be me or hon. Jakoyo Midiwo because we have a long history in politics. It is not about impunity; it is ... view
• 5 Sep 2013 in National Assembly: To finish on that, former President Bill Clinton, a man who did a lot for Africa when he was the USA president, signed the Rome Statute in 2000. In 2002, George (Junior) Bush came to power. Bill Clinton wrote an advisory in his handing over notes to George Bush. He wrote his opinion on the status of the US membership of the ICC. Bill Clinton told Bush to withdraw America from the Rome Statute and he gave five reasons. One fundamental reason was that the court can be manipulated politically. This court is not free from political interference. I want ... view