Irungu Kang'ata

All parliamentary appearances

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• 28 Mar 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am very surprised that Members of this honourable House can say that Judiciary has the power to make laws. It cannot have that power. That is what is called making law while seated at the Bench. It is true that the courts have the power to interpret. However, they do not make laws. That explains why Kenyans are unhappy when, for instance, the Supreme Court or the Court of Appeal says that they will lower the age of sexual consent. It is not their work; it is ours. There is the concept of separation of powers. view
• 28 Mar 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I convince you to disagree or disallow that point completely. If you do not, the powers of this honourable Chamber and that of the National Assembly will be negated. He is espousing jurisprudence that argues that law is per what judges say it is. There is another major jurisprudence that argues that the argument is bad because it makes judges to become lawmakers which is not their work; it is the work of honourable Members. The best jurisprudence which we should uphold is the one that argues that it is the work of lawmakers to make laws ... view
• 28 Mar 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. My position is, the finding by the Supreme Court on this issue was advisory. It is not binding. view
• 28 Mar 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I urge anyone who thinks that the governor has done anything legally wrong to go to the Supreme Court and push for contempt of court. As for me, I believe that the finding was either an orbiter dictum or it was advisory. It is this House that has the power to make laws that sets timelines through which he can do what he is supposed to do. It is not the work of courts to make laws. That is my position. view
• 20 Mar 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for the opportunity to contribute to this Bill. Let me first congratulate the Chairperson of the Committee on Finance and Budget, my friend, Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud, for having agreed to take over this Bill and coming up with very good proposals. Let me start by saying that no one wants to own a Bill. Whenever we up come up with any idea, every Member of Parliament or Senator should be able to receive better and superior ideas from whichever source that information may come from. Therefore, I was more than happy when my friend, Sen. ... view
• 20 Mar 2019 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 20 Mar 2019 in Senate: Then, again, it is known that you cannot have complete and distinct separation of power. There are instances where the Executive may want to make some laws; you do not have to keep on referring back to the National Assembly or Parliament. That is why you will find the Executive doing what is called subsidiary legislation. On the other hand, Parliament also makes decisions which appear to be like Executive in nature. Therefore, based on that philosophy of separation of power, we thought of relooking at this law, and therefore, ensuring that we do not negate the idea of the ... view
• 20 Mar 2019 in Senate: You are being punished as an MCA because of opposing or oversighting the governor. That is very unfair because the actual people who are suffering are the common wananchi in your ward. So, this Bill is going to ensure that the assembly is independent to conduct oversight without fear and that their wards will not be denied development because of their stand. You will find MCAs oversighting governors in a very strong manner. They will not be blackmailed. To me, that is positive, and we are going to have stronger institutions at the grassroots level. Secondly, for a long time, ... view
• 20 Mar 2019 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 20 Mar 2019 in Senate: or Kakuzi – name any ward; all those residents want to know in this budget of Murang’a County, how much they are getting from the budget and how they are benefiting from it. view