George Peter Opondo Kaluma

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 5941 to 5950 of 6196.

• 18 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we have cultures across this country which are really repugnant to the idea of marriage as the creator of the family and as a cornerstone of indeed the society. In some cultures in this country in this day and age we still have something called child betrothal. This is bonding a child before he or she is capable of forming intent or being mentally capable of deciding that they can go into that institution. You are bonding such a person or individual to in future marry somebody he or she has freely not consented to. I ... view
• 18 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. For once when I was in college and as a practitioner I thought all Islamic marriages are polygamous. In the context of public participation while doing this Bill I was surprised the Ismaili Muslims are strictly monogamous. I wanted to thank that section of the community and indeed other Kenyans who, when Parliament is dealing with such matters take time to think with Parliament and, of course, come to make presentations and offer their memoranda. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, with those many remarks, I am happy with this Bill. I fully support it. We ... view
• 13 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me the opportunity to stand and address an issue after the long Maiden Speech. I am standing under Standing Order No.97 (1) to move that the time for debating the Law Society of Kenya Bill now before us be reduced to five minutes. I am saying this being alive to the new matters arising in the Bill. Of course, the Law Society of Kenya Act has been there before. We know the changes being made. This will also give the best opportunity to the majority of the Members of the House to ... view
• 13 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am also looking at our Order Paper and, of course, in the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs we know that there are several Bills also awaiting debate in the House. So, I wanted to urge the Members and indeed the Speaker as the Chair presiding that we reduce this time to five minutes so that we confine our contributions on this Bill to matters that can help revamp the Society and we go to other businesses. view
• 13 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. view
• 13 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I have agreed with hon. Dennitah Ghati, the Member of Parliament for Migori County to second the Motion. view
• 13 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me time to talk to this Motion concerning the profession to which I belong. Before I say much, let me congratulate the current Chairman of the LSK, my brother and my learned friend, Eric Mutua, for having won the elections. Of course even the entire team and the vice-chair, hon. Lillian Omondi Renee and of course Professor Tom Ojienda who goes into the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) following the elections and indeed all the members of the Council. view
• 13 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the LSK is possibly one of the most if not the most important professional societies following the enactment of the new Constitution. Kenyans gave themselves a new Constitution in 2010 and indeed the one society that will make the Kenyan people realise the full benefits and fruits of that constitutional agitation and Constitution document is the LSK. view
• 13 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Additionally, Kenya as a society is becoming very litigious. The Kenyan people are becoming more and more aware of their rights both those rights which are provided for in the Constitution and indeed the rights prescribed in other laws. Of course, the urge to go to court is becoming a common thing in our society today. view
• 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