Augostinho Neto Oyugi

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• 5 Dec 2013 in National Assembly: moving the country forward, we should then obtain consensus the way we proceeded to do earlier on in the course of the day. Hon. Speaker, with that, thank you very much for indulging me and I will appreciate your ruling on the above. I appreciate you and thank you. view
• 5 Dec 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir. In my opinion, this amendment is superfluous because the Constitution is very clear under Article No.95(4) on who appropriates money. So, you really do not need to specify it. Such kind of specification I think just raises unnecessary eyebrows. In my opinion, the Constitution already stipulates who appropriates money on behalf of the country. That is the National Assembly. view
• 5 Dec 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, indeed, I do have an intervention on Clause 38 and I am just wondering if that was overtaken by events. If you look at Clause 38(c), my understanding of what it reads, “make any directive and declaration on freedom of expression” that is slightly larger than the mandate of the Commission. My understanding of Article 24 of the Constitution is that a directive would be a limitation on fundamental freedoms and I do not think that is within the strengths or the powers that the Commission can have. The Constitution only anticipates that if at all ... view
• 5 Dec 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, first, I support the amendment by hon. Zuleikha. It is good to state that I am a Member of the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee and I have always believed that in that Committee, we did things in good faith. What I have seen today is a little bit interesting. We debated things, agreed as a Committee that we will move an amendment that would move the country forward. However, for my Chair today to engage in the acts that he engaged in, it leaves me very shocked as to whether as a country we ... view
• 5 Dec 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. Let me just summarize, the TJRC is supposed to reconcile Kenyans and regardless of 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
• 5 Dec 2013 in National Assembly: recommendations that are in the report, we should have used the content of the report as a starting process to move the country forward. But, to come and mutilate parts of the report, it is a disappointment and I do support the amendments by hon. Zuleikha. Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. view
• 4 Dec 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I stand to oppose this Bill in its current form. I am happy with the former speaker because she rightly put in the words for these miscellaneous amendments – it is an abomination. That is because you do not make laws like this. view
• 4 Dec 2013 in National Assembly: The reasons are I am opposing this Bill are four. I will go to the specifics. The first one is that there are several proposals that are in contravention to the Constitution. If at all we let the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill pass in this form, then we will be contravening the Constitution in the various amendments that we make. The second reason I am opposed to this Bill is that public participation is a cardinal role of law making in this country and it is enshrined in Article 10 of the Constitution. You appreciate very well that there ... view
• 4 Dec 2013 in National Assembly: The third reason I am opposing this Bill is that miscellaneous amendments are making fundamental changes to the various statutes, in fact, 49 of them and so, it does not really fit the bill of being called a Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill. view
• 4 Dec 2013 in National Assembly: The fourth reason I am opposing this Bill is the un-procedural nature in which we are discussing and debating this Bill. I have already raised an issue on this matter for a couple of days. We are actually proceeding to debate this Bill without a committee report. You appreciate very well that debate should proceed only when we are comparing or juxtaposing the committee report versus the Bill that we are debating. That is the only way of sufficiently informing the debate on the Floor. view