19 Aug 2015 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I would like to say that I support one amendment and object to the other.
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19 Aug 2015 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, he has moved an amendment as per the Order Paper. When you look at the Order Paper, they are two. One is the proposal to include KEPSA and the second one is for the Government-sponsored students in public universities. I 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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19 Aug 2015 in National Assembly:
want to concur with the second one but object to the first one. We cannot allow KEPSA into this body. This diverts the objects of the Bill in totality.
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19 Aug 2015 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, if it is a package, I object to both.
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19 Aug 2015 in National Assembly:
I oppose, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman.
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6 Aug 2015 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I am sorry I did not want to contribute to this one because I will be contributing to the next one. So, I was not ready for this one.
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6 Aug 2015 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Motion on the ratification of the Convention on the Suppression of Unlawful Acts relating to the international civil aviation and, thereon, the Protocol Supplementary to the Convention for Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft.
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6 Aug 2015 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, at the outset, this is not the first time we are having such a ratification. But in the current Constitution, this is the first one to happen when it comes to seizure of aircraft. This is a chance that Parliament now enjoys as a result of the new Constitution. Initially, the Executive used to just go behind doors, sign very sensitive conventions and protocols without them being debated or shared with Parliament. So, I want to, first and foremost, thank Kenyans for giving us the new Constitution that allows us to look at these conventions.
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6 Aug 2015 in National Assembly:
This convention should be read together with the Montreal Convention of 1971, which Kenya is a signatory. What we are ratifying today is an upgrade of what was not captured in the Montreal Convention of 1971. Those issues are now being captured, having looked at what is happening in the world today. If you remember what happened during the famous Twin Towers bombing, the pilot simply used the aircraft as weapon and flew into the buildings. During investigations, it was a bit difficult to come up with what was the cause. This convention also intends to address issues such as ...
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