Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu

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• 2 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: (c) by inserting the following new sub-clause immediately after Sub- Clause (3)- (3A) A person shall not be appointed to the Board if the person— (a) is convicted of a criminal offence and sentenced to imprisonment by a court of competent jurisdiction for a period exceeding six months without the option of a fine; (b) is a member of a governing body of a political party; (c) is disqualified under any written law to hold office of director in a public company, corporation or similar organisation; (d) has previously been removed from public office for contravention of the provisions of ... view
• 2 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. My point of order is on the title “Chief Conservator of Forests”. We know very well about organisational structure. We need somebody who is at the peak of the organisation. Normally, the position that has been used to describe the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Kenya Forest Service (KFS) is the Director-General. They are guided by the State Corporations Act where we have positions like the “Chief Executive Officer”, “Managing Director” and “General Manager”. Why did you decide to change the title of the person who is at the peak ... view
• 2 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: I do not intend to interrupt Hon. Karithi, but I have a point of order. view
• 2 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Sorry. This is a House of records and traditions. I was on the Floor of this House when we were in the Committee of the whole House. Hon. Amina will agree with me. When such an incident happens, it requires the Chair to put a Question on specific clauses, but not to reject the clause in totality. In this case, we agree with the Chair on Clause 9(a) and (b), but we only reject Clause 9(c). I know you have what it takes and you have been here many times. I have also been very attentive to legislative matters, particularly ... view
• 28 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. From the outset, I support this Bill. I want to thank the Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations, which I sit under the chairmanship of Hon. Gethenji, for work well done. It is, indeed, true that our Chairman has really improved. We want to congratulate him for that. We realise that there were people who were moving around him who were confusing him. We warn them not to come back. Personally, some time back--- view
• 28 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Colin Powell, who was US Secretary of State, once said that if you want to know the character of someone, you look at the people he moves around with. As Committee Members, I am saying this because some time back, I brought a Motion in our Committee to remove our Chair because of some issues but, of late after we summoned him, he has improved. Some Members somewhere, he knows but I do not want to go to the details--- view
• 28 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Yes, we can leave out the issue so that he continues with the good work he has been doing. This Bill has been very controversial. I am happy we are debating it when the temperatures have gone down. There were so many interests. This was about six months ago. I also want to thank the KDF because they organised sessions with our Committee and Chair till Members were made to understand the issues. I also thank the CS, Ms. Omamo. She was very committed. She also showed her drafting skills which we appreciate. She is a hands-on CS when it ... view
• 28 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: resolve that very soon. So, that criteria must not have ambiguities or any discrimination whatsoever. When we go to the Committee of the whole House, we will bring some amendments because this is not provided for in the Bill. We also have a Petition by Hon. Wangwe, the Member of Parliament for Navakholo, which we were deliberating today. Constituencies are now sub-counties. For purposes of equity, it will be nice for every constituency to have a recruitment centre for the military people. We are here representing the constituencies and the moment we move away from there, we are likely to ... view
• 28 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: The issues that he or she is supposed to inform the National Assembly include reason for such deployment so that we know if it meets the threshold. Other reasons are to avoid cases of abuse, the place where the defence forces are being deployed and the period for which they are expected to be deployed. Many people have talked about the neighbouring country, Somalia. We know our forces are there but we do not know for how long they are going to be there. I know that sometimes we cannot predict such issues but in circumstances where you can predict, ... view
• 28 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: They also create their standing orders. It has been emphasised here that the standing orders must be consistent with the KDF Act for purposes of harmony and synergy. That harmonisation must be there. As I conclude, I thank the KDF because they were very committed. They were available at the time the Committee wanted them to come. We managed to work together as brothers and sisters for purposes of benefiting this particular Bill. This is an important Bill. It is going to provide a clear framework under which our KDF is going to work. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. ... view