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• 26 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I want to plead with my colleagues, that coming from where we came from in 2007, ten years is nothing. We must put sanctions on crime to deter crime. If you know that you will be barred for five years versus ten years, you would rather think that five years is nothing. We are a nation that is trying to improve. Now that the courts are being vetted and are improving, they will not be victimizing people unnecessarily. This notion that a criminal still has a right to contest in future; that the sooner they finish ... view
• 26 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: I support. view
• 26 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, just a quick one. This particular law is very important. We have also gone ahead, just to inform hon. Gumbo, to put it in some laws which are coming before us maybe tonight. However, it is very important just to give one example. In the ongoing football elections, some people are being denied chances of contesting because somebody in the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) does not like them. So, we are saying that all regulations from now and in future, in any law we make, must come here for scrutiny and approval by Members of Parliament. view
• 26 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I want to convince hon. Kimunya. What we are trying to cure here is a scenario that on the eve of nominations, you can use your influence wherever you are to make the commission make a particular regulation which affects just your opponent. What stops the commission from being prepared for elections six months before? They are required to submit the names within 90 days anyway. What is wrong with this? I want to plead with hon. Kimunya. view
• 26 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I plead that we only have a few hours. Whatever we are passing here must go to the Attorney- General and to the President for signature tonight by midnight. I only pleading that you shorten the interventions and debate. We are here because we are trying to beat some deadline. view
• 26 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady this amendment is that which seeks to gag the media through the backdoor. These opinion polls are done by media agencies and we cannot be in the business of denying the media freedom of expression. view
• 26 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I support and since the mood of the House is supporting, could you just put the question? view
• 25 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady. In that case, could you suggest the way forward because Mr. Mbadi’s amendment is a consequential one? It is an amendment which is arising because of an amendment which has been carried. Could you give us the way forward because the Bill is rather big? view
• 25 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you Madam Temporary Chairperson. I would like to support the amendment by Martha Karua. We know, for the reasons advanced by hon. Kioni, that what we are trying to establish is a new Commission. We need order as we do it so that we do not appear as if we are after something when we are not. I want to support her. view
• 24 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to thank the Minister. I will never sit on the left side of the Speaker’s eye again. view