George Peter Opondo Kaluma

All parliamentary appearances

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• 19 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: In this Bill, I am seeking to cure a situation which worried the nation quite a while back and it is something that continues to bother people. The idea that courts have been intervening on matters Parliament is dealing with while those parliamentary proceedings are still going on. I am not saying that the courts ought not to check Parliament. Legitimately, the courts must check Parliament in the exercise of the authority given by the people of Kenya. However, now that the courts seem not to be alive to the need to keep detached from parliamentary actions and proceedings until ... view
• 19 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: organs of the State check one another within the times that would allow proper checks and balances. It never happens anywhere in the world. In fact, for us who are deep in constitutional law, it is something that hurts us very much. This jurisprudence is so settled. If you look at those cases I have spoken about--- There is a case of Hon. Musalia Mudavadi and cases of former Members of Parliament. Parliament always said: “No, we will not intervene until it is done.” That has been going on because we have judges who are testing the limits of the ... view
• 19 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: continues to exercise our minds as the citizens of this country who believe in the security of all and more so the security of the leaders of this nation serving in top positions like Cabinet Secretaries (CSs), has to pay for something he did in due discharge of his functions as an MP. That is why I am saying that let us really grant this immunity to MPs so that this becomes a free place of debate. Currently, the MPs exercise the sovereign will of the people of Kenya. When I speak I want to have the freedom. When I ... view
• 18 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. On this matter, I have a different opinion from my colleagues. I beg to differ. My reading of Article 93 of the Constitution is that there is one Parliament established by the people of Kenya. The Senate and the National Assembly, with greatest respect to my colleagues, are Houses of Parliament. In fact, in law, we do not have an Act of the Senate or an Act of the National Assembly; we have Acts of Parliament. I was going to request that where we have a situation, in fact in good order going by that fact, ... view
• 18 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: respect the Senate, in as much as it has limited functions or roles, and see how to amend the law to make the Senate the Upper House, as is the case with other proper democracies. view
• 6 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: I am not speaking to that. view
• 5 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I thank the Leader of the Majority Party for raising the issue. However, I want to say that matters that are subjected to a referendum are clearly stipulated under Article 255 of the Constitution. My view is that such a matter does 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
• 5 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: not require a ruling from the Speaker. In terms of the interpretation of the Constitution when something is so clear, we do not delve into parliamentary time to require the Speaker to make decisions. My view on this is that if the Chair was to be directed to the said Article 255 of the Constitution, then the matter of the election date is not a matter that is subject to a referendum. view
• 5 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Lastly, let me comment on this issue of term in office. You know the perception that will be built out there. It will be that Members of Parliament, having been elected on a shorter term on their own choice - and we say that choices have consequences - are seeking to extend their term. They will add a dimension – because they are people who do not respect our national leadership - that we are seeking to earn more pay. For purposes of clarity, let me tell the people of Kenya the following: The fact that the date of the ... view
• 5 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for this opportunity to talk about this important matter. There is a worry that this will affect the term of the President, which is a matter that requires a referendum under Article 255(1)(f) of the Constitution. May I disabuse my colleagues in the House of that belief; really that is not so. The term of the President has specific definition under the Constitution under Article 142. What it says is that time is the period when the President will sit until a new President is elected into office. So, it is not cast in ... view