John Muriithi Waiganjo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 17 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: Therefore, we already have advocates who are in the Panel of the Chief Justice and I want to thank them. Those are the advocates who handle pro bono matters which are normally handled without pay. Even if they are given stipends, you can imagine the matters that they handle. Pro bono lawyers are normally given to murder suspects. Robbery with violence suspects do not have legal representation, but the sentence is the same, which is death. If we do not have a law of this nature, then we leave these rights of suspects to pro bono lawyers, who are also ... view
• 17 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: people to be accredited to give legal aid should be the advocates who are already in the Panel of the Chief Justice giving pro bono services. The accreditation of the service providers is an important aspect of this Bill because we have a lot of groups that offer legal aid. Some of them are genuine while others are fake. We have good ones like the Federation of Women Lawyers in Kenya (FIDA) who have done a lot of work for the women of this country. Unfortunately, we do not have any agency that supports men in this regard. We already ... view
• 10 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: I am afraid, Hon. Speaker. I had logged in to contribute to the Legal Aid Bill. I have nothing to say on this Bill. view
• 12 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: I support the Committee’s amendment. This particular Clause is simply meant to restrict the CJ on matters of making regulations. If the Bill was left the way it was before this amendment, then the CJ would be at liberty to make any regulation. Of course, I support so that this House, through its Committee on Delegated Legislation, can look through such regulations to confirm that they are in tandem with the statutory instruments. Thank you. view
• 12 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: There cannot be a better amendment than this. We are living at a time when our Magistrates’ Courts, even though presided over by the Chief Magistrates--- There is 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
• 12 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: nothing more annoying than when a court is slated to start at 9.00 a.m. it starts at 10.00 a.m., and then breaks at noon. In the afternoon, the court is said to start at 2.30 p.m. but starts at 4.00 p.m. Even the language the magistrates use in court and the manner in which they treat litigants, advocates and even members who go to court to observe the proceedings is not good. There is need for a code of conduct for our magistrates. I support this amendment. view
• 12 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. My view is that Section 26 of the Environment and Land Court Act is the one that we are amending. Therefore, what we mean is that the CJ may now gazette magistrates. This was at the domain of the High Court. So, the CJ will gazette magistrates who now can preside over the Environment and Land Courts. This is because it used to be the domain of the High Court, but I would want to listen to the view of the Chairman on this. view
• 12 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I support this amendment. It is a fundamental amendment because we have increasingly seen advocates and litigants in our courts that have no interest in finalising their matters asking for unnecessary adjournments. Those adjournments have escalated into ways of making more money. First of all, you pay adjournment fees and throw away cost. We have also seen succession matters staying in court for decades. We still have matters relating to the estate of Mr. Mbiyu Koinange and Mr. J.M. Kariuki. So, it is unacceptable. This amendment says that all matters must be concluded within 12 months. ... view
• 12 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: Duties of a Registrar can be carried out very effectively by an advocate of the High Court of Kenya. We are not reducing the expertise because a Judge of the High Court has equal footing actually with an advocate of the High Court. For me, the amendment as proposed by the Chair is completely in order. In any case, it is going to give more advocates time to handle matters that can be handled by the Registrar. view
• 12 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I agree with the Member for Homa Bay on the penalties he prescribes for contempt of court. First and foremost, he has explained very well that the contempt of court does not remove one from the realm of criminal liability. Therefore, when we talk about assault, that can be handled through criminal courts, but contempt of court, since it is dealt with by the judge instantly--- There is a charge sheet on contempt. We do not again want to penalize a person who, perhaps, gets angry in court and clicks, then he or she is held ... view