Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu

All parliamentary appearances

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• 19 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: I am looking at Clause 6. The Bill further contains provisions with respect to conflict between the requirements under the Act and with any obligation to the Republic of Kenya arising from a treaty or a convention ratified by Kenya. In such circumstances, the terms of the treaty or agreement prevail. What about the Constitution? The Constitution should be the one that takes precedence and not issues of international treaties. This is the way we are going to circumvent and bring in issues of corruption. Assuming we have got a donor from China and, maybe, he wants the Chinese company ... view
• 18 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I support what the Leader of the Majority Party has said because as provided for in the Constitution--- view
• 18 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I agree with what the Leader of the Majority Party had said. I also support what hon. Serut has just said. The Constitution is very clear. It says that in the absence of the President, the person who takes over is the Deputy President. In the unfortunate circumstances where the President and the Deputy President are incapacitated for any reason, it is the Speaker of the National Assembly. That is outlined in the Constitution. Therefore, it is important, looking at (c), to note that you cannot say ‘the Speakers of Parliament’. At one time, ... view
• 18 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Secondly, Article 1 of the Constitution talks about the sovereignty of the people, where they can exercise it directly or through their democratically elected leaders. I have in mind the Members of the County Assemblies (MCAs). They are elected but, looking at the pecking order, I cannot see them located anywhere. They represent people. It is, therefore, my humble request that we amend this Bill to place the MCA somewhere on the pecking order. The other day--- view
• 18 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: At the national Government level, we have to involve Members of Parliament but when it comes to the County Government level, we are leaving out the Members of the County Assemblies (MCAs). Why have we not left out the governors? Is the governor not part of the county government? He is with us on the pecking order. Therefore, we must include the MCAs. view
• 18 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, MCAs are elected leaders. It is important that when we do our forums, they are recognised and put somewhere on the hierarchy. view
• 18 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: seconded. view
• 18 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: seconded. view
• 18 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, from the outset I want to congratulate hon. Keynan for this wonderful legislation that he has brought to the Floor of this House, and thank hon. Members for passing it. I will also correct hon. (Dr.) Pukose. If you are not a Member of Parliament, you are not supposed to be called “honourable”. It is, indeed, good for them to know the punishment. If you call yourself “honourable” and you are not a Member of Parliament, you will be fined Kshs1 million as a minimum. So, let them know this, because if you look at the ... view
• 18 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: I am also happy to note that even the Senators wherever they are, are also Members of Parliament. There is a big confusion. At one time, I was at a forum and a Senator did not know that he was also a Member of Parliament. He was criticising Members of Parliament; I rose on a point of order and told him that he was also a Member of Parliament. Therefore, this proposed law will bring order. It will remove anarchy and confusion. We will not have confusion henceforth. If you go to the villages, you hear of “Her Excellency, the ... view