George Peter Opondo Kaluma

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• 8 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: There are are situations where you will have the majority engaging in misbehavior with abandon. Look at the situation we have now. If your determination will be that some immunities 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
• 8 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: and privilege issues be interrogated and, for instance, the side of the majority’s side Member was affected, it will fall flat because Standing Orders require the Members of Parliament to vote. Could we go beyond that and if there are strict recommendations in terms of amendments to our House procedure rules we effect them, so that disciplinary procedure is never left exclusively in the control of the membership of the House, more so in matters they could be partisan like that one. view
• 8 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. view
• 8 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Whatever decision Parliament makes today, we want the CS for Education, Science and Technology at any given time to do the following: We want the Report of the taskforce by Kilemi Mwiria on school fees implemented. We are paying so much on it. We want special needs schools to be properly funded across the country. We want teachers of this country to be paid reasonably. They earn an amount of money that is my one day’s lunch. If we reflected on the education sector as a whole, we would make a decision that would--- view
• 8 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Lastly, Hon. Speaker--- view
• 8 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me the opportunity to contribute to the proposed amendments to the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission law. Corruption is a big issue in our country. I was just reflecting on this Bill. I remember what the current President of the USA said when he came to the country in 2006, then as a Senator. He said that corruption in our country had reached crisis levels. Under the current system, corruption is not just at a crisis level for our nation, but we are at a level where it calls for emergency measures to be properly ... view
• 8 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, the consultations are too loud. In the financial year which has just passed, we permitted the government to use up to 15 per cent of the budget in excess of the monies budgeted. Again, this is largely because we waste a lot of money. Our problem with the fight against corruption is not the law. The biggest problem we also have in the country today is not that we do not have adequate laws. Indeed, the problem is how we anchored this commission. As much as i would be supporting these amendments now that I am a member ... view
• 8 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I was alerting the House that the problem we have around matters ethics and the fight against corruption are bigger than this law. Personally, as a lawyer, in as much as I am supporting these amendments we are making to the ethics law, being a Member of this Committee, I know it is not going to do much in terms of enabling this country fight this menace. view
• 8 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: The biggest problem we have in this fight requires a constitutional amendment. Unlike these other Commissions we established under Chapter 15 of the Constitution, we chose as a people to establish this Commission under an Act of Parliament. If you look at Article 79 of the Constitution, you will realise that it says Parliament will enact a law to establish the Commission. That is the beginning of the problem. You have a constitutional commission 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
• 8 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: dealing with a matter of ethics and integrity under Chapter 6 being taken to the remit of legislation instead of a constitutional anchorage. Our other problem is, of course, the issue of culture. A short while ago, we were dealing with the matter of the Chairperson of this Commission, and of course, the Vice-Chairperson. You would see the debate in the House sometimes going in the direction of “is this my tribesman or not.” A short while after that, you saw issues being raised around the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). At that time, you see leaders ... view