17 Nov 2016 in National Assembly:
I support this Bill. It is important for the courts and the judicial system to establish a close relationship with the public. Kenyans have become fearful of the application of justice to the legal enforcement mechanisms. It is high time the court systems establish a relationship with the people they are supposed to serve. This is also experienced in the police system. For many years, Kenyans have been afraid of the police. Through community policing, a relationship and bond is slowly being established and the Kenyan population is getting friendlier to the police as days go by.
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17 Nov 2016 in National Assembly:
Finally, one of the issues that some people abuse is that whenever there is a development that is supposed to take place, interested parties, however remote they may be, use the courts to 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.
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17 Nov 2016 in National Assembly:
get injunctions. I would like us to look into this, so that court processes are not abused to stop development projects in this nation. A case in hand is in my constituency where over the years, we have been trying to get a site for a technical training institute which is supposed to serve the entire Kirinyaga County. But any time there is an attempt to start the process, a busy body goes to court and says that he has an interest in it. It is as easy as that because the court just issues an injunction and if one ...
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17 Nov 2016 in National Assembly:
I would like to stop there and ask the courts to have, in their judgement, public interest first as opposed to individual interest when it comes to initiatives of the larger community benefit.
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17 Nov 2016 in National Assembly:
With those few remarks, I support this Bill. It is in order because after it is assented into law, Kenyans will know the borders of contempt of court and lack of it. I support.
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16 Nov 2016 in National Assembly:
Thank you Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Motion. At the outset, I would like to congratulate the Mover, Hon. Mwaura. I also congratulate Hon. Gatobu for ably and competently supporting and seconding the Motion.
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16 Nov 2016 in National Assembly:
This is an important Motion which has come at the right time. I wish it could have come earlier. The youth of this country make up over 60 per cent of the population. If we do not take 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.
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16 Nov 2016 in National Assembly:
care of the youth in terms of making them productive by building their capacities, we shall not make Kenya a great nation. For us to make this country a great nation, we need to focus our attention on the youth by building their capacities and putting in place mechanisms that will enable Kenyans or the nation to exploit their capacities. Exploitation and use of their capacities can be realised to some extent by passing the Motion and putting in place the institutions recommended by this Motion. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I note that the Motion calls for the creation of ...
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19 Oct 2016 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for this opportunity.
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19 Oct 2016 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for protecting me. May I inform the Hon. Member for Mt. Elgon that I was here when the Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker entered and so I came to this House well before him. Hon. Speaker, that notwithstanding, I thank you for this opportunity to contribute to this Motion. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker as you are aware, the P3 Forms are supposed to be given freely in all police stations. From the experience in our local police stations, and this is something which is common across Kenya, although these forms are meant to be free, ...
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