Prof. Githu Muigai

All parliamentary appearances

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• 28 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I was going to beg you to allow me to make this clarification: I am in this House without the privilege of being elected by anybody and, therefore, I appreciate that I am a public servant who has the distinct privilege of sitting with elected officials who have many constituencies that they may speak to. You must protect me because these same allegations were the subject matter of all the headlines in the news media the whole of last night and this morning. It is clear to any hon. Member who ... view
• 28 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I beg to move that the Committee doth report to the House its consideration of The Memorandum by His Excellency, the President on The Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill, Bill No.14 of 2012, without amendments. view
• 28 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that the House doth agree with the Committee in the said Report. view
• 21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, I think the hon. Member may not be aware but we published--- view
• 21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Chairman, Sir, I published a correction last year on this – a corrigendum – in particular, the provision that he seeks to amend and we removed the “not”. Maybe what I should explain for purposes of the media that keeps suggesting that the Attorney-General has sneaked in amendments, the Attorney-General was using the powers donated by the Review of Laws Act to make sure that the final Act passed by this House was in accordance with the HANSARD. Therefore, I merely made a correction. I did not do anything of my own personal preference. view
• 21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, I was consulting with the--- view
• 21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman Sir, it is independent candidates. view
• 21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: I am not objecting to that proposal for amendment. view
• 21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, I think I would like to oppose this amendment and persuade hon. Members that we may have exceeded our mandate here. Section 108 reads as follows:- “All candidates and political parties participating in an election shall be allocated reasonable air time on state radio and television broadcasting services during the campaign period.” If we were to accept this amendment now, this would extend to all broadcasting media. I think it would be quite difficult for us to demand of commercial operators because they are in the business of selling. I, therefore, would persuade my learned colleague to ... view
• 21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, I beg to move that the Committee doth report to the House its consideration of The Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill, subject to the recommittal of the provisions of Section 22 of the Elections Act, 2011. view