George Peter Opondo Kaluma

All parliamentary appearances

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• 12 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: Yes, thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I need your attention. view
• 12 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: I beg to move that the Motion for agreement with the report of the Committee of the whole House be amended by inserting the words “subject to recommittal of Clause 8”. view
• 12 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: I have circulated the proposed amendments. view
• 12 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, this passed before the proposed amendments to Clause 8 that I seek to proffer were promulgated. Clause 8 in its original form in 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
• 12 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: terms of purpose was to deal with what is contemplated under Article 23 of the Constitution, which is to give the Magistrates’ Courts powers to deal with matters of violation of human rights and matters that are proceeding before them. view
• 12 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: As initially drafted, drawn and passed, Clause 8 in that form if left to go, essentially does not vest that jurisdiction, but takes it away. view
• 12 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: I am proposing a New Clause 8A and 8B in terms of proposed amendments to subclause (1) as proposed and, of course, up to Clause 3. In short, I am moving that we give the Magistrates’ Courts powers to deal with violations of human rights in the manner prescribed by the Constitution. I have simply lifted the wording of the Constitution in the proposed Clause 8A. In the proposed Clause 8B, these articles which are proposed to be excluded be included. view
• 14 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Put the Question. view
• 14 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, for giving me this opportunity. I support the deletion of this provision on two accounts. If you look at sub-clause 2 of the proposed Clause 36 of the Bill, it gives the idea that the DPP may be compelled to act on the directions of other officers within Parliament, and that is outright unconstitutional. The Office of the DPP is an independent office under the Constitution. It serves not under the directions of anybody and it would be a dangerous precedent to start. That is how we will be introducing other bodies also being ... view
• 14 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, this is a dangerous provision. I request my colleagues to read the clause proposed to substitute the existing one. We are proposing to give officers within the precincts of Parliament power of a police officer. My worry is with the words “have all the powers and enjoy all the privileges of a police officer”. I would have not rejected this provision if we gave these officers specific powers of the police relating to some functions and not all powers of a police officer. We are creating police officers outside the regular police service. It is dangerous. view