Jeremiah Ngayu Kioni

All parliamentary appearances

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• 29 Apr 2021 in National Assembly: When we were doing part of the 2010 Constitution, I was part of a delegation that went to Murang’a. We went to visit the late Hon. John Michuki and he was against Artice 1(2) of the Constitution. He kept asking if we were sure we wanted to give sovereignty to the people, which they can exercise through elected leaders or directly. Eventually, he was persuaded by the President and he agreed to support the Constitution. What we are now worried about is what he told us to be careful about then, but it has come to help us because we ... view
• 29 Apr 2021 in National Assembly: Many of us have made contributions that can find themselves in courts of law if we do not attempt to give an alternative view to those arguments. One of them is that this is a popular initiative and it is brought to us via Article 257 of the Constitution. Parliament is empowered or given the role of enacting legislation to give effect to Article 257 of the Constitution, but that power does not allow Parliament to take over. We cannot give ourselves power that is not enshrined in the Constitution. view
• 29 Apr 2021 in National Assembly: There is also the issue of the role of Parliament in the Bill we have today. It is true and it has happened. Typographical errors can be dealt with so long as we do not change the form of the Bill or its contents in any way. Hon. Speaker, as you pointed out to us in the morning, this Constitution (Amendment) Bill has typographical errors, but those errors do not kill this document. They can be left if we think we are going to argue for no good reason. view
• 29 Apr 2021 in National Assembly: There is the argument that some of the amendments are unconstitutional. There is nothing unconstitutional in what we are doing. You can always make a proposal to amend the Constitution and the proposal can never be unconstitutional for as long as it has been made by people who have the sovereign power, the Wanjikus of this country. So, whatever is before us cannot be unconstitutional because the sovereign power is with Wanjiku, and not with the Judiciary or Parliament or the Executive. It is important to point out that these are issues that were argued and one can always speak ... view
• 29 Apr 2021 in National Assembly: It is also important to point out that we can pay attention to the way this Bill has been titled. It is titled as “Bill for Act to amend the Constitution by a Popular Initiative.” It is not titled as “Bill for Act of Parliament….” because this is not an Act of Parliament. This is a Bill for an Act to amend the Constitution in line with the popular initiative. It is also important to point that out. It brings out the wishes of the people directly and not the wishes of those of us seated here today. view
• 29 Apr 2021 in National Assembly: It is also important to say that we never bring amendments to an amending Act. It is important to know that we will be trying to implement what is contained in this Bill and once it is done, we do not revoke it, but it becomes a spent document always available for us to refer to. All that is contained in this document will be superimposed on the existing Constitution. 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
• 29 Apr 2021 in National Assembly: There is the issue of the referendum. Again, there are those who have argued that we needed multiple choices. But again, in the 2010 Constitution, we used one question which was a “yes” or “no”. So, we do not need to belabour that issue for too long. There is the question of 70 constituencies. I must agree entirely with the presentation that was made by Mheshimiwa Kabinga. He made it easy for Kenyans to understand. They were not created arbitrarily. There is a reason. In fact, a formula was used. The promoters picked this because it is an issue that ... view
• 29 Apr 2021 in National Assembly: here. They will have been elected like we will have been elected. I think it is only fair that we also align that fact. There is another inclusion that people have fought about. It is the issue of professional fees being charged. That is harmonising the same. Again, it is the sovereignty of the people to determine any Article in the Constitution that is supreme. It is not unprofessional to harmonise the fees, that is, the national Government and the county governments to charge the same. As I conclude, let me jump to issues that have been canvassed by some ... view
• 28 Apr 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I want to thank the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, for this point of order and point out that earlier on in the term of this Parliament, I filed a petition on behalf of the people of Ndaragwa, who desired a variation of a boundary, so that we can create a headquarter, an area that we have occupied since 1946. The direction that I was given is that I needed to go through the due procedure so that the Kenya Forest Service eventually recommends the petition to the House. I have ... view
• 23 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Ndaragwa, JP): Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I support the Petition by Hon. Duale. In addition, I also ask that the Committee pays a visit to the dump sites in the slum areas of this country. We have Kenyans there who are not known even by names. It is useful for us to extend to them the same service. Thank you. view