Prof. Githu Muigai

All parliamentary appearances

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• 10 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, all is well that ends well. view
• 10 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion:- view
• 10 May 2012 in National Assembly: THAT, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 107, the House orders that the Publication Period of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill (Bill No. 14 of 2012) be reduced from 14 to 8 days. view
• 10 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the reason for this is obvious. From a perusal of the Amendment Bill, Hon. Members will note that despite very good efforts made by the House to ensure that we enacted legislation that was in line with the Constitution, there were several anomalies that occurred due to the time that was available. We have brought this Bill to streamline several pieces of legislation that are already in existence to ensure that they are updated; that we remove anomalies and we ensure that all the statutes are in conformity with the Constitution. view
• 10 May 2012 in National Assembly: Hon. Members will note, for example, that in the Constitution as enacted, the Office of the Attorney-General has been divested of the powers to prosecute but we have not yet taken any steps to vest those powers directly in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and, therefore, the Office of the DPP remains quite hamstrung in its operations. Hon. Members will also note that we have some policy decisions that have been made that we wish to ensure are in line with the law. For example, hon. Members will note that the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission ... view
• 10 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, even equally important is the decision to increase the number of judges by the Judicature Act (Amendment) that is proposed. The number of judges that we require is a matter of great urgency and again hon. Members will appreciate that the Judiciary is making giant strides and we as Parliament want to be able to support the Chief Justice and his team in this regard. view
• 10 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, further, there are a number of anomalies in our Elections Act in particular and I want to emphasize that particularly the lack of consensus as to whether as presently worded in our law, we are enabled to hold a by-election before the next election. We want to remove all these anomalies since there are several of them, to bring certainty to the laws and to ensure that the Constitution is enforced in a manner that we have committed ourselves to. view
• 10 May 2012 in National Assembly: For those reasons and other reasons, I beg to move. view
• 8 May 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I would like you to give me directions. There was a Statement sought by hon. Gitobu Imanyara who is not here. I do not know whether I should present this Statement or I should await the return of the hon. Member. view
• 8 May 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I hope the records will show that I was able, ready and willing to give the Statement. view