3 Feb 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in the spirit of the National Accord which is now entrenched in the Constitution, both ODM, PNU and their affiliate parties, following the mediation by His Excellency Koffi Annan and the Panel of Eminent African Personalities---
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3 Feb 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on the part of PNU, there was hon. Martha Karua, hon. Sam Ongeri, hon. Mutula Kilonzo and hon. Moses Wetangula. On the part of ODM, there was hon. Musalia Mudavadi, hon. William Ruto, hon. Sally Kosgey and hon. James Orengo. It was witnessed by Koffi Annan. They signed an agreement styled Agenda Item 3 - How to Resolve the Crisis, whose Part 3 is entitled:- Fe bruary 3, 2009 PARLIAMENTAR Y DEBATES
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3 Feb 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thereafter, the report and its recommendations were brought into the House and finally adopted without amendments by this House.
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3 Feb 2009 in National Assembly:
The recommendations were adopted without any amendments in Part 5 on page 475, and states as follows:-
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3 Feb 2009 in National Assembly:
"If either an agreement for the establishment of the Special Tribunal is not signed or the Statute for the Special Tribunal fails to be enacted, or the Special Tribunal fails to commence functioning as contemplated above or having commenced operations, its purposes are subverted, a list containing names of/and the relevant information on those suspected to bear the greatest responsibility for crimes falling within the jurisdiction of the proposed Special Tribunal shall be forwarded to the Special Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. The Special Prosecutor shall be requested to analyze the seriousness of the information received with a view ...
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3 Feb 2009 in National Assembly:
Finally, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Agreement for the establishment of the Special Tribunal was signed, as I said, by both the President and Prime Minister in December last year, and the Government had 45 days from that date to ensure that the law was enacted. Parliament - and I must say that - was specifically recalled. We sat here for three weeks waiting for the Bills to be brought.
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3 Feb 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Government did not publish the Bill for the establishment of the Tribunal until 28th January, barely one day before and the House refused to grant that leave. Therefore, as we stand now, this House is functus officio and the envelope ought to have gone out the day following by operation of law. Therefore, is it not an exercise in futility? Is it not contrary to the law for this House to engage in the debate of this Bill which has been overtaken by events?
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29 Jan 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, similarly, the President assured the coffee farmers, particularly in the Mount Kenya Region, more than five years ago, that the debts owed by the coffee farmers would also be written off. So far, they have not been written off. Could the Assistant Minister assure us that while these consultations are going on, no farmers will suffer the sale of their lands as a result of loans owed to banks due to the Government's failure to consult in time?
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29 Jan 2009 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir!
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29 Jan 2009 in National Assembly:
It is a point of information.
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