Hon Anthony Kimani Ichung'Wah

All parliamentary appearances

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• 5 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I have heard what Hon. Olago has said and I strongly object to the insinuation that we should not even discuss this matter which is weighty 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
• 5 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: as he has said. Article 124 of our Constitution is very clear that each House of Parliament may establish committees and shall make Standing Orders for the orderly conduct of its proceedings. view
• 5 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: The core of this matter is “orderly conduct of business”. Do we as a House want to conduct business in an orderly way? If we do, we should appreciate that we want to conduct business in an orderly way. Because courts have their way of conducting business within the chambers, no Member of this House can ever interfere with the conduct of orderly business in court. That is why when I got to court to listen to cases, I do not sit on the bench where other learned counsel like Hon. Olago sit or on the magistrate’s bench. view
• 5 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: The issue that has been brought to you by the Leader of the Majority Party is so weighty and I tend to agree with what has been said. You would rather vacate your sit and allow a judge to come and sit there and tell us how to conduct business in this House. I remember in my high school, every single day in the morning we prayed that we may grow up to be men who are strong in body, mind and character. When I came to this House and learnt that there were Standing Orders that guide the orderly ... view
• 5 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Therefore, without any fear of contradiction, I agree with those who say we have an option of bringing a substantive Motion to the Floor of the House to discuss particular judicial officers who have a history of walking all over this country interfering with the independence of other arms of Government. A lot has been said about the orderly conduct of business within Parliament and particularly the establishment of committees of this House. We have a committee established under the Standing Orders, the Committee on Powers and Privileges and nothing stops any Member of this House including Hon. Wandayi. I ... view
• 5 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: That is the right thing to do and that is where we should be heading once that Committee makes a determination and tables a report here. Hon. Wandayi or even I can appeal to that Committee to reconsider the decision that you took while on the Chair. I think precedent has been set because in the last Session, I was a Member of this Committee. At times you were magnanimous enough on a matter or decision you made while on the Chair. You stepped aside from chairing that Committee and allowed other Members to chair. view
• 5 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: I remember during the last Session, on a matter concerning Hon. Milly Odhiambo, you excused yourself from chairing sittings and even brought other members to assist the Committee. I remember Hon. Wario and Hon. Elmi were enjoined in the Committee on Powers and Privileges and we determined the matter objectively and tabled a Report before this House. view
• 5 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: I, therefore, beseech you, Hon. Speaker, to be firm on this one and not allow the Judiciary to trample on our privileges as Members of Parliament. We cannot and shall not have our cake and eat it. Nothing will stop a judge tomorrow from ordering the police to walk into this Chamber and arrest me for something that I have said on the Floor. Therefore, we cannot pretend that we will have our cake and eat it; that we will choose what powers and privileges to enjoy under our Standing Orders and which ones we will rubbish in the Judiciary. view
• 5 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Therefore, we must be firm because this matter goes to the core of our independence as a House. I, therefore, beseech you, Hon. Speaker, to be very firm on these orders as Mhe . Olago 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
• 5 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: has said. It is unfortunate because he has said that we have not seen the ruling and are depending on media reports. There were members in this House who went to question the authority of the Speaker outside the court room with the media.At the right time, we should bring this matter to the attention of the Committee on Powers and Privileges view