George Peter Opondo Kaluma

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 5661 to 5670 of 6087.

• 30 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I want to end by saying that all Kenyans who applied for this position, on the face of it, were qualified. I wanted to thank them for applying. Hon. Members and colleagues, I am confirming to you that we did the best to consider the constitutional principles, our national values, the need to have this country united and the need to have a people who can be integrated and become cohesive. I beg you, hon. Members, as I second, to support this important Motion, so that we can have this important Commission established to ensure that we do ... view
• 30 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I beg to second. view
• 30 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. It is good that when we are mentioned negatively, we have a chance. There is no single individual here coming from Homa Bay Town Constituency. In fact, the person with disability called Eric Oluoch Ogwang’ is from Karachuonyo Constituency, which is way towards the border of Kisumu if I remember. But number two also, there is nobody from Kisii who applied or was shortlisted. view
• 30 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker for the indulgence. I am standing under Standing Order No.199(6). In the nature of this matter, I doubt, it could be debated adequately in the manner the House intends to, if we do not have the documents and evidential material placed before the Committee so that, really, the House can agree or disagree with the Committee on an informed view. Would I request that the documents which were placed before the Committee may be placed before the House for consideration and for an informed decision on the matter as required by Standing Order No.199--- view
• 30 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: I have been sitting in the Committee and I can confirm to the House that the materials which were placed before us, particularly confirming discrepancies in the results, which was a ground in the Petition, were well over 2,000 pages. It is not this thing being showed to Members. We are just seeking an opportunity to fairly debate this matter. We need those documents. view
• 30 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: No! view
• 30 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. The IEBC performed well in terms of declaration of elections at the ward, constituency and county level. This is possibly because the people who voted were at those levels. The issue that was before us was whether IEBC engaged in gross misconduct. This petition was by a Kenyan because IEBC was being accused of weakening with time and we needed to be more objective about it. view
• 30 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, unfortunately, I do not have the material that the Petitioner and, of course, other Kenyans sent to the National Assembly. I wanted to confirm that IEBC, as we stand today, has issued about four Reports on results of elections. One is on their website; the other is on presidential votes, the Political Parties Fund - A report was requested and it came to the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee. The last one was presented to the Supreme Court. We may say all we need, but I invite hon. Members of this House to take time and consider these ... view
• 30 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Let me tell the House that there are so many ways of dealing with those individuals. They can be prosecuted in public or by a private petition on the basis of the material available. It can happen! The nation is gearing for referendum and it is an issue to be dealt with there. We may think we are saving these people, but we are not. view
• 30 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: The IEBC as a commission is so important because it determines the leadership of this country per time. I am a Member of Parliament because IEBC presided over the elections. The President of the country today is there because IEBC said that he is the president, but when we have evidence confirming that elections were stolen, really it becomes unfair. When we request for documents and they are hidden from the public and you say this thing was in order, it is not fair to that petitioner outside there. We are now debating this matter without those critical documents which ... view