Irungu Kang'ata

All parliamentary appearances

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• 13 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: I have looked at the proposed amendments and they are very important. First, they want to align the Children Act with the Constitution. Why and how? If you look at Article 27 of the Constitution relating to the issue of discrimination and the Article which deals with the rights of the child, you will find that they give all children equal rights, whether the parents were married or not. However, this Act has a problem because it tends to create two sets of rights. These are rights which accrue to a child who has been born out marriage and a ... view
• 13 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we all know that the Children Act is restricted to the issue of children. The issue of marriage should never at any moment arise when it comes to children. In any event, a child is not involved when it comes to the issue of marriage. A child is a child notwithstanding whether the parents were married or not. So, the question to hon. Members is this: What are the practical implications of the proposed amendments once enacted? view
• 13 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: On the part of the child, he or she will benefit this way. The child will get custody or any rights accruing out of being born, notwithstanding whether that child was born out of marriage or extra-marital sex or something like that. Presently and according to this law, preference tends to be given to children who have been born in a marriage set up. Therefore, the interest of the children will be enhanced because they will get equal benefit. That is number one. view
• 13 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: On the part of men, what is the practical benefit? We have seen situations where women have taken advantage of the fact that this Act gives them the first responsibility. They have, therefore, resorted to blackmailing men. When you get a child, you go to court where you get an order for maintenance of that child. Because you have the automatic right of being the first parent of both, you are now the one receiving cash. When the father, for instance, makes an application to have the child transferred to him, he will be told by the court “No”. This ... view
• 13 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: On the other hand on the part of women, this is now the best situation--- view
• 13 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Give me a few minutes. view
• 13 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the point on the part of women is that they will not put a lot of effort to compel men to support them. Strictly speaking, if you have a child with unmarried man and you have not been staying with that man for more than 12 months, that man may as well refuse responsibility and you may not have leeway to force him to support that child. This Bill will make it The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard ... view
• 13 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: compulsory. That is whether you are married or not notwithstanding any other factor, everyone has an equal responsibility to that child. view
• 13 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to support the Bill. view
• 13 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I am proposing to amend Section 48 of the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act, 2003 by inserting the following new Sub-section immediately after Sub-section (1): “(a) Notwithstanding Sub-section 1 above, a person convicted of an offence under Part (a) when the act or omission constituting the offence occasion a monetary loss to the Government of between Kshs100 million and Kshs1 billion, the person shall be liable to life imprisonment and, (b) Where the act or omission constituting the offence occasion a monetary loss to the Government of more than Kshs1billion, the person shall be liable to ... view