Eugene Ludovic Wamalwa

All parliamentary appearances

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• 22 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have indicated that Dr. Nuh had a discussion with Mr. Cheptumo who is not here. But I have the answer and I can proceed to deal with it. I did not say that I was unable. If there were further issues that they had discussed, I am not privy to them. That is my position. With your permission, I can proceed to answer as it is. view
• 22 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is why I am asking for deferment because there have been discussions between my colleague and Dr. Nuh. view
• 22 May 2012 in National Assembly: I could deliver it as it is. view
• 22 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have consulted with the Member and there were certain issues he had raised with Mr. Cheptumo. We have agreed that we will have an amended answer to be delivered on Wednesday afternoon next week. view
• 22 May 2012 in National Assembly: On Wednesday afternoon? view
• 22 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move:- That The Judicature (Amendment Bill), Bill No.60 of 2011 be read a Second Time. view
• 22 May 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the Judicature (Amendment) Bill has the object of amending the Judicature Act, Cap.8 of the Laws of Kenya in order to increase the number of Court of Appeal judges currently standing at 14 up to 30. Article 164 of the Constitution of Kenya states that the Court of Appeal shall consist of the number of judges, not fewer than 12. To increase the number of High Court judges and we increase the Court of Appeal ones up to 30, we need that amendment. Secondly, to increase the number of High Court judges up to 150, Article ... view
• 22 May 2012 in National Assembly: The Judicature Act provides in Section 7 that the High Court judges should not exceed 70. This Bill proposes therefore an amendment of Section 7 to increase the number of judges up to 30 in the Court of Appeal and the number of judges up to 150 in the High Court. The proposed amendment for increasing the number of judges is to assist in reducing the backlog of cases in our courts as per the recommendation of the taskforce on judicial reforms that was appointed by the Government on 29th May, 2009. One of the biggest concerns is the serious ... view
• 22 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we also know that every constituency, as we passed hon. Kaino’s Motion, should be a district now. With the existing courts, just about 111 of them, we are expecting that in future, we will need to have more courts in all the districts, so that the issue of personnel must be addressed to ensure that we are able to dispense justice in an expeditious and just manner. It will also be necessary as we move forward not just to talk about infrastructural development and personnel, but we will also require to equip our courts. As ... view
• 22 May 2012 in National Assembly: We know that all these reforms are necessary and as we move forward, we will be asking for the support of this House. We will be asking that we have these amendments effected, so that we have the judges increased both in the High Court and in the Court of Appeal. When you look at the Act, in line with the new Constitution, we are doing away with the old archaic provisions that we inherited from the colonial times where we have puisne judges. We will be asking that we amend our Act to ensure that we do away with ... view