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• 13 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Attorney-General has said as he protects the litigants, he knows he is also under duty to protect legitimate fees charged by the advocates. We have a problem in this country; that the Attorney-General, whom I know is very capable, can help us. The problem is that there is never an agreement of what that fee would be and when the cases are finished. The advocates take what they want. One of the Nyayo House Torture Chamber victims told me only today that he was awarded Kshs1.5 million but the advocate now wants Kshs1.2 million. In ... view
• 13 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am lost because we just spoke to the Minister and this matter also came up in the House Business Committee. I quite agree that we all must go out because the subject of this Bill is contentious. I was hoping that we could consult without raising those issues here, so that we all arrive at a consensus. I would plead with the Minister and the Chair that we first agree on these issues before we do anything to this Bill. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it was attempted in the House ... view
• 13 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me also add my voice in thanking the Minister. I have only two issues: To tell the Minister that this country is going to improve or even have proper economic growth with good financial policies; a good capital market and a good central bank policy. I want to urge him to keep bringing legislation after legislation and we shall support because it is only by streamlining that sector that we are going to succeed. Lastly, I want to ask the Minister to urge the President to immediately now make the Central Bank of Kenya ... view
• 12 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I was just curious if you are catching our eye, because there are a lot of questions being asked by Mrs. Odhiambo-Mabona, Ms. Karua and Mbadi and we are affected by that road. So, I am only appealing to you. view
• 12 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. This is just a point of clarification to guide the debate. It is important to tell hon. Members that the amendment that we are seeking to do is not to create the position of a chair. The position had already been created last year through the Finance Bill. The only problem is that the amendment by Mr. Ogindo did not give a process by which the President will appoint the chair. So what we are seeking to do is only to allow the existing board to be picking one of them ... view
• 12 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, it is unfortunate that Kenyans are dying. We have an opportunity to talk about issues, but we are talking semantics. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, no army of 100 people can work without a command. So, somebody is, definitely, organizing these people to kill. In that Delta, rich Kenyans have bought large tracts of land and are keeping cattle there. There is an attempt to exterminate those people, so that the rich can own that land. Let us face it! Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, last week, nine policemen were killed. Seven of them are from one constituency. ... view
• 12 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I support. view
• 11 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The Minister needs to be aware that his predecessor, hon. Mwiraria, appeared before the Finance, Planning and Trade Committee and admitted - and it is on record - that the KRA put that particular gentleman on some allowance. That was done publicly in a committee hearing. So, the Minister needs to be a bit honest when he is answering this Question because many people sitting in that Finance, Planning and Trade Committee were accused of being part of some collusion to help that bank evade taxes. Until today, the bank is ... view
• 11 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Six hundred! view
• 11 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am impressed by hon. Duale. He is thoroughly prepared. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me thank the Minister for what he is trying to do because it will change this country. Powers of the Governor to chair the board is precisely where the problem is in this country. There is no way you can be the executor and the decider. I was in Naivasha about two weeks ago and we talked about this. I asked the Permanent Secretary and the Governor to harmonize this because the Permanent Secretary was sharing the views of ... view