Alice Muthoni Wahome

All parliamentary appearances

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• 13 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: I would like to move an amendment to remove the authorised representatives unless the claimant is suffering a major challenge. There is a lot of noise in the Chamber but I am saying that in terms of a representative, you will remove the advocates but you will bring other cartels and small advocates in the name of representatives. So we must get away from that. I would like to move an amendment on this. view
• 13 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: On pecuniary jurisdiction of Kshs100,000, considering that the adjudicator who is proposed by this Bill is an advocate of five years, we either bring that down or allow enhanced jurisdiction to something like Kshs500,000. It is still a small claim but I am happy that the Chief Justice has been given permission by this Bill to enhance jurisdiction by gazettement as and when it may become necessary because of possible inflation and time spent. So, I am happy to support this Bill but that is a fundamental area. view
• 13 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: In terms of processing claims, in my view, we need to come up with specified forms so that when a claimant arrives in a court there will be clerks who will list down the claims because most of our people have not gone to school. How will they draw the claims? The claimants must be assisted by the court. The forms must be specific and list the manner of the claim or its nature so that as the court proceeds to process, the claim is very clear and the claimant will understand the two. view
• 13 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: I am happy to remove advocates from this court and so there is no particular claimant who will have undue advantage over the other. view
• 13 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, this court is proposed to be in every sub-county. That is a good thing. I know that maybe there are a few sub-counties that do not have physical facilities but they should not be disadvantaged further because courts can be mobile. Instead of the proposed helicopters, we can facilitate the Judiciary to come up with mobile clinics specifically for purposes of these claims, so that the courts can be nearer to the people. One of the things we are trying to do is to remove the courts from the complainants. If I am going to travel 10, 15, ... view
• 6 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I thought that you had seen the intervention. view
• 6 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I actually wanted to raise an intervention and inform the House on what the Member for Ol Jorok said, that it has not been a known crime under any other law. The Subordinate Courts Act and the Matrimonial Causes Act recognise adultery. The adulterer, who is the man, is given a penalty. view
• 6 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Once you join a man as a respondent in a divorce petition, the statute law--- view
• 6 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: It is the African Christian Marriage and Divorce Act. It provides for a penalty against a man who sleeps with somebody’s wife. view
• 6 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, it is, indeed, a very important issue. My only concern is that if I were to improve that particular provision then it would be that a woman who is found to be in the same situation is penalised. It is the husband who benefits from adultery committed by the wife with another man but the wife does not benefit from that offence. The man who sleeps with--- view