James Orengo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 3471 to 3480 of 4273.

• 23 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, secondly, the fact that a Member of Parliament maybe involved in any misconduct is not necessarily grand corruption. I think, time and again, the Commission under its present leadership thinks that when it puts a Member of Parliament into trouble, it is dealing with corruption. That is a misguided strategy. We want to hear of the billions that have been taken away over the years, the last ten or 15 years. We do not want to hear about Kshs3 million or Kshs10 million. We want to hear about the billions; many people who have come ... view
• 23 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: “Parliament shall enact legislation to establish an independent Ethics and Anti- Corruption Commission, which shall be and have the status and powers of a commission under Chapter 15 for purposes of ensuring compliance with and enforcement of the provisions of this chapter”. There is nothing in the Constitution, which says that this particular body is so unique that it must be given prosecutorial powers to deal with corruption. Indeed, when you look at the provisions that relate to the National Police Service, there is a more direct mandate given to the Police Service to deal with corruption. Article 244(b) states ... view
• 23 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: In saying this, I wanted to refer to a very important provision in the Constitution, which is Article 33. It would be important for the Members of Parliament that in the exercise of freedom of expression and the current director is very fond of exercising his right of freedom of expression, that in exercising that right, there is a limitation which says:- view
• 23 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: “In the exercise of the right of freedom of expression, every person, shall respect the rights and reputation of others” So that before you have a case against anybody, you should carry your investigations in the office and do everything that is possible. But when you come to the public, you must come with some evidence which is translated into a prosecution. Because there are some people who live by their reputation; the fact that your name has been publicized all over means that already you lose your reputation and you have to suffer the consequences. I think the Minister ... view
• 23 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, if you look at the Standing Orders, you will see that this is in respect of personal conduct. However, if you talk about someone who holds public office in his public conduct, then that is the business of this House. view
• 18 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think the Minister has stated very clearly, the reasons why an extension is justified. I think at the beginning there were debates and conversations relating to whether or not that mechanism of truth telling, reconciliation and justice, would work within the Kenyan context. I want to say that in the latter part of the proceedings of that Commission, particularly the public hearings, it has shown quite clearly that the mere process of truth telling is an appropriate part of an appropriate mechanism of dealing with events and injustices of the past. Therefore, without taking ... view
• 18 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. I undertook to support this Bill and I rise up to be counted. The thing that I like about this Bill is that it places a duty upon the holders of these unclaimed assets, that they have to make an attempt or make efforts to try and trace the owners of these assets. So, view
• 10 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to second the Bill. I thank the Minister for bringing this Bill in time; in any case, before 27th August this year as required by the Constitution of Kenya and, particularly, the relevant schedule. I would like to thank the Minister for saying, right from the outset, that should there be any part of the Bill that Members are not happy with, then during the Third Reading, amendments can be discussed. This is a very important Bill and everything possible should be done to ensure that we have a Bill ... view
• 10 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I can chew gum and walk at the same time. view
• 10 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I was saying that these rights were not granted by the State and are not limited to those that are enumerated in Chapter 4; that should be well understood because some people are fond of just waiving the Bill of Rights, and thinking that is all there is. At least in the Constitution that we had before its amendment when we were saying discrimination on the ground of sex was unconstitutional, or was not within the dignity of man as expressed in many of the universal instruments; the tendency was to say that it was ... view