Ekwee David Ethuro

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 13201 to 13210 of 17848.

• 3 May 2012 in National Assembly: Allow hon. Members to petition the Chair on what they might consider unconstitutional. view
• 3 May 2012 in National Assembly: Hon. Members, the Chair would like to give some direction on this matter. Mr. Mbadi rose on a point of order to argue on an issue of what he considered “any particular matter” and that they wanted to combine the two Bills and if they did, he would be denied the right to vote. Therefore, he suggested that they should be dealt with differently. So, he called upon the Chair to determine if that is not unconstitutional. The rest of the speakers; Mr. Kimunya, the Minister for Finance, the Minister for Lands, the Attorney-General and the only Backbencher who came ... view
• 3 May 2012 in National Assembly: Those exceptional circumstances are provided for. As hon. Orengo argued, the Chair had already sought for the information. The Order Paper for 23rd February, where the Chairperson of the Constitutional Implementation Oversight Committee (CIOC) was requesting an extension of time under the same provision of 261(i), there were three Bills and not two that you are arguing about now, hon. Mbadi. They were The Land Bill, The Land Registration Bill and The National Land Commission Bill. As hon. Orengo can also confirm, although I may not like the way he confirmed it, hon. Mbadi supported. Further, on the inadmissibility of ... view
• 3 May 2012 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Ngugi because you are the Chair of the relevant departmental Committee. view
• 3 May 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker,, I want to support this particular Motion and, since I know there are more people to give more supporting arguments from the other side, I want to support one lonely voice known as hon. Mbadi, and especially with respect to the sentiments by the Attorney-General and other people who think that we cannot argue in this House. This is a debating Chamber. You have no business to be here if you do not like arguments. You can as well go and become a business person or wait for the next dispensation and become a Cabinet Secretary, ... view
• 3 May 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, if you look at the five months asked by the Government, they have basically squandered two. So, in effect, they are back to the original Motion by the Chairman of the Constitutional Implementation Oversight Committee (CIOC), which had asked for three. But since this is a matter of numbers, the Government must take this House seriously. We are not in the business of spending time for you at your convenience. That is why we put a schedule so that this new constitutional dispensation does not go the way of the first Constitution where, already, there are ... view
• 3 May 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am supporting on the basis of principle and not because of issues. We, as a House, demanded from the Government that you cannot proceed with these two Bills because you had breached the constitutional time-frame that had been provided. The Speaker then directed the way in which this matter should be prosecuted. The Government has complied. I think it would also be wrong on our side now to come and tell the Government not to do this when they have actually complied as per the request of the House. That is why I am supporting ... view
• 3 May 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, on the issue of arguments here and there, we want the Government side to be proactive. Asking for extension of time - and I just borrow the example of the Land Bill--- In fact, I convinced the Deputy Leader of Government Business - and I am sure many other people - on the need to extend time so that, if the Government has done its consultations properly, the House is now seized of the matter. It must also be given an opportunity to get contributions from the public. I was sitting with the Chairman of the ... view
• 3 May 2012 in National Assembly: With those remarks, I support. view
• 2 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, my apologies for running late. But I was also consulting the Minister. Can I then ask my Question? view