Irungu Kang'ata

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• 19 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: may be aiding some of those people who perennially commit Acts of violence in a domestic set up. Therefore, we need to give that discretion to the court, so that in some instances where the matter is of public interest, the court may as well allow it to be publicised. view
• 18 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I rise to support this Motion and the reasons are very clear. One, the reasons which were advanced by those people who were opposing did not make a point. The argument has been that if we continue with ranking, there will be a lot of cheating in exams. The issue of cheating, as far as I am concerned, is an issue of the examining body. Even if you were to stop ranking, the issue of cheating would still continue. So, we are mixing two issues. Number two, there is the argument that we cannot rank schools ... view
• 17 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: On a point of order. view
• 11 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, let us not forget that we have a penal code which clearly sets out penalties for assaults. That means that even if you were to remove these people, people are still bound by the penal code and therefore punishable under the law. view
• 11 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you. May I support the proposed amendment, which is to delete the word “urges” as crafted by the original Mover of the substantive Motion and to substitute with the term “resolves”. The term “urge” is very different from the term “resolves”. view
• 11 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: If we say, “urge”, it will be like pleading with the Executive to comply with our substantive Motion. But when we say “resolve”, it will mean that the Executive will be compelled, strictly speaking, to adhere to our resolution. It is very crucial for us that when we debate issues in this House, the Executive adheres to our resolutions. The reason is very clear in the Constitution. One of the powers that have been granted to the National Assembly is to discuss and resolve issues of public interest. So, we do have a mandate that is clearly spelt out by ... view
• 11 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, on that important aspect of the substantive issue, which is so related to the proposed amendment--- view
• 11 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Can I ask for your direction? Will you give me time to contribute on the substantive Motion? view
• 11 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: I can speak again. Thank you. So, I move the amendment and pray that--- 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
• 11 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you. So, I second the amendment. view