John Kipsang Koech

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 31 to 41 of 41.

• 16 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this particular amendment has already been done. However, if it is the feeling of the House that in future ratification be done by Parliament, it is okay. This is a constitutional matter. I pointed out that in the Bomas Draft, this came out very well. It was recommended that all international treaties be ratified by Parliament. We are still continuing on the issue of the Constitution. If it is to be done, it must be included in the New Constitution. I want to urge hon. Members to speed up the comprehensive constitutional change. I believe ... view
• 16 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank you for that clarification. I am sure that was done. This thing must be done according to the law. So, you can see that we have done it according to the law. I think I have explained my point very clearly, that this Motion can wait until there is change in the Constitution. view
• 16 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is because the Motion is ultra vires . Even the Act that was read out by Dr. Kituyi today, does not show that Parliament has powers to do this. So, Parliament cannot usurp powers it does not have. That bit is very clear. Even in the East African Community Treaty, it is very clear. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I now want to correct something which has been blown out of proportion. The East African Court of Justice has passed its judgement, and we are not challenging that judgement. The judgement was that there ... view
• 16 May 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. The hon. Member is imputing improper motive on the Government. We follow the Constitution. We do did not have anything done improperly. That is all. view
• 16 May 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. The hon. Member is misleading the House. Negotiations for the East African Community Treaty were not done by Parliaments. They were done by the member States. view
• 11 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. The hon. Member is misleading the House and the nation. The Government is already doing something great on Lake Victoria Commission and machinery has already been set up for conservation. So, when he says--- view
• 11 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to inform the hon. Member that the Government is doing something about it. view
• 11 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to say something on the Report. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is a good Report. I appreciate the fact that various meetings were held by the Members of Parliament to discuss issues affecting human development. This Report has very good recommendations. If these recommendations were to be implemented, Kenya will realise greater mileage in development. I urge the Chairman and Members of those committees to meet the representatives of various ministries, discuss their views on those recommendations and see how best to implement them. Mr. Temporary Deputy ... view
• 31 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to join my colleagues in commenting on the Finance Bill. First and foremost, I would like to commend the Minister for Finance for working so hard 3260 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES October 31, 2006 to improve the economy of this country. The economy is now growing at more than 5 per cent per annum. This is a major achievement considering the fact that for some time, we have had an economic stagnation. I would like to encourage him to continue with these efforts, so that we can have ... view
• 26 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Mine is to say thank you because the issue has come to a conclusion. We have chosen hon. Members who will represent us in the EALA. In your wise counsel, you have shown us where we should start from so as to move forward. When I look at the names we have chosen, I see that they represent a wide part of our country. All the regions have been represented. I did not take it kindly when an hon. Member said that the mighty must have their power. I think we should not adopt a ... view
• 25 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. First, I would like to thank my colleague, Dr. Kituyi, for his budget proposal. I also want to congratulate him for coming up with very clear policies on trade and industrial promotion in this country. I also want to thank him for his negotiational abilities in different international organisations for the benefit of this country. I know this fact because I was with him in many fora to negotiate the establishment of the East African Community. Most of these policies and negotiations have helped to strengthen trade between us and other African countries. ... view