George Peter Opondo Kaluma

All parliamentary appearances

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• 30 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: There is a good reason as to why I am making this legislative proposal. I have watched the vetting being undertaken and it is proceeding in public--- view
• 30 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: There is a good reason as to why I am making this legislative proposal. I have watched the vetting being undertaken and it is proceeding in public--- view
• 30 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: That is what I was explaining, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I was saying that the ongoing public vetting of the members of the National Police Service is in law grounded in these subsections (2) and (3) of Section 7 of the Act. Section 7(1) merely says that those who were serving in the National Police Force before the promulgation of the Constitution will, of course, continue to serve in the National Police Service. Subsection (2) then says that all those persons notwithstanding continuing to serve in the National Police Service will now be vetted. Of course, (3) confirms that in ... view
• 30 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: That is what I was explaining, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I was saying that the ongoing public vetting of the members of the National Police Service is in law grounded in these subsections (2) and (3) of Section 7 of the Act. Section 7(1) merely says that those who were serving in the National Police Force before the promulgation of the Constitution will, of course, continue to serve in the National Police Service. Subsection (2) then says that all those persons notwithstanding continuing to serve in the National Police Service will now be vetted. Of course, (3) confirms that in ... view
• 30 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: 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 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: 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 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I am not removing the power of the Commission to recruit, promote, appoint and discipline. In fact, to assuage hon. Oburu Odinga, that is a constitutional power and we cannot interfere with it. But let me end by saying that, Members take what the Leader of Majority Party has said as the last statement very seriously. We are risking creating a parallel force, which our regular forces may not be able to deal with. Two, we are risking the lives of those police officers whom we are asking those questions publicly. If you may ... view
• 30 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I am not removing the power of the Commission to recruit, promote, appoint and discipline. In fact, to assuage hon. Oburu Odinga, that is a constitutional power and we cannot interfere with it. But let me end by saying that, Members take what the Leader of Majority Party has said as the last statement very seriously. We are risking creating a parallel force, which our regular forces may not be able to deal with. Two, we are risking the lives of those police officers whom we are asking those questions publicly. If you may ... view
• 29 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Time has been reduced. I had a lot to speak but I will try to put them together. In my life as a lawyer, I have acted for businessmen particularly in the transport sector who move between Mombasa, Kampala down to Rwanda and, at times, to Tanzania. In my practice, I usually arrange with them to pay me for a whole year, what in the legal practice we call a retainer. The problem we have had is that once the transporters cross our border at Malaba, they have to get another lawyer if a ... view
• 29 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, so, I am saying this is not just about the legal practitioners. It is also about reducing the cost of business and for that reason, I really support the Cross Border Legal Practice Bill and the Report by the Committee. I remember my firm also did the concessioning agreement for the Kenya Railways Corporation and just before the agreement was to be put in action between the Member States, particularly Kenya and Uganda, there were issues of pre-concessioning agreement litigation. That is that though we did the agreement as a law firm and we would defend ... view