Prof. Githu Muigai

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 251 to 260 of 630.

• 26 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I just want to end by saying that the Executive has been reprimanded in this House many times for what is alleged to be our disregard of the law. The Executive cannot remove from office a person who has not yet been charged and answered to a criminal charge in the circumstances of this case. The law will follow its natural course. Once the Member is arraigned before court, the Executive will take the steps it has taken in other cases that hon. Members are aware of. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 25 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am happy to confirm that Thursday next week would be convenient. view
• 25 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Next week as you have directed. view
• 19 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was going to propose that hon. Members have expressed themselves very robustly on the subject and that the Chair should bring the debate to a close so that we may attend to other business. view
• 19 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to second this Bill. As hon. Members are aware, Kenya is committed to fulfilling its international obligations. In particular, Kenya is committed to playing its part in combating international criminal activity. We have already enacted the Proceeds of Crime and Anti- Money Laundering Act and this Bill further strengthens our resolve to strengthen the legal regime in which we are assisting the rest of the world to carry out this most necessary activity. Kenya’s economic leadership of our region demands that we be at the forefront of addressing these problems, and I commend the ... view
• 18 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to confirm that the Government has made a commitment to have a Judicial Commission of Inquiry to investigate the matters that the hon. Member has referred to. I can also confirm to the House that the process of setting up this Commission is very advanced. I expect by Friday this week, the Commission will be named and that it will start its work immediately. Therefore, the matters raised by the hon. Member will be dealt with in that forum. view
• 18 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I want to concur with you respectfully that what we can commit to do is; for all those matters not covered by the inquiry that are specific to the ongoing operation as of now, I can request my colleague, the Minister of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security, to provide a Statement to the hon. Member latest Thursday next week. view
• 18 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: It can be issued on Tuesday, next week, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 18 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to second this Bill. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Bill seeks to bring the Kenyan law in line with international best practices in the management of traffic. The area of traffic law in this country represents a very critical part of our criminal justice system. As most hon. Members are aware, our courts spend a lot of time everyday hearing traffic cases. This method we have in place is now archaic; it is not used in those parts of the world where the matter has received considerable progression over the last couple ... view
• 13 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply as follows: (i) Under the current Constitution, the Attorney-General combines the following functions: Principal Legal Adviser to the Government, counsel to the Government in any court or tribunal locally or internationally and any other function that may be assigned to him by Parliament or His Excellency the President. In addition, the Attorney-General is responsible for promoting, protecting, upholding and defending the public interest. In order to achieve these goals, the Attorney-General’s Office is structured in six departments. They are the Department of Civil Litigation, Department of Registrar General, Department of the Administrator ... view