Washington Jakoyo Midiwo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 2521 to 2530 of 3513.

• 22 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: “The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission shall review the names and boundaries of constituencies at intervals of not less than eight years---” view
• 22 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: The point I am trying to raise here is that hon. Members are at war, that the Committee whose role should just to look and table “yes” or “no”, the report from the IEBC, are already changing the boundaries as we speak! view
• 22 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: We need your direction. view
• 22 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also want to seek you direction further. What would be the role of the IEBC? Would that power be delegated to a Parliamentary Committee? We want that direction so that hon. Members do not quarrel with the Committee! I just want you to protect the Committee! view
• 22 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: I thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 22 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, again, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this small chance. Let me clarify to the House that the issue I am raising has nothing to do with the Report. I am only questioning how far the Committee can go being that the Constitution says that Members of Parliament cannot be involved in the review of constituencies. The Constitution is very explicit. view
• 22 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, just so that Mr. Abdikadir can get to know, this is a political process. I am not opposed to the Report. I am opposed to the jerrymandering of the Report. It is selective for Mr. Abdikadir, who is a lawyer, to read the Constitution up to the point where Parliament’s role was to pass legislation. We did that and I supported that. However, the same Constitution under Article 88(2)(1) eliminates any Member of Parliament participating as a member of the IEBC. Whatever you are doing, you are doing work that is meant for the IEBC. view
• 22 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, all I am saying is that we need your guidance over what this Committee can do and cannot do. Remember, the Committee has even gone out to seek views of Kenyans a duty which I believe does not belong to this Committee. You need to guide us on this matter. Why are they seeking opinion and yet that mandate is not given to them in this Constitution. Even in the Act they are not given that mandate. view
• 21 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 21 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am happy that you have woken up in a good mood and you are lenient to me. I thank you so much. The issue I want to raise is fundamental. I did ask you to indulge me. view