David Musila

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1051 to 1060 of 1152.

• 30 Apr 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have a lot of respect for the Chair as well as Mr. Midiwo, but there was a point of order from Mr. Affey, who after a point of order by Mr. Ruto, stated that the Members of the Committee were bulldozing the Motion through. But what I understand from the mood of the House was such that you should have put the question as to whether the Mover should be called upon to reply. Otherwise, you will be agreeing with Mr. Affey that somebody is bulldozing hon. Members. view
• 30 Apr 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I do not want to create any problem for the House but it is completely out of order for the Chairman of the Committee to give time as if he is the Speaker. He has no time to give. Therefore, the Mover should say whether he has nothing to say. view
• 28 Apr 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. We have heard very beautiful contributions from hon. Members and, as it was said by Mr. Mbadi, would it not be in order that you put this matter to vote so that this Committee that we support may go straight to business? view
• 19 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I just want to reiterate what Mr. Wetangula said. When you were consulting with the Clerk-at-the-Table, an hon. Member suggested that, because the Committee interviewed some people, those people are known. I want to submit that if the House for any reason rejects the list proposed by its own Committee, then the matter will go back to the Committee to discuss again and propose another list of names. But there cannot be any substitution on the Floor of the House, because the House has no idea what kind of candidates were ... view
• 19 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. You have accurately said what should be of this House. The words that were uttered by Ms. Millie Odhiambo on the Floor of this House in respect of a citizen of this country should not be allowed. Therefore, I request that those words be expunged from the record of this House, and that Ms. Odhiambo apologises to the House. view
• 19 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. We cannot hear what the Chairman is saying because of the loud consultations. As you understand, this is a very important matter that he is announcing. May I plead that the Chair orders the consultations to be lower. I would also like to ask the Chairman of the Committee to speak slowly instead of hurrying. view
• 9 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I stand to support the Bill. In supporting this Bill, I take cognizance of the guiding principles of setting up the Magistrates and Judges Vetting Board, which are set out under Clause 5, which reads:- “In the exercise of its powers or the performance of its functions under this Act, the Board shall at all times be guided by the principles and standards of judicial independence, natural justice and international best practice.” view
• 9 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, we are undertaking a very important exercise, and thus we must at all times be guided by the principles as set out under Clause 5. It has been said that the purpose of vetting our judges and magistrates is to restore public confidence in the Judiciary. It is only fair for us, as a House, to state very clearly that we have some very hardworking and dedicated magistrates and judges at the moment. However, we also have other people within the Judiciary who must be held responsible for the degree in which the Judiciary has gone ... view
• 9 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: I say this because we have very many examples of cases indicative of a non- performing Judiciary. It is said that justice delayed is justice denied. We have many examples where our Judiciary has failed us by delaying the hearing and determination of cases, for example, election petitions. Three years ago, we went to elections. After those elections, petitions were filed by certain people who were not satisfied with the election results in their respective constituencies. It is disheartening to note that three years down the line, some petitions have not been determined. view
• 9 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, even the last Parliament was dissolved to pave the way for the elections that led to the constitution of the current Parliament before some petitions which had been filed five years ago had been completed. This is only one area but we even know that in criminal cases, we have people who have been in custody for well over ten years, awaiting their cases to be determined. We have civil cases which have lasted six years. So, some people must be held responsible for the low level to which the respectability of the Judiciary has gone. view