Gitobu Imanyara

All parliamentary appearances

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• 20 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: In the early 1990s, on a fellowship tour of Harvard University as the editor of the Nairobi Law view
• 20 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: , I had the privilege of meeting a young American by the name of Obama who had then just been elected the first President of the Harvard Law Review. At that utime, little did I know that within my own lifetime, I would be celebrating an event such as would be happening in two and a half hour's time. view
• 20 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, those of us who have the privilege of representing this House in the Pan African Parliament (PAP) will recall that on the day Barack Obama was elected the President of the USA on 4th November, we were in session of the PAP and I had the privilege of moving a similar motion which was carried by acclamation by all African representatives of the entire African continent assembled at the PAP in Johannesburg. view
• 20 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: So, what we are doing today is recognising an event that is of truly historic significance. It is momentous in many ways for us, not simply because Barack Obama's father was Kenyan but because he is the President of the USA with which we share a rich history on form of Government, constitution, the concept of the rule of law which we cherish and our court system. In fact, the Constitution of Kenya that we are about to embark on the process of reforming, was crafted under the guidance of another great American of African descent, the late Thurgood Marshall. ... view
• 20 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, some are saying that for the duration of Barack Obama's administration of presidency, we should consider ourselves a State of the USA because one of our own sits in the White House, but that is not the case. What is important for us is the lessons that we as a country can learn from the USA where they have had a dark history of racial discrimination. view
• 20 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: In this country, where we have just gone through a period of post-election violence, where election results led to violence, death and destruction of property, we can learn a lesson from the USA that the results of an election there does not lead to death and violence. We can learn many lessons from John McCain who so gloriously accepted defeat when the will of the American people was declared through the ballot box. These are the lessons that we as Kenyans must be proud of, in that, one with our own ancestry today is going to lift the Bible and ... view
• 20 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, therefore, as we celebrate this occasion, let us also pay tribute to those who made it possible like our own Tom Mboya, who together with the Kennedy administration arranged the Great Air Lift that saw so many Kenyans go to the USA. That, in many ways, led to this great Kenyan who landed in Hawaii and married an American woman who has today given us the President of the USA. Tom Mboya and John F. Kennedy are people who saw so much hope for this country. view
• 20 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: As we embark on the process of rewriting our Constitution based on the American experience, Ja nuary 20, 2009 PARLIAMENTAR Y DEBATES view
• 17 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Mr. Githae is very aware that Assistant Ministers are Ministers and he should not be misleading this House. view
• 17 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Sir. As I rise to support this Motion, let us remind ourselves that we are Members of the National Assembly of Kenya. When we were elected to this National Assembly, we ceased to represent tribes. We ceased to represent regions, and we became Members of the National Assembly. So, let us provide leadership to this country as Members of the National Assembly. The second point I would like to make is that when the Standing Orders Committee, under your able leadership, started the process of formulating new Standing Orders of the House, this problem ... view