Florence Mwikali Mutua

All parliamentary appearances

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• 1 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Mine will be very brief because most of the things have been covered. One, as Kenyans, we need to ask ourselves why we are last minute people. This is something we should have been doing progressively and continuously. Here we are at the last minute, rushing to register our people and even requesting for more time. We should be prepared as a country always. I am sure before 14th February, you will see many people coming out. I do not know if it is our culture or what happens. We like last-minute things. We ... view
• 1 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Uganda, the things they are needed to do for them to get IDs and they have families here are so long and tedious. That is why, as a community, we need to speak about this. We need women married into various counties to be assisted so that they can vote. I assure you, the number that came out yesterday was so huge. I did not even know how to handle it. I am committed to ensure I transfer those women to their homes. I give them money so that they can go and get voters cards, which is not right. ... view
• 25 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I beg to move that the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 33 of 2016) be now read a Second Time. First and foremost, I want to take this opportunity to thank the Legal Department of the Kenya National Assembly, the Kenya legal fraternity, the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs and all the relevant stakeholders who made this Bill a possibility. Despite the passage of the Sexual Offences Act in 2006, the issue of sexual offences in our society is one that still requires us to take urgent action to address. An ... view
• 25 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: attack was recorded by the officers merely as assault and the alleged offenders given a punishment of cutting grass around the police station. Hon. Speaker, since the incident, Liz is confined to a wheelchair and requires constant support to perform normal bodily functions. Liz and her family have received threats to their lives and they had to abandon their homes. The characterisation of the incident by the National Police Service (NPS) seemed to diminish the viciousness of the attack, and to an extent blame Liz. Hon. Speaker, the 2013 Annual Crime Report released by the NPS indicated that the rape ... view
• 25 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: In the mother Act, the word “indecent act” is not clear. I will give a case of Mr. Kenneth Mwaniki versus the Republic where the court observed that the use of fingers to indecently assault a complainant does not fall under the definition. I will also give an example where women have been complaining that they undergo indecent acts in the ferry in Mombasa that when they are crossing, men do indecent acts behind them but they do not have ways of reporting since it is not in the law. We have redefined the indecent Act. view
• 25 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: Clause 4 of the Bill seeks to amend Section 30 of the Act to enhance the applicable penalty for contravening the section from Kshs50, 000 to Kshs500, 000. Section 30 of the principal Act requires a person who has been convicted of a sexual offence to disclose such conviction when applying for employment which places him or her in a position of authority or care of children or any other vulnerable persons. The safety and security of our children is paramount, and enhancement is sure to act as a deterrent to persons who intend to contravene the section. We have ... view
• 25 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: Clause 7 of the Bill seeks to amend Section 36 of the Act to allow for the collection of sample of semen of a person accused of a sexual offence. The current section only allows for collection of blood, urine or tissue sample. We are adding the word “semen”. DNA forensic evidence is recognised as the most efficient means of proving or disapproving a link to sexual offences. The proposed amendment seeks to enhance the mode of identifying perpetrators of sexual offences. view
• 25 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: Clause 8 of the Bill seeks to amend Section 37 of the Act to enhance the option of a fine for tampering with a scene or witness of a crime to a sexual offence from Kshs100, 000 to a sum not exceeding Kshs500, 000. Tampering of crime means a lot of things. A parent can burn clothes of a girl who has been raped. Lying is also tampering of crime. We also have police officers who tamper with evidence. This will be a crime and if convicted, someone will be charged. view
• 25 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: Clause 9 of the Bill seeks to introduce three new sections in the Act immediately after Section 40. The proposed Section 40A prohibits persons from colluding in order to conceal the commission of a sexual offence. It reads: “Any person who, in order to conceal a sexual offence - (a) solicits for money, domestic animals or any other property as compensation from the suspect; (b) marries off the victim to the suspected offender; (c) prevents police officers from conducting investigations; or The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can ... view
• 25 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: (d) distorts evidence or the scene of crime commits a crime; commits an offence and shall on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term of not less than five years or to affine of not less than five hundred thousand shillings or to both.” view