Cyprian Kubai Iringo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 801 to 810 of 1546.

• 30 Nov 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Bill. The original Act is quite old. It was enacted in the colonial days. To some degree, it had become almost outdated. Again, some of the sections which were put there were punitive; others were difficult to achieve. That is why we have ended up with so many problems in the Public Trustee offices, especially in the administration of the estates of deceased Kenyans whose beloved ones left behind struggle day in, day out, and some of them pass on before they get to benefit from the ... view
• 30 Nov 2017 in National Assembly: I have got a list of more than 3,000 widows and they do not have ways of accessing the title deeds. We should get a way of having a fund which can take care of succession costs so that these people can be given their title deeds. I even went to see the CS for Lands on this very issue. I am happy this Bill is coming now, because it is opening a window through which we can try and follow that issue further for the benefit of these widows. When we talk of succession, it is a very painful ... view
• 30 Nov 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute. I rise to second this Bill which has already been tabled by my brother and Majority Chief Whip, Hon. Washiali. I congratulate him for articulating the provisions and amendments in this Bill, as it had been proposed by the Government and approved to be brought into this Parliament. This is not a new Bill like the one we have just concluded this evening. It is also an amendment Bill which is amending an old Act which has been there for long. Therefore, it is just a clean-up ... view
• 30 Nov 2017 in National Assembly: The Copyright (Amendment) Bill is quite hardy because we have had so many artists, producers and people with intellectual rights which have been infringed in one way or the other. Sometimes some of these bright Kenyans put off their businesses or careers because of the infiltration and piracy of their works. This Bill has the new clauses which have been already inserted which will at least curtail, if not completely stop, this menace of infringement of people’s elites. view
• 30 Nov 2017 in National Assembly: I also support the Bill because there will be a Board which will be sitting, vetting and licensing those people who need to be incorporated in this Act. Therefore, with that Board in place, before anybody does anything which is envisaged in this Act it should go to the Board. Moreso, for the Board to be sure that its membership is kept abreast and they know who is on it, there will be a fee which will be paid. There is also a clause where you will need to be licensed. You will have a certificate which is renewable every ... view
• 30 Nov 2017 in National Assembly: The penalties have been increased to some degree. Some of them are punitive. Therefore, once somebody thinks of trying to copy or infringe on other people’s works, he will think twice because there is a fine of Kshs400,000 or imprisonment of 10 years which is quite a number of 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
• 30 Nov 2017 in National Assembly: years. Therefore, I find it a deterrent to the extent that many people will think twice before they do it. view
• 30 Nov 2017 in National Assembly: There were times when cases were decided under this Act. The offender is charged and convicted but the exhibit is left with the police or with other people and the same infringement continues. This Act has come up with a clause which says that once somebody has been convicted of an offence in this Act, the materials used as exhibits or were confiscated should be destroyed so stop continuation of same rot. view
• 30 Nov 2017 in National Assembly: There should be loyalty space. If somebody accepts his or her works to be used by other people, he or she is given that leeway by the Act. In the process, he will charge loyalties which will be quantified. Once you pay, you will be a bona fide user of those works. That one is clearly put here. If you need to use an artist’s work, you do not have to pirate it. You need to go to him or her or the institution and get it and agree on a fee to be paid. Once you get it, you ... view
• 30 Nov 2017 in National Assembly: These many clauses are good for the industry. They will tame the overzealous people out there who ruin others’ businesses because they are not ready to do anything on their own. More so the law will be good for the magistrate courts because it will give be a reference with clearly spelt out penalties and procedures to be followed when dealing with these matters. view