George Peter Opondo Kaluma

All parliamentary appearances

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• 13 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, further to that, when I studied law I remember at that time there was only one university in the entire country admitting people into the profession of law. I remember there was a limitation of not more than 100 students during my time who could be admitted to study law and you had to be in the top cream in terms of performance in the O Level exams to join the legal profession. That is not the case today. Today, we have so many institutions granting law degrees and granting opportunities for our students to study. ... view
• 13 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, there is therefore need considering those three issues I have mentioned that we look at the LSK Act which was legislated way back 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
• 13 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: 1948, before the colonial regime left the country, and confirm whether it resonates with the needs of the profession as it currently stands. view
• 13 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the LSK is one society which is granted a great mandate by statute and, in fact, by law to guide both the Government and the public on matters relating to law, legislation and human rights. Of course, I agree that knowing the LSK of the past, we look back with a lot of nostalgia. Those are the days when great Kenyans like Dr. Gibson Kamau Kuria, hon. Paul Muite, the current Chief Justice, Dr Willy Mutunga and indeed Dr. Oki Ooko Ombaka, the late Member of Parliament for Gem chaired the LSK. Those are the times ... view
• 13 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am very happy that it is proposed in this Bill and, in fact, in the recommendations of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs that for one to run for the position of president or chair of the Society or to be a member of the Council he has to have practised law for some period, as is the current case. We are saying that any member of the LSK of distinction and recognition within that membership, who has attained some 15 years and above in legal experience, can leave wherever he is and ... view
• 13 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, some of the lawyers who should be leading the Society have been unable because of that requirement. We can have very senior counsel; we have them even in the House. You have heard hon. Priscilla Nyokabi who is my colleague and who spoke before me, I do not see why she should be hindered if she were to have the support of the membership of the Society upon even leaving this Parliament. She should straightway become the Chair of the LSK. I want to thank the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs for considering that ... view
• 13 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, it is known the LSK receives a lot of money from its membership subscriptions which are annual. There is a lot of money going into the LSK through the continuing legal education process. The accounting and auditing process is something the Bill is now speaking to. If you have a society whose membership continuously grows and whose subscriptions have been growing in the manner the LSK has been receiving them and in line with Chapter Six of the Constitution on issues of integrity and leadership, we want a situation where the membership of the Society is ... view
• 13 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I had spoken to the fundamental function of the Society – the one role it ought to play in terms of informing both the Government and the public on general law. When I came to this House I thought really this is one Society which should have interaction with this important organ of Government dealing with legislation. I wanted to say that it is unfortunate that we are discussing this Bill without the comments and observations of the leadership of the LSK. It is unfortunate. I wanted to confirm to the nation that the opportunity to ... view
• 13 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Committee considerations, but that did not happen. I am happy with the rcommendations of the Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs that possibly within the context of the directorates being created in the leadership and the structure of the society, we must have one of those directorates dealing with the specific issue of legislation, so that we can have somebody at the society interacting with this Parliament on the various laws that we are dealing with. We had a difficult situation before the recess and you will remember we were faced with what was termed as the Statute Law (Miscellaneous ... view
• 5 Dec 2013 in National Assembly: On a point of order, hon. Speaker. Could the House rule on whether hon. Ms. Shebesh is properly dressed? view