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27 Oct 2016 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Pursuant to Standing Order No. 42(2)(a) and on behalf of the House Business Committee, I rise to give the following Statement:- As usual, the House Business Committee met on Tuesday this week. From the outset and without anticipating debate, I wish to remind Members that the House is scheduled to proceed for a short recess commencing tomorrow as per our calendar. As a result of this, the House Business Committee has not scheduled any business for next week. The following businesses will be accorded priority when the House resumes from recess:- (i) Consideration of the Departmental ...
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27 Oct 2016 in National Assembly:
affirmed. 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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27 Oct 2016 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to seek your direction on a matter of great importance to this House arising out of the application of Standing Order No. 176 which deals with de-whipping of Members from Committees by political parties. Standing Order No. 176 of the National Assembly Standing Orders provides that a parliamentary party that nominates a Member to a select committee may give notice in writing to the Speaker that the Member is to be discharged from a select committee. The discharge of a Member shall take effect upon receipt by the Speaker, of that notice. As you ...
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27 Oct 2016 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
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27 Oct 2016 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, Hon. Ken Obura should sit because the issue I am raising is of great concern to him as a Member of Parliament. So, he should listen to me. Despite the provisions of Articles 47, 50, 236(b) of the Constitution and the Fair Administrative Action Act No. 4 of 2015 combined together vis-à-vis Standing Order No. 176 where is the law heavier? It is heavier in the Constitution because it is supreme. It is not the Standing Orders. The Standing Orders draw powers from the Constitution. Further, pursuant to Standing Order No. 176, once a Member is discharged from ...
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27 Oct 2016 in National Assembly:
Today, the same Mpuru Aburi has been chased and he is in court. History is repeating itself. Such members may be accorded a fair hearing before being expelled. Indeed, Section 14(7) of the Political Parties Act further provides that a member of a political party may only be expelled from that party if he has infringed on the constitution of the political party and after the member has been accorded a fair opportunity to be heard in accordance with the internal party dispute resolution mechanism as provided for in the Constitution.
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27 Oct 2016 in National Assembly:
A whip of a political party cannot purport to sit in his office without giving Members fair hearing as provided for in law and then deliver a letter to the Office of the Speaker and the following day, these members have no locus standi in Committees. Additionally, Section 40 of the Act establishes the Political Parties Dispute Tribunal which has the jurisdiction, among other 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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27 Oct 2016 in National Assembly:
things, to make a determination between a member of a political party and his party. However, the Tribunal may make a determination through an internal political party dispute resolution mechanism. One may also choose to appeal the decision of the Political Parties Dispute Tribunal at the High court, Court of Appeal and subsequently the Supreme Court. My inference is this: These Members cannot be de-whipped until and unless the political parties dispute resolution mechanism is sought, until they go to the High Court, Court of Appeal or Supreme Court. If in that process they are expelled, then they can be ...
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27 Oct 2016 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Procedural Motion:- THAT, pursuant to the provisions of Section 13 of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, this House resolves to extend the period for consideration of approval for appointment of Lt. Col. (Rtd) Julius Ayub Githiri, as the Chairperson of the National Authority for Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) notified to the House on 18th October, 2016 by a further period of not more than 14 days from 1st November, 2016. Hon. Speaker, without anticipating debate, the House is set for a recess until 15th November, 2016. This is ...
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27 Oct 2016 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I beg to second.
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