Irungu Kang'ata

All parliamentary appearances

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• 10 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: The third aspect is the balance between the bribe-giver and the bribe-taker. We need to relook at our anti-corruption laws. For a very long time, the main target has been the person taking the bribe, which is good because, at least, you have a complainant and you protect view
• 10 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 10 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: whistle-blowers. There are instances where the real culprit is the giver of the bribery. This new law proposes to bring a balance so that even the person giving the bribe can be held culpable. The issue of corruption in this country is so crucial. The other day, we were discussing the rise of a very funny President in Phillipines. The President of Phillipines is called Mr. Duterte. He was elected the other day on a very funny platform. He told the people to elect him so that he can kill all the criminals in that country within the next six ... view
• 10 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: I once brought an amendment to this House and proposed that any person who is involved in grand corruption should face capital punishment. I do not know whether I should take advantage of this Bill to propose an amendment that will capture that reality. In our statutes, capital offences tend to be offences that have shock effect, for example; if you murder someone. It is good that we still have that notion but corruption has the same effect. When you take a sum of Kshs1 billion from the public coffers and misuse it, the effect is the same. That money ... view
• 10 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: When we were discussing that proposal in this House last time, some Members felt that the death penalty was too harsh. Assuming that the same notion prevails here, we can talk of capital punishment in terms of life imprisonment. We have seen societies which have taken a strong position on the issue of corruption. China has a very strong anti-corruption zeal. A few years ago, China was a back quarter society, but it is now one of the richest countries in the world. Another example is Singapore. So, I urge hon. Members to have a President Duterte moment in this ... view
• 10 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I support the Bill, but I will propose amendments to it. view
• 9 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: I have no card. view
• 28 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Allow me to support this Bill and congratulate the Chair of this Committee for coming up with very good amendments to the original KDF Act of 2015. I would like to raise some few issues. The first issue relates to Clause 12 of the Bill which proposes to amend Section 28(3) of the Act so as to ensure easy access to recruitment in all counties. I would like to ask the Chairperson to agree that we add the word “sub-counties” instead of counties. Why do I say so? My constituency is the largest in ... view
• 28 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, when you say counties, it is unfair for large counties like Kiharu. It should be sub-counties so that constituencies with two or three sub- counties like Kiharu which has two sub-counties is catered for. It is unfair for us who have huge and vast constituencies to share almost equal slots with small constituencies. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the second point I refer to is Clause 25 of the Bill which proposes to amend Section 157(2) of the principal Act to deal with the mischief of persons opting for court martial trial for petty offences that can ... view
• 28 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: The new proposal is to add to that clause the following words:- “who shall be the final authority in deciding whether the charges shall be dealt with by court-martial or referred back to summary trial.” view