George Peter Opondo Kaluma

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 2871 to 2880 of 2888.

• 14 May 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, the Inspector-General of Police is not able to secure the country for the simple reason that if you look at the security apparatus in this country, other than him sitting up there, everybody down here is from one ethnic formation. There is a malfunction in the Government. May I go on record as confirming that I support the inclusion of Phyllis Kandie because I saw the URP being short-changed by the TNA and they come to pretend here. view
• 2 May 2013 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Speaker, Sir. There is no suggestion by any hon. Member so far as the Standing Orders have to be amended. I sympathise with all my colleagues from the legal profession who have spoken. I know most of them are view
• 2 May 2013 in National Assembly: I am on a point of order, hon. Speaker, Sir. view
• 2 May 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Sir, he is curtailing my finishing where I wanted to--- The hon. Member is misleading the House that there is only one rule of interpreting a legal instrument like this. You know we have 13 of them. We are going by the literal rule which the Standing Order provide, but what we are asking from this side is: What is the intention of the law in saying that the role of oversight in those committees should be (Inaudible) view
• 2 May 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Sir, I am grateful for the honour. In court, we had a phrase of a very great judge who said that: “If old lawyers had the benefit of experience, the new ones have the benefit of late learning.” As I speak now, let me confirm that hon. Chepkonga has been my client for the past five years. He does not know how to do these things. view
• 2 May 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Sir, for confidentiality in law, I will not disclose it. The problem we have in the House in terms of dealing with PIC and PAC is how we consider the roles of those two committees and for us on the side of minority, for all intents and purposes, we will be dealing with the major oversight of what was equivalent of the Opposition. We believe that when we are interpreting any statutory instrument, and this is not the only one, I mentioned that by benefit of late learning, there are up to 13 rules of interpreting every legal ... view
• 2 May 2013 in National Assembly: On a point of order, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I seek your indulgence to move a Motion for the extension of this sitting under Standing Order No.30. Many of us are sitting here until very late because this is a very sensitive Motion. I request the Chair to extend the sitting for 30 minutes. view
• 30 Apr 2013 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Speaker, Sir. Following your directive, I just want to seek some clarification or guidance. In my understanding, the Committee on Appointments will simply look at the suitability of the nominees of the Presidents. However, if you look at Article 152 of the Constitution which talks about the Cabinet, it says that the President shall nominate the Cabinet Secretaries. view
• 30 Apr 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Sir, from your Communication, it appears as if the President is now through with this nomination. Before you subject these nominees to the Committee on Appointments, will it be in order for you to give guidance as to the constitutionality of these nominations in view of the provisions of Article 10 of the Constitution which talk about the values and principles of governance, which inter lia requires inclusivity, equity and equality. Could you, therefore, provide guidance as to whether this nomination from view
• 25 Apr 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker, Sir. I am Peter Kaluma, the Member for Homa Bay Town. view