Aden Bare Duale

All parliamentary appearances

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• 21 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: I was a founder member of some political parties many years ago. Two years down the line, the objectives and aspirations that took me to those parties were not tenable. They became dictatorial and violent. They do not believe in development. They believe in poverty, hero worship and a cult system. I believe in the living God. I am a very religious man. I believe in enjoying my democratic space. I left that party with many of my colleagues. I am happy Hon. Ababu Namwamba is here. Do not be intimidated. You have a future. There is a culture of ... view
• 21 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: This Bill is timely. As the HBC, we have agreed that after the Second Reading, we are going to put it aside. All of us here campaigned. Because you are the greatest beneficiary of ethnic politics, you are the beneficiary of ethnic balkanization and you do not see anything outside ethnicity. You do not believe in nationhood. You do not believe in a cohesive nation and you want to include all of us. I want to tell the people of Kenya that the contest for the next general election will be between those who believe in unity of Kenya, in ... view
• 21 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: This Bill is important. We will debate it. We will form the Selection Panel, but I oppose the section that gives a role to political parties. It is unconstitutional. Political parties are the players, so they cannot play a role in identifying the referee. view
• 20 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this very important Bill. At the outset, I want to say that our county assemblies are important structures in the devolved system, which resulted from the enactment of our new Constitution in 2010. Kenyans decided to adopt a devolved system of Government. This means Kenyans wanted certain powers to be given to the county assemblies across the country, so that they can enjoy their lives and citizenry better than before. view
• 20 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: This is one of the very important Bills which anchor the county assemblies as an integral part of the law-making organs within the country. I agree with my colleagues that this Bill should have come to the National Assembly much earlier. The Bill will give the county assemblies an opportunity to create powers and privileges committees. In so doing, they will manage the conduct of MCAs within their respective assemblies. Instead of each county assembly making its own form of legislation, we have a national one which encompasses the entire 47 counties across the country. This piece of legislation gives ... view
• 20 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Part V of the Bill is very important. It gives the county assemblies powers to summon witnesses. We have seen time and again the members of the County Executive Committee (CECs) in various county governments intimidating the county assemblies. The county assemblies have no formal ways of summoning the CECs to appear before them, failure to which there would be consequences to be faced. For the first time, once this Bill is enacted, the county assemblies will have powers to call with authority each and every person whom they wish to speak to, be they members of the public or ... view
• 20 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: One of the admirations I have for this Bill is that it ensures that MCAs are protected such that whatever they say in the course of doing their work cannot be used against them in court or for criminal charges. That includes what they speak or write with regard to their work. The 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
• 20 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Speakers, Chairs of committees and the leaders of the majority parties and leaders of the minority parties in the county assemblies are also protected. This is very important. All of them are given the protection of law so that they are not intimidated either by the governor or a member of the CEC, who consider himself to be sitting in a very important docket. The Speakers of the county assemblies know that once this Bill becomes law, they will have the full power of law to do their work without fear or favour, and ensure that the results of their ... view
• 20 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: The clerks and the members of staff of the county assemblies, who are often forgotten, are also protected. Some clerks are intimidated and told that if they say certain things, they will be taken to court because they are the clerks of a certain committee and they wrote a report. The clerks are protected under this law. Indeed, there is great admiration in this piece of legislation. Passing it will ensure that our counties become more able to manage their affairs without fear. view
• 20 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: The other issue I want to talk about is the issue of broadcasting and powers to handle information freely. In Garissa County, the county assembly demanded for information from a certain member of the CEC, and he was not willing to give it. The county assembly was left helpless because this law was not in place. With this law in place, the county assemblies will be empowered and any information within them will be considered confidential and not easily accessed until the time when they so wish to make it public. view