Gitobu Imanyara

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 6431 to 6440 of 6851.

• 9 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, as much as I appreciate the good intentions in hon. Wamalwa's intended amendment, it would be a dangerous amendment. First, the Speaker of the Assembly is the Constitutional head of a Legislative Arm of Government. That is the first point to make. To make the decisions of a Temporary or a Presiding Member sitting on the Chair to overrule the decisions of the person the House has elected as the head of the Legislative Arm of Government, will be very dangerous. We considered that position and felt that this Standing Order has been in place for as ... view
• 9 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, perhaps, the hon. Member may want to look at the new Political Parties Act which has extensive provisions relating to the subject she is addressing. I do not believe that we are able to include that without amending the substantive provisions of an Act of Parliament. view
• 9 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Once again, Mr. Chairman, Sir, we, both in the Sub-Committee and in the Standing Orders Committee, had occasion to look at this and we came to the conclusion that to insert such a clause would be to pre-empt the will of the electorate of Kenyans. That is because they determine who will be elected to the National Assembly. We do not know and we cannot purport to tell them that we can limit--- They may decide to elect a party--- We have seen it in some countries where there is a whitewash! A political party that has been in office ... view
• 9 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Chairman, Sir, given the time, I do wish to move that the Committee of whole House do report progress and seek leave to sit again tomorrow. view
• 9 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the House doth agree with the Committee in the said Report. view
• 3 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I think there was general confusion because we were waiting for the hon. Member to rise and I have a very important issue to raise regarding this matter. I know that the reasons given by the Minister are not true. Since the change of status of the chief tenant at State House--- view
• 3 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Minister said that he takes issues of discipline very seriously where there are allegations. It is a matter of common knowledge that since the change of status at State House, since the departure of the one-spouse tenant; the former President, following the Elections of 2002, there have been very serious problems regarding staff working at State House. The reason for their dismissal has nothing to do with the duties they are doing. It is because one of the tenants, the spouse of His Excellency the President, has been chasing workers from State House who do not ... view
• 3 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, if indeed, the Member for Laikipia East wants substantiation; yes, I can give him because--- view
• 3 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the personal interest I have is that I have been a guest of State House at the invitation of His Excellency the President and I know the workings that go on in that House. The workers at State House may not be able to get the opportunity that I have to come into this House to tell Kenyans that State House is out of bounds to members of tribes that do not belong to that of the First Lady. She has been chasing people out of there and I have had the occasion to complain about this. ... view
• 3 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order Mr. Speaker, Sir. The hon. Member laid a document on the Table of the House. Is it in order, when an hon. Member lays a document on the Table of the House that addresses the Front Bench, for the Assistant Minister to stand up and say that he does 3830 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES December 3, 2008 not have to look at it when we know that it was brought here, so that he can look at it? Is it in order for him to dismiss, so contemptuously, a document that has been laid on the Table ... view