Eugene Ludovic Wamalwa

All parliamentary appearances

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• 8 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, at the time of Charles Dickens he wrote about a tale of two cities. The truth about Kenya is that we have a tale of two Kenya. We have a Kenya in the northern part which has not enjoyed the rights or privileges of citizenship like the other parts of Kenya. We have a lopsided development agenda; we have looked at the high potential areas and given them more resources of the country as well as discriminated against the areas that we deem to be of low potential. So, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are saying ... view
• 8 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we do know that this year is the year of reforms. We are expecting that we will have our Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) going around the country, trying to look at our history and find out the truth about what happened. When you look at this particular legislation, it was passed in 1970 after the atrocities between 1963 and 1967; it was specifically meant to cover those who committed the atrocities – the view
• 8 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: 34 Thursday, 8th April, 2010(P) public officers who, within this period, had committed the atrocities, so that in future, they would not be followed. view
• 8 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, unlike in civil law, criminal law has no restriction. We do know of atrocities that were committed during the First World War and the Second World War; we have had people still being brought to account for them under international law. We do have the Nuremberg Trials, where those who committed atrocities have still faced the law many years after the First World War and the Second World War. We do believe that from this time when we strike off this legislation from our statute books, we will have opened the doors for justice to be ... view
• 8 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we do also know that as the TJRC goes to the north, the people of North Eastern Province, as hon. Affey has indicated here, will not be comfortable until this particular Act has been repealed. We would like to facilitate the work of the TJRC by removing this restriction on their work, so that when they go up north, they will be free to actually hear the truth; they will be free to actually ensure that justice is done, not only for the victims, but also against those who committed these atrocities. view
• 8 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Indeed, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is an opportunity that we must not fail to seize as a House, to do away with this legislation and to facilitate the work of the TJRC. I want to thank Amb. Affey for bringing this Bill. view
• 8 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to support. view
• 7 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to report that the Committee of the whole House has considered The Witness Protection (Amendment) Bill, and approved the same with amendments. view
• 6 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I also rise to support this Bill. I want to thank the Attorney-General for bringing the proposed view
• 1 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, for reasons already stated by the Mover, I beg to second. view