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• 9 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, remember Hon. Bowen. I rise to second. For the very reasons Hon. David has given, I want to plead with the Committee. This is an amendment that can only help so that there is continuity. It will help us begin this process of continuity even as we do it in other laws, because there must be an engine left to continue some work. view
• 9 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: My last point is that we are talking about the next general elections now and the term of the commission has expired. If it was staggered, we would not be in the sort of quandary that we are now beginning to quarrel over. Continuity is good and that engine must always be a reference point. view
• 9 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, my view is not contrary because I wanted to be clear. My view and that of many Kenyans has been that this particular activity has gone on for a bit too long. There are too many judges and magistrates who have been victimized through this process and to give these people an open ended cheque - in fact to say that they will continue as long as the cases are not finalized – is not good. In our wisdom when we formed this body, we thought time was sufficient. This is not the first time we ... view
• 9 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you. 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
• 7 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: On a point of order. view
• 7 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, this is just out of curiosity. I know that you have a legal mind and you have been a magistrate. Would it be in order for me to ask you to clarify the rights of inmates? The Petition that you have just read to the House seems to be a petition where persons under incarceration are wishing to direct the Government on how to run its affairs. Those are people in jail. Would it be fair to ask whether they have a right to seek that direction? It seems to me that we may be misusing this particular ... view
• 7 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: from the public. If these wishes are granted, it means prisoners are directing how the Government serves the general public. I need to know if that is a right that prisoners can enjoy. The curious one is the issue about number plates. Where do inmates see number plates? These are people who have been in prison for more than seven years. My understanding of incarceration is just that. You are away from public activities. We need to be careful not to misuse the Floor of this House and taxpayers’ money to reward wrong things. I would really wish that, that ... view
• 7 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to support and make my contribution. In supporting, I want to raise some issues with the approach taken by the Committee. I believe in questioning the viability, or even the sensibility of this Commission. We have had this Commission but it was one of those things we were doing to attempt to deal with issues of corruption. It was a stop-gap measure before we got our new Constitution. I hear your sentiments and I am in agreement that, maybe, it is just the right time not to renew the term of this Commission. It ... view
• 7 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: mess with the war against corruption, then it will mess up your job as the Speaker of the National Assembly. It should be a lawyer of integrity or the Chief Justice, somebody who has something to do and has something to lose if they implement a bad policy. Much of the work is done by technical staff. There is this problem of commissions which you are seeing. You have commissioners all over doing tendering and all kinds of things. We are creating a big problem. We are sowing a big seed that we may not be able, as a country, ... view
• 7 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: and we see their composition, so that it is done once and for all. The Executive has expressed a will to fight corruption. Let us help them. Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view