Gitobu Imanyara

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 3481 to 3490 of 6851.

• 24 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I seek a Ministerial Statement in keeping with your Communication in this House, that policy statements by Ministers should be given in the House rather than at Press conferences in the first instance. I am glad the Minister for Energy is here because I am seeking a Ministerial Statement from him with regard to Libyan investments in Kenya, in relation to the recent UN Security Council Resolution and in view of the near change of regime in that country. view
• 24 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am sorry. The request should be to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. I am very sorry. view
• 24 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, while I have no objection to this Motion, I nevertheless wish to register my very strong disappointment that we are again being taken for granted. If the purpose was to exempt the Private Members’ business, then that business ought to have been on the Order Paper in order for it to be exempted. As it is now, the House Business Committee proceeded on the basis that the House will rubberstamp its decision and the House will, therefore, go straight to the constitutional Bills. This is wrong, unprocedural and except that it is a matter involving the ... view
• 24 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am not opposing this Motion. Even as I support it with reluctance because of reasons I gave yesterday, I would like certain assurances from the Executive, that as they bring these Bills to the House and as they co- operate with us, they should also co-operate with the Constitution Implementation Commission (CIC). We created that Commission to assist the House in ensuring that the Bills that we pass here, in order to implement the Constitution of the Republic of Kenya, are consistent with the Constitution. I have noted that in this hurry to pass these laws ... view
• 24 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Order, Prof. Ongeri! Consult in low tones so that our colleague can be heard. view
• 24 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Order! Order! Mr. Duale, now that you have joined the Backbench, it does not mean that Standing Orders do not apply. Mr. Wetangula, please, proceed! view
• 24 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity also to rise in support of this Bill. I do notice that it is a successor commission to the Public Complaints Standing Committee that had been established through the Gazette Notice No.5826 of 29th June, 2007. You will recall that I did seek a Ministerial Statement in this House regarding an advertisement that had been placed by that Complaints Commission in the media seeking to fill certain vacancies whose holders’ terms were coming to an end. I pointed out that it was a waste of public funds to proceed ... view
• 24 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: (a) where the inquiry discloses a criminal offence, refer the matter to the Director of Public Prosecutions---” There appears to be a contradiction there which needs to be addressed. I hope the Minister will look at this when the Bill goes to the committee. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Clause 34 says:- “The Commission may decline to investigate a complaint if the Commission considers that- view
• 24 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: (a) there are in existence adequate remedies under any written law or administrative practice---” Again, this dilutes the purpose for which this commission is being set. There is no action that an administrator can take or that a complainant can bring that cannot be subjected to other existing laws because investigation under criminal law and going to court--- These are remedies which are in existence. So, when you say that the commission may decline to investigate if there are in existence adequate remedies under any written law or administrative practice, what are we really saying? I think there are many ... view
• 24 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those remarks, I beg to support this Bill. view