Eugene Ludovic Wamalwa

All parliamentary appearances

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• 3 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Dr. Khalwale had requested for a Ministerial Statement on the public spat that has been going on between the Judges and Magistrates Vetting Board, the Judiciary and the Law Society of Kenya (LSK). This was requested on 27th September, 2012. In his request, hon. Khalwale specifically sought the following. Assurances of the independence of the Judiciary as enshrined in the Constitution, clarification on the claims by the LSK that the Chief Justice has allegedly been interfering with the vetting of judges and magistrates, a clarification on whether the Vetting Board has complained to me ... view
• 3 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. We will not go into the details. These are the issues that the Judges and Magistratres Vetting Board had raised. view
• 3 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was just giving the details and informing the House that as we speak, what has been perceived as a crisis between the Vetting Board and the Judiciary is not a crisis. Whatever had been raised is being addressed before the same court through a process of an application for review. Therefore, there is no crisis. That is the assurance I want to give the House. view
• 3 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I was just giving the information because the Member was quite concerned about the public’s spat but that is where we are now and we believe that this matter will be resolved through the proceedings that are before court. view
• 3 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we were answering the question as to why the Board said what it said. It was the opinion of the Board at that time that the court did not have the constitutional authority to intervene. view
• 3 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I believe that it was the opinion of the Board. That is what I am telling the House. However, the matter is being resolved through the application of the court process. I believe that it will be resolved. So, my assurance to the House is that there is no crisis. We have full confidence in the court process. view
• 2 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I also wish to oppose the proposed amendment by my very good friend, Mr. Nyambati. As my friends have said, the intention of this amendment is to allow for one year for this team to complete their work, and also to ensure that this country does not go into an election without a Commission because that would be dangerous for the country. We know what happens during the campaign time. There is hate speech that we are already seeing. So, we need this Commission just for one year. We will also be proposing further amendments ... view
• 2 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to thank hon. Baiya and his Committee and hon. Members for supporting this amendment. It was an absolutely necessary amendment to allow this very critical Commission to complete its work, particularly at this time when we are going into an election period and when tensions are rising. I just returned yesterday from a trip to Tana River and there was one prayer from all Members; our colleagues, hon. Mungatana, Dr. Nuh and all the Members who come view
• 2 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also rise to join my colleagues in support of this Motion because of the coming examinations and what this Bill seeks to achieve. I support the shortening of the publication period as prayed. view
• 2 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, may I say that I wish to second this Bill and start by congratulating my senior learned friend, who was my predecessor at the Ministry of Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs, for the very able leadership he has provided at his new Ministry. I also wish to congratulate him for battling it out when teachers in this country went on strike. The teachers were out on the streets, and it was not easy. One thing we were able to learn from all these developments is that, through candid and open genuine negotiations, no problem is ... view