James Ndungu Gethenji

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• 12 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: security for neighbouring communities, who can participate in that venture which is not military in itself, but research, development and academic. The amendment by Hon. Kiragu is welcome. We have also been crying for the same for many years in terms of supporting military industrialisation and research in KDF. view
• 12 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 4 of the Bill be amended— (a) in paragraph (a) by inserting the words “and National Assembly” immediately after the word “President”; (b) in paragraph (b) by inserting the words “and report thereon to the President and the National Assembly” immediately after the words “defence matters”; (c) by deleting paragraph (c) and substituting therefor the following new paragraph — “(c) by deleting paragraph (h) and substituting therefor the following new paragraph— (h) submit an annual report, in writing, to the President and National Assembly which shall include— (i) the work ... view
• 12 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: (ii) the expenditure of the Ministry and the Services by the Principal Secretary in the Ministry; and (iii) such other recommendations as he or she may consider appropriate. Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, the Committee deliberated severally on all the amendments which are presented as Committee amendments to the Bill. The net effect of the clause, before we amended it as a Committee, was to remove the role of Parliament in oversight, contrary to Articles 94 and 95 of the Constitution. Our proposed amendment to this clause, which is in the Order Paper, seeks to retain the oversight role of the ... view
• 12 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I am surprised that Hon. Wamalwa, who is a member of the Committee, is making that suggestion. We spent almost four days in Mombasa deliberating over the various amendments, the net effects and the amendments that we subsequently brought, which were curing some ills in the amended Bill. What we did in our Report and proposals is that we identified the net effect of each of the amendments that we were bringing. This is because the net effect may only be in one subsection and not in the entire clause. So, the justifications we are bringing ... view
• 12 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move:- 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
• 12 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: THAT, Clause 5 of the Bill be amended by inserting the words “to an employee of the Ministry” immediately after the word “Act”. The Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations had other amendments to Clause 5. The net effect of the amendment that was in the original amendment Bill was to give the CS the discretion to decide who to delegate his or her powers to. The current provision in the Act has the potential to erode the civilian oversight over the KDF. view
• 12 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: However, Clause 5 does not cure that mischief that it intended to cure as the amendment is still ambiguous and does not bar the CS from delegating to military officers, which will erode civilian oversight role over the military in the Ministry of Defence. Therefore, our proposed amendments to Clause 5 seek to do just that; to cure this by providing that the CS may delegate only to an employee of the Ministry. That is only among civilian staff at the Ministry of Defence. This will then cure any cross-linkage that the CS may create by delegating her powers and ... view
• 12 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 9 of the Bill be deleted and substituted therefor with the following new clause— Amendment of 9. Section 17 of the principal Act is amended by — section 17 of No. 25 (a) inserting the words “in line with the chain of of 2012. command” immediately after the words “responsible for”; (b) deleting paragraph (b). The justification for the amendment that is brought by the Committee is similar to the one we had for Clause 5 but within the line of the military. Clause 9 seeks to give Service Commanders ... view
• 12 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: 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
• 12 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 11 of the Bill be amended by inserting the words “in times of war, emergency, or during extraneous security circumstances” immediately after the words “one year”; view