Godana Hargura

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• 19 Nov 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I would like to join you and my colleagues in welcoming the students from Strathmore University. I am a parent at Strathmore University and I can confidently say that this university has a different mindset. I say that because I attended two public universities in this country. I have attended parents meetings at Strathmore University. One thing that I noticed is that those students are confident and they understand what they are talking about. I wish them a fruitful day in the Senate even as they listen to our debates. They need to know ... view
• 14 Nov 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. This issue, as clearly debated by Members, shows that somebody did not do his or her work in coming up with this kind of a ban. As a Committee, we are going to take it up from here. In two weeks’ time, we should report back to the House. view
• 13 Nov 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I support this Bill from the outset. First of all, it is in line with our Constitution which, in Article 159(2)(c), envisages or recommends to the courts that they consider alternative means of dispute resolution, including reconciliation, mediation, arbitration and traditional dispute resolution mechanisms. Maybe this is an Act that gives life to that Article of the Constitution. We are, therefore, just doing what we are supposed to do; which is to provide legislation which will operationalize the Constitution. view
• 13 Nov 2019 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I support this Bill because the normal judicial process, where one has to go to court, is not available in most parts of this country. In my county, it is only Moyale and Marsabit which have courts, yet the county is the largest in the country. We have the far-flung areas which are about 500-600 Kilometres from Marsabit town, where the court is. We have different communities which have been using the traditional dispute resolution mechanisms to sort out disputes, once they occur. What we are doing here is that we are creating legislation to incorporate ... view
• 13 Nov 2019 in Senate: It is good if we regularise our traditional dispute resolution mechanisms. In the rural areas, it is not easy to access the courts. Even when you access them, you need to hire a lawyer, even if it is a civil case, which is expensive. The person who has the problem does not participate in the process. He just sits there and allows a lawyer to talk for him. Therefore, if you have a lawyer who does not understand your traditions or the circumstances surrounding that particular dispute, you will be disadvantaged twice. However, in the ADR, you can represent yourself ... view
• 13 Nov 2019 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 13 Nov 2019 in Senate: them hostile amongst themselves. It is also affordable, because it does not have unnecessary costs of filing a case, and maybe hiring a lawyer. Also, the individual and the community are involved in sorting out that dispute. Right now where we come from, you will find that because of the absence of normal judicial mechanisms, we only use the traditional ways. We have been running on that. Disputes arise because where there are people, there must be disputes. Therefore, those kind of mechanisms help solve these disputes and communities move together. This also helps to boost cohesion, which is also ... view
• 13 Nov 2019 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 13 Nov 2019 in Senate: arrest people on civil issues, they should refer those cases to the elders. If the elders sort them out, that will be good for that community, because no one will feel offended. Sometimes the systems we have in the place make cases so skewed because of the police practices of who has given what. Other people end up losing what is duly theirs because they did not deal with the police the way the other person dealt with them. This is unlike when you are dealing with elders or people you know, where you will present your case and justice ... view
• 24 Oct 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I would like to join Sen. Mohamed Faki in questioning the manner in which the Cabinet Secretary appointed the management board. Even before going into the manner in which it was done, even the viability of having a board for a small waterfront that could have been handled properly by the County Government of Mombasa--- view