26 Jun 2018 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I have some information on 411 which is a respected platform. Notwithstanding what the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security has said pertaining to the NCIPS, 411 says that CS Matiang’i says proceedings of parliamentary committees will prejudice the outcome of the ongoing probe into the sugar matter. I think this is in relation to sub judice . On a matter of sub judice, it is not the witness to make a decision. It is, therefore, high time that Parliament acted. Under Article 125 of the Constitution, we know very well that ...
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26 Jun 2018 in National Assembly:
(Kiminini, FORD-K)
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26 Jun 2018 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I support this Report.
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26 Jun 2018 in National Assembly:
At the outset, it shows there was conspiracy of swindling public money. This was a petition that was brought in January. The Committee took a whole five months. It is a requirement that such a matter be solved within 60 days. Why did they take too long?
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26 Jun 2018 in National Assembly:
Secondly, Chairman of National Land Commission, Professor Swazuri, has been on record claiming that he is going to defend himself up to The Hague.
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26 Jun 2018 in National Assembly:
I am told it was not a petition. If that is the case, it is okay. We know very well that if it is a petition it has to be completed within 60 days. The Question is: How did it arrive in Parliament? This is because the method we use when there is a complaint is through a petition.
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26 Jun 2018 in National Assembly:
Yes. I want to be informed.
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26 Jun 2018 in National Assembly:
Yes, I am informed. It is a petition in other words. We have rules here in Parliament and a petition has been given a duration of 60 days notwithstanding the methodology that was used. This Report was supposed to have been completed within the 60 days. It is an outcry from the public. I do not know why the Committee took as long as five months to table this report and yet they were not required to travel anywhere outside the country.
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26 Jun 2018 in National Assembly:
The EACC is here in Nairobi and the NLC as well. Why did you take that long to table the Report? I have looked at some of the witnesses and the visits you did, it is something you should have sorted out within 30 days. Land matters are very emotive. Professor Swazuri, Chairman of the NLC, was ready to defend himself up to The Hague over this matter. The report clearly indicates he was one of the people in conspiracy to defraud the public land. If that is the case, I expected the Committee to have given specific recommendations and ...
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26 Jun 2018 in National Assembly:
So, we expect specific recommendations that can be acted upon. Why the fear? Is this the time the hunter became the hunted? One of the critical functions of the NLC is to investigate the historical injustices. Here is the Chairman who is supposed to do the hunting, but instead he is doing the opposite.
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