Gor Sungu

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 221 to 230 of 1014.

• 4 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: On a point order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir. You will note that, as the Attorney-General was moving that amendment as recommended by His Excellency the President, he forgot to give us the proviso appearing on page 631, which goes further than what he has amended. Now, I want to be sure that the amendment you are proposing includes that section of the proviso, which reads:- "Provided that where in any written law, an act is required to be performed by a police office of a specified rank, the Director or an investigator shall be deemed to be a police ... view
• 4 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, today the Attorney-General is speaking with a forked tongue. When it comes to prosecution, he does not want to hear anybody touching on his territory. However, when it comes to police powers, he wants a parallel force. Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, let us go to the original Bill. What was the intention of Parliament when it created the office of the KACC? It was to create a commission that would deal with corruption and economic crimes, not a parallel police force. I beg to agree with the Committee and urge the Attorney-General to be ... view
• 4 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir. I would like to plead with the Chair to, at least, give this House a chance to ventilate on some of these issues. Because this will go on record, it is important that we also talk about it. view
• 4 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I want to support the New Section 56A. The main reason is that in the appointment of a receiver, the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission (KACC) will have to go to court to get orders. On that score, I would like to support the amendment. Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir. view
• 4 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I would like to support the amendment by Mr. Marende on the presidential recommendation. The main reason is that I personally believe that wealth declaration forms should not be just pieces of paper kept somewhere secretly. People should have access to them. In fact, we should have gone the whole hog to ensure that wealth declarations are made public. If you are going to be a leader, people ought to know you from A-Z; they should know what you own and what you do not own, so that if you acquire anything afterwards, then they ... view
• 4 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir. view
• 4 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, it is nice to be recognised finally. I wanted to take issue with that particular clause. If you look at Clause 10, new Section 19B(1), it states thus:- "Where the Commissioner has reasonable cause to believe that a person - (a) has made taxable supplies on which tax has not been charged; or (b) has collected tax which has not been accounted for; and (c) is likely to frustrate the recovery of tax if information on the Commissioner's suspicion under this subsection is disclosed to him,---" Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I want to know ... view
• 3 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, May I thank you for the opportunity to address some issues on this Bill. Yesterday, I was saying that this Bill could not have come at a better time in the history of this country because of the importance of the protection of biodiversity. There is clearly a need to institute adequate biosafety measures to protect our environment and the health of Kenyans. There are obvious benefits accruing from biodiversity research, which must be harnessed to improve the livelihoods of Kenyans. In harnessing and maximising the benefits of such scientific research, there is need to mitigate the ... view
• 3 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: Order, Mr. Odoyo! What is it that you are saying? What does it have to do with the Bill before the House? view
• 3 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: Order! Order, Mr. Odoyo! Stick to the Bill. We know that stem cell research can also be used very positively. For example, the research against sickle cell anaemia. It can give cures to some diseases. So, it is not just negative only. Please, address issues in the Bill. view