David Gikaria

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1961 to 1970 of 2696.

• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, just as you are giving us some direction regarding the debate on the Motion before the House, I rise on Standing Orders No.95 and 106. Hon. Members are just repeating themselves and nothing new is coming out of this. I seek for your permission to request that the Mover be called upon to reply. We are just saying the same things and everybody seems to be in agreement with what is being said. I request that the Mover be called upon to reply. view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to deliberate on this very important Bill regarding the transfer of prisoners both from Kenya and also from other countries. I was listening very carefully to the 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
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Mover, Hon. A.B. Duale, as he was moving the Motion and later, when Hon. Waiganjo was seconding. A few issues have arisen. If, indeed, what Hon. Waiganjo has expounded on is what is supposed to be in the Bill, then I think that it is a Bill that we need to consider. view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: If you look at Part Two of the Bill, it talks about the request of the transfer that can be done by the prisoners themselves, the Attorney-General, the representatives, the parents or the guardians. It can also be done if the prisoner is a minor.That is important. That is something that we need to look at in this country. If thousands of Kenyan prisoners are jailed away from their homes, then we need to look at the way we build our prisons. I am in the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security. We have visited a few prisons in ... view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: We have already said in the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security that the congestion in our prisons is unacceptable. I want to applaud the move that was taken by the Chief Justice (CJ) the other day. He was thinking on how best we can reduce the requirement of holding prisoners in prisons by making it more lenient. They can pay fewer fines and be free. So, as it has been indicated, it is important that our prisoners come home. But, at the same time, we need to improve the facilities within the country so that prisoners can come ... view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: One of the advantages is that this country has moved along in trying to reform the prisons and how the prisoners are handled. Recently, we have moved to where prisoners can be visited by their family members. It is a good move. Those prisoners can feel that they are still acceptable in their society and by their families and friends. We have specific days set aside for visits. That is an advantage. view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Secondly - and this is something that we shared with some of the prisoners in Nakuru when we visited them with Hon. Agostinho Neto - the “power of mercy” should be extended to long-serving prisoners. Would they also be able to benefit from the “power of mercy”? I know Hon. Agostinho Neto was coming up with some amendments to see whether the “power of mercy” can be extended to long-serving prisoners. view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Lastly - and this is very important and one of the issues that we need to look at in the Bill - is the appeal process. Hon. Waiganjo has made it clear. When Hon. A.B. Duale was moving, we were wondering whether a prisoner who has an opportunity of appealing could be given a chance if he comes to this country. Hon. Waiganjo has made it very clear that any person with a possibility of an appeal process that has not been exhausted will not benefit from this Bill. That is the question we were asking ourselves then. Of what ... view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: situation in the country. The process of appeal is now being listened to by the Court of Appeal or the High Court, and then to the Supreme Court. It is not stipulated. It might take years. The purpose of this Bill might not be of any help because if the process of that appeal will take 10 years, then that prisoner will never have an opportunity of ever being brought to this country. view