Benson Makali Mulu

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• 11 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker for giving me this chance. I have looked at this Bill. I plead with hon. Members to take time and read Bills. If you do not read these Bills and just start debating on the basis of general observations and party affiliations, we will have problems. When you read this law, you can realize from what we are hearing, that if we had the Committee Report, most of the issues being raised here would possibly have been sorted out. This is because the Committee would have helped this House to say what we are amending. When ... view
• 11 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: I would have wished to see my friend, hon. Kamama, taking notes in terms of what Members are saying other than just helping us to shout at each other so that when they sit as a Committee, and hon. Chepkong’a, they take into consideration seriously what Members are saying. view
• 11 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, looking at this proposed Bill, one of the general observations is that we are giving too much power to the Cabinet Secretary (CS). A good law demands that this should be in consultation with somebody else. It could be a commission or an authority. That is what we are saying so that even as you amend this law there is need to say that: “The Cabinet Secretary in consultation with” so that we make laws for prosperity. view
• 11 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: This issue of stripping and the penalty for 20 years is a very good law. However, in this country, we also have cases where some of the men around are very dirty and they have actually been stripped naked to be washed in order to be clean. Now, if we take that initiative to wash a man to be clean and you send me to jail for 20years, this is going to be very serious. So, even as we clean this law, it is important we ensure that there is clarity in this law because some parts are not clear. view
• 11 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, if you go to page 3170 of this law, Clause 21, says: “An accused person who has been called upon to enter his defence, shall disclose to the prosecution the nature of his defence---” I am not a lawyer but I would be very worried to be told to 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
• 11 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: disclose to prosecution. I would imagine that I need to disclose to the magistrate or to the court and not to the prosecution. So, these are some of the small things.Even some of us who are not lawyers can see that there is a problem. It needs to be amended so that we get a good law. view
• 11 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: When you go to page 3201, it talks about covert operations and this is just what I want to say to my case here. It says that the Director General - and this is in relation to the National Intelligence Service (NIS)- can authorise any member of the Service to obtain any information material, record, document and for that purpose enter any place and obtain access to anything. As you go down there it says: “Monitor communication and do anything considered necessary to preserve national security.” Hon. Speaker, this is where our fears come in. I am saying that hon. ... view
• 11 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker for giving me this chance. view
• 11 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I just wanted to follow up on what the Chair has said, so that I can get it right. Is he saying that the regulations will have to come to this House? I just wanted to get a clarification. Would it be in order that societies bring their regulations to the House to be approved? We have so many societies. That clarification is important. view
• 11 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I just wanted to follow up on what the Chair has said, so that I can get it right. Is he saying that the regulations will have to come to this House? I just wanted to get a clarification. Would it be in order that societies bring their regulations to the House to be approved? We have so many societies. That clarification is important. view