3 Feb 2009 in National Assembly:
"The Bill proposed to introduce a new Section 3A to anchor the Statute establishing the Special Tribunal for Kenya in the Constitution in order to insulate the tribunal against objections on grounds of unconstitutionality".
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3 Feb 2009 in National Assembly:
This Bill is all about the Special Tribunal. We cannot debate this Bill in the air. We have to debate it with the Special Tribunal in mind. Therefore, I think the hon. Member is out of order.
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3 Feb 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, if this House passes this Bill, it is entrenching a system where we have special procedure for those who are going to be eminent people or suspects and a different procedure for the ordinary. That is unacceptable to some of us.
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3 Feb 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in Clause 35(8), it says very clearly that:-
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3 Feb 2009 in National Assembly:
"The names of persons under investigations shall not be made public or otherwise disclosed to persons other than those directly involved in the investigations before the indictment has been made".
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3 Feb 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, if you look at this whole, there is an attempt---
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3 Feb 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am sticking to the debate. The Chair has already ruled that it is impossible to debate this Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill without talking about it Because it is seeking to establish the Special Tribunal.
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3 Feb 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am saying that is the Special Tribunal is going not only to be costly to the people of Kenya but is also not a priority. It is also going to be a Special Tribunal that sets up systems that are
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3 Feb 2009 in National Assembly:
4630 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES February 3, 2009
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3 Feb 2009 in National Assembly:
really discriminatory. I was just giving an example. For example, the people charged with higher crimes, when they are under investigations, nobody is allowed to know who is being investigated. In my understanding, this is insulating particular individuals who are holding big positions in this Government. We have to say the truth. It not proper! The people of Kenya are looking at us today as we are talking and asking themselves: "Is a Minister who is under investigations going to continue holding the flag?" Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, from the reading on the establishment of this Special Tribunal, I ...
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