30 May 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to report that a Committee of the whole House has considered The Publication of Electoral Opinion Polls Bill and approved the same with amendments.
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30 May 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are in the Third Reading of the Bill. So, there is not much we can say, except to fully support this Bill. From the time this
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30 May 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was just saying that, as NARC(K), we have been affected by lack of legislation before this law by hon. Khalwale was brought.
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30 May 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there was a time they sent a text message and we were at the party headquarters. When you send the name of the candidate that you support, you receive a message saying: “No, no, not those ones, it is these other three!”
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30 May 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that practice must be completely regulated under this new law. I am very happy with this law. This country now should take a new direction. We should do honest opinion polling and not skewed, unscientific opinion polling.
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29 May 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wanted to bring to the attention of the Assistant Minister that in various countries which actually practice prison reforms, the conjugal rights are given because they tend not only to preserve the family unit of the prisoner but they also encourage good behaviour. In countries like France and Canada, prisoners who have been qualified to a certain level are allowed elongated family visits. Does the Assistant Minister require a law to be passed by Parliament for that to be effected and yet the Ministry can gazette certain rules to effect Article 51 of the Constitution? Must ...
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22 May 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Attorney-General was seated there. He could have just cleared the matter for the Assistant Minister. Secondly, as the Assistant Minister consults, he should note that the issue is not about the Kshs800,000. The issue is the extra Kshs1 million. Please, have mercy. Pay her the Kshs800,000. The Kshs1 million is the one that has issues in court. You should pay. You should not wait for tomorrow.
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17 May 2012 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. On the face of it, there is a clear breach of the procurement law, as we know it in this country. It appears that, that broker who was picked by the Government to take up the rights issue did not simply follow the procurement procedure. Would I be in order to request that this matter be referred to the Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade, so that the truth can come out? This is a lot of money. It is an election year and we know that people are cutting deals ...
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17 May 2012 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. The Minister, from his Statement, said that they considered seniority, performance, gender and regional balance.
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