Washington Jakoyo Midiwo

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• 6 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Just further to that, for us to tell our good Chair of the Finance, Planning and Trade Committee, who is very capable, to try to deal with that, how does he get into issues of governance? It would be wrong to even try to expand the role of the Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade from what is stipulated in our Standing Orders. view
• 6 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. As you may realize, Duale is beginning to learn his job. He is doing very well nowadays. He is beginning to know what is constitutional and what may be unconstitutional. This is great for our country. Hon. Speaker, first of all, let me clear members of my committee. A report was made, but we do not know what the Chairperson has done with that report. So, please, forgive members of our committee if they have offended you so much. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this ... view
• 6 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, a trend is developing which I think undermines your authority. Members of Parliament find other ways of going outside this country through the Executive. I think that as long as the Executive pays for Members to go on holidays then they are undermining the authority of this House. This is because they are being compromised. It has happened once too many times and I do not want to cast aspersions, but you must put your foot down so that if there is a trip let them write to the Clerk or you so that you send it to ... view
• 6 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. That is interesting. I do not know if you are aware that Members who want to contribute to Order No. 8 press the button at Order No. 1. More often than not, you call people who are not interested in the Order. I think that needs to be known by Members as being unfair. I rise to contribute to this Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill and I want to be very brief. The main issues which have been alluded to by the speakers before me are important. I think this is one Bill that we can ... view
• 6 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: This system became liberal to accommodate the views of everybody enough for us to co-exist and exist after 2002. That time may recur if we allow such things. Who knows if somebody wants to victimize you? To be arrested and held indefinitely because somebody feels that they are not satisfied with investigation, that kind of a thing cannot stand the test of law, even though I am not a lawyer. That is a wrong thing. In the 21st Century, nobody, even here in Parliament, could sleep and let something like that pass. On the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission, and the ... view
• 6 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: know he cannot contemplate that kind of a thing. It is absurd that you tell the President to pick anybody and bring him to Parliament and he becomes the Registrar of Political Parties. That cannot happen. People sit and share. We are in coalitions. Let us just agree as Kenyans, so that whoever we choose, if they betray the President, who will be the final authority? They carry their own cross because everybody agreed on them. With those few remarks, I beg to say that the Executive needs to withdraw this and let us agree. view
• 5 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Let me begin because of time by thanking hon. Langat and the Seconder, for bringing this issue. The land issues in our country are grave. What has happened in the last one week is the manifestation of the new Constitution causing a revolution. The President could have been well meaning. But he must begin by respecting the law. The issue of land revocation or otherwise, squarely belongs to the Land Commission. How do you revoke before you investigate? You should investigate then revoke with facts. The issues raised by hon. Langat are issues which ... view
• 5 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: I did not call anybody names. The guilty are afraid. If you go to Migori, for example, people there do not have land. Land is owned by foreigners from other parts of the country. That is because it was anticipated there would be oil in Migori. Some people have title deeds in Migori. If you go to Turkana, the Ngamia fields, because of the oil, people who are even Members of this House before, are holding titles and the Turkanas are not even aware. We need to address this issue as a people. We need to be sober up because, ... view
• 5 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: We have talked everywhere that the answer to this problem--- view
• 5 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: So, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, let me make a recommendation. The Land Commission is a Commission that cannot be directed by 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