Alex Muthengi Mburi Mwiru

All parliamentary appearances

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• 20 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Yes. I think I was not heard well. My friend, Hon. Neto, must understand the point I was making. We are aware of Clause 2. We are coming to it and making definitions. Certainly, we are talking about the Community Land Bill and not the Traditional Community Land Bill. This is where my fear is. What is “traditional community?” Is it a “community” or a “traditional community?” In that case, even the morphology and the title of the Bill is likely to change to “the Traditional Community Land Bill.” That is where my fear is. view
• 20 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, although we might not have agreed with the direction you have been advised on, we have agreed on a very principal issue on this matter. We have agreed with my neighbour and friend, whom I have even worked in his place, that he can drop that because this matter is taken care of by the Bill. Immediately you talk of tradition, it is a serious matter that we need to revisit the whole Bill. view
• 20 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Yes, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. view
• 20 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you so much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. Why the Committee was for the earlier version and opposing this amendment is because Kenya is still a Republic and a very unitary one at that. It is not federal. Even if it is federal, we are just talking about devolved governments. I only wish to see how a community would want to be on a high rise estate near Wilson Airport because the land that is adjacent is community land. That is why it is necessary to consider things like land use and planning for purposes of not offending what other ... view
• 20 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I beg to move:- THAT, clause 31 of the Bill be amended by deleting sub-clause (5) and substituting therefor the following new sub-clause− “(5) For the avoidance of doubt, every woman married to a member of the community shall gain automatic membership of the community and such membership shall subsist until the spouses legally divorce and the woman remarries, after the death of the spouse, from another community.” view
• 20 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, we are trying to cushion ladies because they may not be coming from that community. They could be married from another community but that link can only be cut after divorce. We know of a number of traditions such as of the Maasai’s, as I was discussing with a few of them who are my close friends and one Sabaot. Indeed, for the sake of aligning this Bill with the other Acts of Parliament that are already in existence, we have to consider that even traditional marriages are also legal marriages for that matter. So, if ... view
• 20 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you so much for the clarification you are seeking. It is important to note what we have dropped just a few minutes ago on traditional communities. That is what we were trying to caution because there could be a person who has been living with another for years. We have already taken care of that particular clarification you are seeking in the earlier amendments that were dropped by Hon. Mwadime. view
• 20 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, for the first time, I have heard the lady Hon. Members in this House support men, especially, Hon. Millie Odhiambo. I am so convinced from the point of Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona that from where I am, and after consultation with the Members who said they are trying to think again, I feel like I should drop the amendment and take what is in the Bill. That is my word. 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 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chair, I have dropped it. I will take what was originally in the Bill. view
• 20 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 35 of the Bill be deleted and substituted therefor with the following new clause− 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