Eugene Ludovic Wamalwa

All parliamentary appearances

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• 27 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the honourable Speaker, Marende, once told us that history was beckoning us to enter its annals as the Tenth Parliament and we did that when we passed the new Constitution. Today, we have yet again entered the annals of history as the House that has passed this Prevention of Terrorism Bill, a Bill that eluded other Parliaments that came before us. We have demonstrated that through dialogue and consensus no problem is insurmountable. We want to embrace this in future. We congratulate the new Minister, his predecessor Mr. Haji and the late Prof. Saitoti and his ... view
• 26 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also rise to support the Bill before the House and to congratulate my good friend, Katoo ole Metito, for being appointed to a very critical docket. I wish him all the best and we pledge our support. I also want to thank hon. Abdikadir and the team of colleagues from the Muslim Community who built consensus to facilitate consultations between the Muslim Community which had very serious and genuine concerns about this Bill and the Ministry. I am very pleased that we are no longer talking about shelving this Bill but seeing how we ... view
• 25 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also rise to support the Report. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, indeed, this will mark yet another milestone in the road to reforms. We have done very well in judicial reforms, but we are lagging behind in the police reforms. With the adoption of these names, we will be able to move forward. Even the Prevention of Terrorism Bill that is before the House is talking about an Inspector-General. We need to have had an Inspector-General by now. Even as we move forward with this Commission, we should have the Inspector-General to co- ordinate ... view
• 12 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I had an amendment which I had discussed with the hon. Member, hon. Mungatana and the hon. Attorney-General. However, having listened to the amendment by hon. Maj. Sugow, which has been carried, I wish to withdraw my amendment because it amounts to giving the same effect to the amendment that has been carried. But, with your permission, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I wish to thank hon. Mungatana for bringing this Motion and for giving hon. Members the opportunity to speak about what has been going on in Tana River. view
• 12 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to thank you for giving me the opportunity to contribute. Hon. Members will each have a chance. I believe that we have made the right decision as a House because approving this Motion as originally set would have set a precedent, where in future, anything happening or arising would have necessitated perhaps a resolution of the House of its own Motion. Remaining faithful to the Constitution particularly to the Articles touching on the security of this nation is a very important issue. We also want to say that the measures that have been put ... view
• 12 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, for the opportunity. I just want to thank, once again, Mr. Mungatana for bringing this Motion and to assure Mr. Namwamba that Mr. Mungatana is in order; being a leader from the affected region, expressing the concern of the people of the Tana Delta and asking this Government to do whatever needs to be done including using the ultimate force of the law through its military is in order. As Members of the Cabinet who are here today, we want to inform Mr. Mungatana that this Motion as framed, the intent and what you ... view
• 11 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to support this Bill. This country has set out on a reform agenda in all our sectors and it is very important that this day that this House is discussing reforms in the sugar sub-sector. This Parliament is dealing, for the first time, with concerns that have long been raised by farmers, particularly those from Busia County. There has been the long outstanding issue of the Nasewa land where farmers of Nasewa have been crying out for justice to see that the land was purchased by public funds to ... view
• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Bill and thank the Chair and Members of the CIOC, Chair and Members of the Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, Chair and Members of the Committee on Delegated Legislation, my good friend, hon. Amina Abdalla, for the wonderful input that they put into this particular Bill and for the decision that it was necessary to extend time and come up with these proposed amendments. view
• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, it was absolutely necessary for, first of all, Members of these very critical Committees to have more time to do justice to the three documents that I tabled here on 30th August. Secondly, it was necessary to have this extension to allow public participation. When these documents were tabled, there was a serious public outcry because members of the public have not had time to have their input considered. view
• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, although the Independence Boundaries and Electoral Commission (IEBC) is an independent institution under Section 26 of the IEBC Act, that same section requires that the IEBC must allow public participation and it must consult all stakeholders though it is independent. And though it has powers under Section 109 of the Elections Act to make these regulations, it must, as of necessity, allow public participation. There was a serious public outcry and my office received very many calls. I also received a petition from persons with disabilities who had serious issues with the high and prohibitive fees ... view