Gitobu Imanyara

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 5161 to 5170 of 6851.

• 16 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The substantive Minister has been quoted verbatim, and what has been quoted is in direct contradiction to what is now being claimed to be the official Ministry’s position. Is it in order for Keter, who is an assistant to the substantive Minister, to contradict him? view
• 16 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank the Attorney-General for his answer. I happen to have been a lawyer for Dominic Arony and the judgment was entered on 11 March, 2005 by a three bench constitutional court. When the Attorney-General says they have been waiting for an appeal, is he not misleading the House given that there has been a stay and that neither the Ministry nor the Attorney-General has applied for a stay of the execution. Why has it taken successive years from 2005 up to this year without making any financial allocations in the successive budget? Could the Minister give ... view
• 16 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The Attorney-General says the procedure is not to come to this House to demand for payments when he knows that Members of Parliament are here to represent the interests of Kenyans. Asking Questions in this House is part of the responsibility of a Member of Parliament. Is he in order to tell us that the procedure is not to come to this House? He has admitted that I even obtained the certificate against the Government and he has not paid this money. view
• 16 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to seek a Ministerial Statement from the Attorney-General, as the protector of witnesses, particularly the witnesses who will be giving evidence at the ICC. view
• 16 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, last night, the offices of the International Centre for Policy and Conflict Resolution (ICPCR) headed by Mr. Ndung’u Wainaina were raided. Fortunately, Mr. Wainaina had left the office, but computers and other data that he had been keeping in relation to witnesses and witnesses particulars were taken away. Could the Attorney- General, as a matter of urgency, give a Statement assuring this House that witnesses will be protected and that measures will be taken to investigate and find the real cause for this raid, the circumstances under which these computers were taken and also give assurance for ... view
• 16 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, like my colleagues before me, my condolences go to those Kenyans who lost their beloved ones just the other day. Mr. Speaker, Sir, many, many times, we have heard Ministers speak and give this House assurances that investigations will be carried out. Even with Prof. Alston’s Report on extra judicial killings, we were told the same thing. Can the Minister give us a time frame within which he will come to this House and report on what action has been taken, apart from charging these people in court? Taking them to court tomorrow morning should not be ... view
• 11 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I have two issues to raise. The first one relates to the Minister of State for Defence. He was in the House when I sought the Ministerial Statement on the state of the border with Sudan. First, he said it was a matter to be answered by the Minister of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security. When I pointed out that they were Kenyan soldiers he did undertake to issue the Ministerial Statement today. I am surprised he is now saying he is not aware. view
• 11 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was going to respond to both of them. He has said that is not aware and yet he was seated in this House. view
• 11 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, with regard to the other Ministerial Statement, the request was in relation to the policy and not the actual arrest. It is a matter of policy on what constitutes an unlawful organisation. It had nothing to do with the arrest of Esther Arunga. So, that bit can be answered. view
• 11 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of Order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to seek a Ministerial Statement from the Minister for Foreign Affairs to tell us the state of our embassies, particularly Tokyo, which I understand was broken into, and also to follow up on a statement he gave on the High Commission in London. Are these high commissions operational? Are they manned, and if not when do we expect envoys in these stations? view