John Harun Mwau

All parliamentary appearances

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• 19 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to seek a Ministerial Statement from the Rt. Hon. Prime Minister with regard to the allegations of criminal activities as contained in criminal complaint marked Secret/LEL Kenya tabled before the House on February 17th 2011 and the subsequent approval that I be designated as a significant drug trafficker on June 1st 2011 by the friendly Government of the United States of America (USA). In the Statement, the Rt. Hon. Prime Minister should clarify the following:- (a) Whether in the year 2004, 1.1 tonnes of cocaine were seized at Pepe Inland Port. (b) Noting that Pepe ... view
• 9 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 9 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like your ruling on this particular matter of this nomination based on Schedule Six - the Transitional and Consequential Provisions of the Constitution and more particularly Article 20 of the Schedule. This is the Article that establishes the JSC. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the JSC that was established and which is in force, is the JSC established under Article 20 (3). The lifespan of that particular Article is three years. The person being replaced was appointed to serve for three years. The power of the President is to appoint a person only for the ... view
• 9 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: “One of the members appointed by the President under Article 171--- view
• 9 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 9 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I request for your ruling on the matter of appointment or replacement of the bishop in question. This is on the fact that the Sixth Schedule – the Transitional and Consequential Provisions of the Constitution establishes the JSC. The persons who are appointed to the JSC under Article 20 (3) are to be in office for three years. That is what gives the President the power to appoint the person in question under Article 20 (3) (d) of the Schedule which states:- “One member appointed by the President under Article 171(2)(h) to be identified by the ... view
• 9 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: That is correct Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The particular JSC that is existing now is supposed to be a JSC appointed under Article 20 of the Transitional and Consequential clauses which is supposed to have a lifespan of three years only. That is the only place where the President has the powers to appoint a person under Article 20(3)(d). You cannot, therefore, move from there. Of course, that is the same person whom we are replacing. The person who resigned was appointed under Article 20(3)(d) of the Sixth Schedule. We have now moved from there to Article 171(2)(h) where the ... view
• 9 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. With due respect to hon. Mutula Kilonzo, I would like to say that the power of the President under Article 171(2)(h) is to appoint one woman and one man. So, if the President was to exercise that power, then he must appoint one man and one woman. However, in reference to Article 20, the current Judicial Service Commission – it has a lifespan – it must only exist for three years. The power of the President is to appoint a person for three years under Article 20(3)(d). That is the person ... view
• 9 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to insist that Article 20 of the Transitional and Consequential Provisions--- When you look at Article 20(3), the persons enumerated there are Court of Appeal Judges, High Court Judges and one of the advocates to be appointed. However, if you look at Article 171(2) of the Constitution, you will see that a High Court Judge must be elected. There is a total difference between appointment and election. So, the process is completely different. The people who will serve a term of three years will be appointed and those who will serve in the ... view
• 9 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I do not know why we are missing the point. The transitional provision that the hon. Member has referred to under Article 20 (3), under the Constitution itself, states clearly that the Judicial Service Commission would serve for a period of three years. You cannot amend that. The Judicial Service Commission that exists is a transitional one with a lifespan of three years and not otherwise. That is why your ruling is very necessary. view