All parliamentary appearances
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20 Nov 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have six minutes and I want to donate one to Mrs. Odhiambo-Mabona, Mr. George Nyamweya and Mr. Letimalo.
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20 Nov 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I just have two minutes to say thank you to hon. Members for the support to this Bill. I want to tell them a story I learnt from-- -
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20 Nov 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was moved to hear from a judge from South Africa who is also serving on our Vetting of Judges and Magistrates Board about his experience in South Africa and how he almost lost his life in the struggle against Apartheid in South Africa. When the Truth and Reconciliation Commission was underway in South Africa, the man who almost killed him actually came to him and told him that he was going to appear before the Commission and he hoped to be forgiven. Justice Abhishek told him to go before the Commission and give his ...
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20 Nov 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that The Vetting of Judges and Magistrates (Amendment) Bill be now read a Second Time. In moving this Bill, I want to tell hon. Members that this is a very short Bill that seeks to bring some amendments to a few sections of the Act that we had already passed in this House. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendment) Bill has brought changes some of which have offered practical challenges to the Board in execution of its duties. It has also raised the issues that touch on ...
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20 Nov 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to thank the hon. Members for their contributions and their support for this Bill. We believe that this Bill once passed will go a long way in streamlining the operations of the Board and in accordance with the Constitution which anticipated that we will have one body that will have a clear mechanism of vetting both the judges and the magistrates, not having one body dealing with the judges and a different body dealing with the magistrates. It will also remove any other operational challenges the Board is undergoing currently. With those few ...
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20 Nov 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish to second this very important Bill and to congratulate my colleague, friend and neighbour, Prof. Kamar, for presenting before this House a very good Bill. It is very well researched. This Bill will enable this nation to take yet another stride on the road to realization of Vision 2030 of transforming Kenya into a knowledge-based economy. Once we pass this Bill, we will only have one piece of legislation dealing with all our universities. I remember when I was at the University of Nairobi (UoN) we used to visit other universities. We had ...
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20 Nov 2012 in National Assembly:
That is in Kenya! Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Others were known by other names, but that was a long time. We now have quite a number of universities. The most ridiculous part of
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11 Oct 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have two Statements, one requested by hon. Kabogo on the role of Uongozi 2012 Campaign Caravan and the other requested by hon. Sirat and hon. Langat on the state of preparedness for our elections. Hon. Kabogo is in the House today and hon. Langat and hon. Sirat were also here. I need your guidance if I can deliver both or one.
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11 Oct 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have two Statements, one requested by hon. Kabogo on the role of Uongozi 2012 Campaign Caravan and the other requested by hon. Sirat and hon. Langat on the state of preparedness for our elections. Hon. Kabogo is in the House today and hon. Langat and hon. Sirat were also here. I need your guidance if I can deliver both or one.
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11 Oct 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Uongozi one, I should be about six minutes.
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