Ejidius Njogu Barua

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• 26 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: In terms of appointments, there are several ways through which somebody can join a commission. One of the ways of getting into a commission is through appointment by the appointing authority. The other one is through competitive processes like those proposed here. As much as somebody is recruited through a competitive process, it does not mean that you deny other institutions their respective roles to play. That is why we need to bring some amendments during the Third Reading to ensure that the role of Parliament is not removed from this process of getting the commission in place as proposed ... view
• 26 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: In terms of appointments, there are several ways through which somebody can join a commission. One of the ways of getting into a commission is through appointment by the appointing authority. The other one is through competitive processes like those proposed here. As much as somebody is recruited through a competitive process, it does not mean that you deny other institutions their respective roles to play. That is why we need to bring some amendments during the Third Reading to ensure that the role of Parliament is not removed from this process of getting the commission in place as proposed ... view
• 26 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: contribution and the Commission takes responsibility in toto and not in part so that we do not have blame games in future. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, parastatals have done lot for this country in terms of offering services. What is clear is that the original intention of having State institutions has not been achieved. Parastatals were established to alleviate poverty but some of them have not even achieved 20 per cent of what they were meant to achieve after Independence. We are now 50 years down the line. That brings me to my final statement. Members of the Commission and ... view
• 26 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: contribution and the Commission takes responsibility in toto and not in part so that we do not have blame games in future. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, parastatals have done lot for this country in terms of offering services. What is clear is that the original intention of having State institutions has not been achieved. Parastatals were established to alleviate poverty but some of them have not even achieved 20 per cent of what they were meant to achieve after Independence. We are now 50 years down the line. That brings me to my final statement. Members of the Commission and ... view
• 26 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: With those few remarks or many words, I support the Bill with some amendments. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 26 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: With those few remarks or many words, I support the Bill with some amendments. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 17 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for this opportunity to make my contribution to the Contempt of Court Bill, 2016. I will make my contribution not from a legal point of view, but from a layman’s point of view. I find it necessary to make my views on this Bill because the issue of contempt of court to many Kenyans is quite important. One of the aspects of this Bill, and what it is intended to achieve, is public confidence in the administration of justice as administered by the courts. This is very important and that is why I rise ... view
• 17 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: I have a concern which is shared by many Kenyans because of the way courts have been administering justice. The court procedures have remained unknown to a large population of Kenya. By so doing, most Kenyans have deliberately kept away from courts and they only go to court only when they cannot avoid it. A case in hand is in Embu where a grandmother of 85 years was put behind bars because of contempt of court. I am very much convinced that this grandmother did not understand what contempt of court was and so, she did not understand why she ... view
• 17 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: This Bill is important because from the way it is framed, it makes it very clear what contempt of court is. It is going to increase access to courts by those seeking justice without fear. One of the issues is that for criminal contempt, there must be a publication. It is from the publication, in whatever form, that a judge or a magistrate can decide whether criminal contempt exists or not. My concern here is that this publication does not bring into place the fear that may run counter to the freedom of press and freedom of expression. I hope ... view
• 17 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Who decides on what is fair comment? It is the same magistrate or judge. This is one of the areas that I would like us to look into, so that we can have parameters to decide what is a fair comment as defence and not have a judge or a magistrate decide that whatever somebody has put up as defence is a fair comment or not and finds himself behind bars. view