23 Feb 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, what I fail to understand and let us reason together is that we have been trying to reflect what is happening at the national county executive. There is no requirement for the President to present 50 per cent ladies and 50 per cent men for approval by Parliament. Why are we making onerous demands on the county executive just because we want to be popular with the women? Let us just say the normal gender parity principle should exist because---
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23 Feb 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, it is not the debate---
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23 Feb 2012 in National Assembly:
Protect me from Mrs. Odhiambo-Mabona.
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23 Feb 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, what I am trying to say is that the President when he is presenting his list for the approval by Parliament, the procedure is very simple, that you give your nominees for approval by Parliament. There is no requirement on the part of the President to present gender equality. Why have we brought it down to the county? Why are we making unconstitutional demands and putting them in the law? What we are saying is that---
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23 Feb 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, we should support that further amendment because it is a reflection of the principles that we passed in this Constitution. I beg to support.
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23 Feb 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I still have an amendment on clause 36.
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23 Feb 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, clause 36(d) be amended by deleting the sub-clause 3(b). Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, this whole section of, âa person may be appointed as a member of the county executive if that person is a Kenyan citizen and then a, b, c and d. So I am proposing that we delete the whole of sub-clause (3). These are my reasons; if you look at the Constitution, Article 152, you will see that the only requirement the President has in appointing the Executive under Article 152(2) is to say that the ...
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23 Feb 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I do not feel very strongly about that one. So, we can withdraw it.
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23 Feb 2012 in National Assembly:
( Clause 41 agreed to)
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23 Feb 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also want to join hon. C. Kilonzo in opposing.
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