Benson Makali Mulu

All parliamentary appearances

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• 15 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: When you look at some of these clauses, you realise that this Bill, once enacted into law, will help this country in ensuring that the much talked about judicial reforms are now on the right track in terms of being implemented. I must join the Leader of Majority Party to thank the Chief Justice for the reforms he has spearheaded in the justice sector. The current Chief Justice 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
• 15 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: has done a lot of work in ensuring that judicial reforms take root in this country. As a result of that, then access to justice by Kenyans is now becoming easier every day and so, we need to support the Judiciary. view
• 15 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, with those remarks, I want to conclude by saying that I urge all hon. Members to support this Bill. Thank you for giving me the chance. view
• 14 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me the chance to make my contribution to the Small Claims Court Bill. This is a very important Bill for this country. By all standards, this Bill is long overdue because it is a very important. This is because it provides a very important opportunity to those Kenyans who have challenges in accessing justice in this country. I have looked through the Bill and I find very interesting clauses in it which will go a long way in assisting Kenyans. For example, if you look at Clause 13 of the Bill, you will find ... view
• 14 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Another important Clause is Clause 34. It is very important and I would like to read it out. It says:- “All proceedings before the court on any particular day, so far as practical, shall be heard and determined on a day to day basis until final determination.” What does it mean? We will have speedy hearing of these causes in courts because the people involved are required by law to make sure that at the end of every day they give a final determination. The only provision is if they do not do it in one day they are only ... view
• 14 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: maximum of three days to dispense of that particular matter. This means that we will not talk about case backlogs where we have issues with delayed justice. Kenyans will access justice in a very speedy way and this is important for this country. This is very important because if you look at the current problems we have in the courts, you will find that most courts have case backlogs with some extending for five or six years. That is not good in terms of access to justice because of the common saying that justice delayed is justice denied. I think ... view
• 14 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Another important Clause is Clause 48. It states that if somebody is not satisfied with the findings of the Small Claims Court, there is room to lodge the case with higher courts. You could go to the Magistrates Court, High Court or even to the Court of Appeal. You can actually push the matter to the highest possible level. What this means is that in case anybody feels that he or she has not managed to get justice at that level he or she can appeal. To me, this is very important because Kenyans will get justice without struggling a ... view
• 14 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. We are all aware that the right of expression is enshrined in the Constitution, but it is important that it is done in an organised manner. This amendment is important because picketing will be done without interfering with the work of other people. I support. view
• 8 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I want to support this very important Bill which basically discusses how High Courts should be organised for purposes of ensuring that there is effective and efficient administration of justice. Various studies have confirmed that access to justice in this country, more so for the poor, is a tall order. When we see attempts to streamline that process so that the operations of the High Court become smooth, it is quite important. I also want to appreciate the HBC for the way they have sequenced these Bills. We have just finalised discussion on the Magistrates’ Courts ... view
• 8 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: uniform way of keeping records is going to be implemented, then it means that any time you walk to a High Court, you will access your file within the shortest time possible. The file can be retrieved without wasting much time. That way, we will minimise the opportunities for rent- seeking. So, this provision of ensuring that files are properly kept is very important. Hon. Speaker, I would recommend that we move to the next level where we automate file keeping. I am aware of microfilming where you put files in a soft form. In that case, by just a ... view