Irungu Kang'ata

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1531 to 1540 of 1643.

• 24 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker, Sir. The concept of regional balance is captured in our Constitution and this country must adhere to it. The concept of youth is a concept that is also captured in this Constitution. view
• 24 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. So, another reason why I am opposed to this list is because I feel it is high time, in my own opinion--- view
• 24 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, the point is that we feel that we are opposing this list. We feel it is not representative and we feel it is time the youth of this country take their rightful place by being given better slots. I oppose. 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
• 24 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I beg to second the Bill with several reasons. view
• 24 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: First, the Bill is intended to level the political playing ground. Presently, you will see that money has been a very major factor when it comes to politics. That is unfair because Kenya is a country that has so many poor people. It would, therefore, be very unfair to have a situation where only those people who have money are able to become politicians. view
• 24 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I refer this House to various studies that have been done particularly in respect to presidential elections. You will realize that when it comes to presidential elections, candidates who tend to have a lot of money tend to be one step ahead of the others. The same applies to other political positions. That may not be fair to young people, for instance. view
• 24 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have not entrenched the concept of supporting the marginalized; who may be the youth, people living with disability and gender. The marginalized people tend not to have enough resources. Therefore, the Bill is intended to level the playing ground so that whether you are poor or rich, to a certain extent, you have almost an equal chance of being elected as a leader. view
• 24 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: The other key reason why this Bill is very crucial is: We need to align our law with the best practices internationally. This Bill has been made into law in several jurisdictions; in the USA and in other European democratic institutions. So, it is one of our endeavours in this country to ensure that we are aligned to the best international practices. view
• 24 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, another reason why we need to support this Bill is because it is provided for under the Constitution that IEBC ought to regulate campaign finances. It is part of those laws that are supposed to be enacted so that Kenyans can start feeling the real impact of the new Constitution. The new Constitution has so many laws which are supposed to be implemented so that Kenyans can now feel that they are under the new constitutional dispensation. One of them is this one. Therefore, as Kenyans, we have that obligation to ensure that this law ... view
• 24 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: class. They loot money and they use that money to campaign. With this Bill, for instance, there are safeguards pertaining to disclosure. That is, you disclose where you get that money from. To a certain extent, it has also addressed the issue in respect to foreign funding. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have had situations in this country where foreigners have been pumping a lot of money in our elections. We had also a situation of money laundering which is a practice where people commit crimes. Maybe, they are trading in drugs or piracy; and then they use that ... view