Irungu Kang'ata

All parliamentary appearances

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• 27 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Chairlady. I beg to move:- THAT, the following new clause be inserted immediately after clause 10— Victim as a Complainant 10A. Where the victim is a complainant in a criminal case, the victim shall, either in person or through an advocate, be entitled to— view
• 27 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: (a) cross-examine defence witnesses; Cap.80 (b) subject to provisions of the Evidence Act, adduce additional evidence that had been left out or withheld by the prosecution; 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
• 27 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: (c) give oral or written submissions; and (d) be supplied with copies of defence witness statements and evidence before the commencement of the trial. I am proposing to amend Clause 10 by introducing four amendments but I would like to drop two of these proposals. The first one, which is the right to cross examine defence witnesses, that can be left to the State prosecution. I also want to drop part (d), the one relating to the supply of statements because this one has already been captured by the Chair in his earlier amendment to Clause 9. view
• 27 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: So, therefore, the one I am asking this House to consider is parts (b) and (c). For, part (b) I am asking this Committee to consider because the greatest injustice that we see in our criminal justice system is where the prosecutor acts in cahoots with the suspect and withholds or hides some evidence. That is because you, as a victim, do not have recourse to introduce that additional evidence. Let us say for instance, it is a knife that was used to injure a victim. I have seen instances where those knives are thrown away or even in cases ... view
• 27 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Yes, I am okay. view
• 27 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Yes it is true, when you tamper with 10A up there, it is going to have a major effect on (d) which my Chair has no opposition to. I am of the view that he just accepts because it is a give and take affair. Number two and most importantly, the issue is about what is a submission. Submission can never at any stage prejudice the accused persons. It may include the victim being told to comment on an issue like an application for an adjournment. You are asked: What is your view? Can we submit of The electronic version ... view
• 27 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: this application by the accused person to adjourn the case? So, the point here is: There is no prejudice, particularly if we take that route. Victims who cannot afford advocates are the majority in Kenya. So, I am asking my Chair to agree to my proposal. view
• 13 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. You cannot affirm the antecedent and then you deny the consequent. That adage simply means that you cannot jump on the fire but when you start burning you start complaining. view
• 13 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: I say that in respect to the way I see our children being treated in this country. We have a society where we tend to neglect our children. When those children grow up in dysfunctional families we start complaining that we have rampant crime or our children are taking drugs. It has everything to do with how we treat our children. I feel very disheartened when we have a situation where you have to go to a court of law to start compelling a man or a woman to take care of a child; which child was brought in this ... view
• 13 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: has to go to court to seek an order for maintenance. It is the greatest inhumanity, in my own opinion that we visit against other humans. This is particularly taking into account how children are very tender and innocent. view