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• 4 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: As I was saying, this is a very short Bill, but it is very significant. As we approach the election date, it is important that all aspirants, all Kenyans and all and sundry have confidence in the election processes that we are undertaking. The Elections Act had very good intentions, but I think we were moving too fast that we could not estimate that we could achieve all that we wanted to do, so that our processes could attain integrity. view
• 4 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have many Kenyans who have attained the age of 18, but they are disenfranchised because they have waited for their Identity Cards (IDs) to come out in vain. Either the Ministry does not have the capacity to produce them in time or the systems are simply not working. The logic is very straight forward. The moment you apply for an ID, they take all your details on your Birth Certificate. Most Kenyans apply for IDs in their villages. Once that is done, you are given a waiting card, which bears the same information that ... view
• 4 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Therefore, it goes without saying that the day you get a waiting card, the Government has accepted that you a citizen of Kenya. Therefore, at that point, you should be able to do anything that any adult can do. What I am suggesting is that for purposes of the forthcoming election, all Kenyans who have acquired waiting cards should be allowed to register as voters, so that they are not disenfranchised for a cause that is not of their own making. view
• 4 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Constitution says that an ID is a right of every citizen. Therefore, the duty of a citizen is to simply go out and register. It is not the duty of a citizen to go out and look for the ID. It is the responsibility of the Government to take IDs to registered members of the public. view
• 4 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Secondly--- view
• 4 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the two amendments are together. All this is one Bill. Kindly, read it. view
• 4 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am the one who is right. In the amendment to The Elections Act, I am seeking to insert a new Clause, which says that despite the provisions of Sub-Section 3, a citizen who has attained the age of 18 years and who has registered for an ID card and issued with a provisional ID card shall upon application be registered as a voter. That is the first amendment in this particular Bill. So, I want my colleagues to be guided. The principal Act which I am seeking to insert a new Clause, but I ... view
• 4 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: This is one clause that Members passed, but did not know the implication. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, a registered member is defined in this law as that person who is registered by the Registrar of Political Parties. It is not only the person who has been registered as a member of a political party. As it currently obtains, the Registrar of Political Parties does not have the capacity to undertake this process. We are saying that political parties need to come up with the necessary framework to register their own members. As it were, there are several people, even ... view
• 4 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. With all due respect to my good and eloquent speaker, hon. Bonny Khalwale, is he really in order to try to misrepresent the intention of this Bill? I think he is talking out of ignorance quite frankly. What I am seeking to do is to bring to the attention of hon. Members that “registered members” in this law does not mean registered members of a political party only. It means registered members with the Registrar of Political Parties. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, what we are trying to say is ... view
• 4 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I just wanted to plead with my colleague not to read or cast aspersions on my intentions that I want certain particular candidates to win and that I have arranged somewhere in River Road where I am going to get fake birth certificates. That is not fair. All I am trying to do is to fight for the youth of this country. Could you, kindly, ask him to withdraw that part? view