Johana Ngeno Kipyegon

All parliamentary appearances

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• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this particular amendment. I can see my friend hon. Ng’ongo is shocked. One thing I must appreciate is the fact that this is not a creation of law. It is an amendment of the already existing law; Cap.99. Therefore, when we try to bring in issues of whether it is constitutional or not, I think we are actually contradicting what is already in existence. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Chapter Two of the Constitution states clearly the national symbols and national days. I think there was a reason why the drafters ... view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, in this particular amendment I think I need to make it clear that we are not talking about county governments. Anybody who actually purports to speak for or against the county governments, we are actually specifically specifying those particular individuals who are supposed to be flying the flag. Those people who are not within that bracket, including me, as a Member of National Assembly; will be excluded and it will be illegal for them to fly that flag. We are only talking about the President and Deputy President. When we are referring to this, we are ... view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: I would also want to make reference to so many other factors which make us one, as a nation. We do not wish to make laws which do not even attract respect for this particular House. When we make reference to emblems--- The same Act does not only talk about emblems, but also about names and flags. Therefore, when we make reference to other names, which of course, I do not even wish to mention – I do not intend to remove names from some people; they can call themselves any other names they wish to be known by. What ... view
• 4 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. I rise to support these nominees. view
• 4 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I am getting threatened by the Members of ODM who are asking me why I am sitting on this side. They should also remember that I was once a Member of ODM and I used to be a very happy Member until they destroyed the party. view
• 4 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I would like to say that I feel threatened. I want to support this Motion by saying that I sat in the Committee which vetted the nominees we are talking about. When I sat in that Committee, I looked at the proposed Chairperson as somebody who is experienced, articulate and somebody we felt before we made that decision that she would steer this Commission to the highest level. Mind you, she is the first woman to hold the position of the Chairperson. I expect even my close friend here to support that. view
• 4 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, we must understand that this Commission has a bit of history which has made us suspicious. We wanted a chairperson and commissioners who understand human rights in the African context, and not people who just look at human rights from the academic point of view. We also wanted people who know and feel that they belong to this country, and understand human rights in our country. view
• 4 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: We have had several issues with some of the members of this Commission. One point which has become very clear is the question of the International Criminal Court (ICC). It has not been very clear whether the Commissioners were involved in the coaching and recruiting of witnesses and that sort of thing. We wanted to remove that doubt, so that we have a Commission that will not be partisan. Although we have this other question of regional balancing, I must say that I was also very disappointed as a Member who comes from a marginalized region when we had to ... view
• 4 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I just want to shorten my contribution by saying that the issue of gay marriages also came up when we were interviewing these nominees for these positions. Although it is a very hot issue, there were some people who were proposed to be commissioners who handled this matter seriously and convinced us that they were going to defend our culture and norms on this Commission. view
• 4 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: I know my friend, hon. Kang’ata, is very happy. We also felt that this is a community and a country that must abide by the law, the Constitution and at the same time abide by the customs and traditions of this country. We cannot lean towards the wishes and whims of the Western countries. The previous Commissioners tended to lean towards the cultures of the white man. view