George Peter Opondo Kaluma

All parliamentary appearances

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• 5 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you so much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. A good election is good for everybody in the country, whether you are part of CORD, the Jubilee Coalition or an independent candidate. The lessons we have learnt as a country about bad elections affect everybody. We have a long history, including the 2007/2008 post-election violence. A very good team of leaders who are, first, representatives of the people but also, serving as Members of Parliament have been assembled to do this work. Let me congratulate them. I may be casting aspersions, but I do not believe that there could be any better ... view
• 30 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. It is important that we look at the laws governing our elections. The country has not forgotten that a short while back, there were demonstrations on how we can improve the electoral system. view
• 30 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: I consulted the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) on the matter of our current electoral system and processes. Members need to know that currently, there are 22.8 million Kenyans with identification cards (IDs). Out of that number, the confirmation from IEBC is that only 14.8 million Kenyans are registered to The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 30 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: vote. According to the Constitution, every adult citizen of the country has the right to vote. We have a situation where 8 million Kenyans with IDs are not registered to vote. As we look at the Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, we need to see how we can bridge this gap so that those 8 million people can participate in the choice of leadership in this country. There is something else that is even more worrying. When you register to vote, all your biodata is captured. I am happy that the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, ... view
• 30 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: proviso says that a polling station shall not have more than 700 registered voters, unless the Commission determines otherwise. It is not a matter over which we need discretion. We want a process where if you contest for the presidency, it should not take you more than three hours to know the president of this country. The anxiety you build when you are still counting those results at Bomas of Kenya when the results are already known is what engenders the thoughts of what could be cooking in what corner of the country. We are in the digital world. Why ... view
• 30 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: On a point of order. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 29 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I stand to oppose this Motion. This country is being divided. Let me indicate today that the President addressed this Nation a short while back and the House has not forgotten the noise that was in this Parliament. I did not engage much on that day because of the title of that address, namely, Nationalist Covenant. Why have we refused, as Members of Parliament, to assist the President, the Head of State, to govern this country and live by those good principles he was talking about? Something is developing in this country. Today, for ... view
• 29 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: resources of that nation and everybody equally shares in them. We are fast becoming a nation of 42 taxpayers and two tax-eaters. view
• 29 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: We cannot continue that way. If it is the case that some parts of this country should not enjoy resources in public service, then they should not be taxed. Some Kenyans are questioning whether they should secede from this country or not. view
• 29 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: I am a bit emotional on this and I am sorry. You remember a short while back we removed the Cabinet Secretary, Anne Waiguru. Who replaced her? She was replaced by Mwangi Kiunjuri. Cabinet Secretary, Mr. Kosgey, was removed and replaced with Willie Bett and you see nothing wrong. Kimaiyo was removed and replaced with Boinnet, Chirchir was removed and replaced with a very good friend of mine, Charles Keter. I hoped that when the first Principal Secretary we have ever seen from a whole Homa Bay County, he would be replaced with some Otieno or another Mangiti. It went ... view