John Harun Mwau

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 271 to 280 of 527.

• 9 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Hon. Assistant Minister, I am trying to say that to appoint or replace a person like Dr. Kobia he needs to appoint him under Article 20(3). It is the President who has power under Article 20(3)(d) of the Constitution. That is the process upon which all other members of the current Commission were appointed. I am pointing out that we cannot jump from Article 20(3)(d) where the lifespan of the Judicial Service Commission is specifically stated as three years, and we move to Article 171(2), whose process is completely different. The power of the ... view
• 9 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would want to respond and say two things: One is what hon. Odhiambo-Mabona said about the President having discretion. I would want to state categorically that the President would have no discretion on the term of the members of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC). The term is constitutional. It is three years for the current JSC, and for the one in future it will be five years, and the President cannot reduce or extend it. Secondly, I would want to say that the Constitution itself provides that the current JSC will serve for a term ... view
• 9 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I would like to say that Dr. Kobia is a person of good integrity, reputation and dignity. He will be an asset to the Judicial Service Commission (JSC). He is a person who befits to be appointed as a member of the JSC. He is a person whose morals have stood for themselves. He is a person who commands respect. He is a person who people believe. I support his appointment, save for the provisions of the Constitution that appoint him. Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 9 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I take this opportunity to appreciate your ruling and I am very grateful. Thank you. view
• 20 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I would like to seek your guidance. I would like to raise an issue relating to the Standing Order No.47 and also Article 1 of the Constitution of Kenya. All the sovereign power of the Republic of Kenya has to belong to the people of Kenya and there is no way they can be able to delegate the power to the bodies represented by the Association of Professional Societies of East Africa. This will be taking the power of the people from Kenya to East Africa. I would want you to note that there is no ... view
• 15 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, on Wednesday last week, I asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs for a Ministerial Statement. There was an undertaking which is clearly stated or shown in the HANSARD that the Ministerial Statement was going to be provided today at this hour. However, I do not see the Minister here. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Ministerial Statement that I sort regards the designation by the United States President, of myself as significant drug trafficker. I have told this House again and again that I have never been involved in drug trafficking. I have never been ... view
• 15 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. The seriousness of this matter is that from 3rd June, I have started seeing very weird characters, both white and black, around my offices and near my house. I think my life is in danger. If this issue is not addressed with the expediency that it deserves, I would want to know whether the Chair would guarantee my security. I have informed the Minister for Provincial Administration and Internal Security about this, but it seems there is an agenda that is being played here. That is why I am asking ... view
• 15 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would want to clarify two things. First of all, it is not correct that the Minister should not be aware that my life has been under threat for a while. This is because he is aware that on the 4th of January this year, I was trailed and pursued by a vehicle with a registration No.29 which is an American registration number. This was a Toyota land cruiser. I took refuge at the Central Police Station and this matter was reported there. Further, as he assures us that every Kenyan citizen is entitled to security, ... view
• 15 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am surprised by the submissions by Prof. George Saitoti because we are not discussing the President of the USA. We are discussing an act where a citizen of this country has been punished by a foreign Head of State without consulting our Head of State or the Prime Minister! This is unless, of course, my Head of State is subordinate to any other Head of State and my Prime Minister is subordinate to any other Head of State! The duty of a Government is to protect its citizens wherever they ... view
• 15 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I want to point out two things. First of all, the two Ministers have said that, to be able to discuss the President, you require a substantive Motion. When they were mentioning the names of the Members of Parliament, purporting that they were suspects of drug trafficking, it seems that they could not remember that part of the Standing Orders. They did not follow that process. Further, I am not discussing the person of Obama as the President, but his action. Secondly, when I talk about our President, I am not ... view