James Ndungu Gethenji

All parliamentary appearances

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• 12 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Members of the Committee were moved by the touching stories that we have had in the past, and the selfless service that members of the KDF render to this country. view
• 12 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move:- THAT, clause 33 of the Bill be amended— (a) by deleting the words “reasonable time” and substituting therefor the words “ninety days”; (b) in subsection (8) by — (i) inserting the words “or the Service Commander” immediately after the words “Defence Council” wherever they appear; (ii) deleting the words “reasonable time” and substituting therefor the words “fourteen days”; view
• 12 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: The Committee felt, and I think it was prudent, that it was good to clarify the length of time after which a serviceman, a servicewoman or an officer, who wishes to resign from the KDF, would have to wait post handing in their written resignation to the Service Commander or the Defence Council. It defines the amount of time they have to wait to hear back. The previous amendment only provided for an ambiguous and amorphous “reasonable time” for the Service Commander or the Defence Council to revert to that particular person. So, the proposed amendment seeks to remove the ... view
• 12 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, the amount of days was debated severally in the Committee. It was felt that there is a legal precedent in law. view
• 12 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: I will not be moved. view
• 12 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, do you want me to share my thoughts. view
• 12 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: There is a precedent in law. If you go to court or in any civil transition, 90 days is the typical period within which to revert even in conveyancing. In addition, this is the military. It is not civilian practice. There is a situation where you may have a very good officer, who, for personal or emotional reasons, may wish to resign. That can be resolved within a period of 90 days where he has to report to the Service Commander or the Defence Council. The Defence Council can then convene a meeting, look into the situation, convince the officer ... view
• 12 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: So, we agreed on a period of 90 days within which to manoeuvre. Also in terms of handing over facilities, equipment and so on, 90 days was felt adequate. view
• 12 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move:- THAT, the Bill be amended by deleting Clause 34. I am not a foreteller of events, but I can almost guarantee you we will have no objection to this particular deletion. The proposed amendment in the Bill gives the President powers to order auxiliary reserve forces to be part of the KDF, which in effect, and as was observed by the Members of the Committee, may arguably give room for the militarisation of the Kenya Forest Service (KFS), the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) and the National Youth Service (NYS). Further, pursuant to ... 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