John Muriithi Waiganjo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 19 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I want to support the Chairman of the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee on this one. First of all, we cannot mix two regimes. We cannot mix the Criminal Procedure Code and the Civil Procedure Code. Secondly, we may prejudice other proceedings if we do not delete this clause. For instance, it says “all other inconsistent subsisting orders and proceedings other than criminal proceedings commenced by any written law shall be suspended”. How do we suspend proceedings other than the ones under this Act? Why should we do that? In my view, we may ... view
• 19 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you very much. This is a great day. Parliament should stand proud. This is a very important piece of legislation. The next step is to make sure that most Kenyans are aware of this piece of legislation so that whenever there is domestic violence, they can run with this Bill. We already know that there is escalating violence within our domestic setups. This Bill has widened the scope of people with view
• 19 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: . I am happy. 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
• 19 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: I hope that Kenyans, wherever they are, appreciate what the House has done today, so that they do not associate us only with bad things. When we do something good, we need to pat ourselves on the back. view
• 19 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 17 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, in my view, for most part, I agree with the Chairman on the amendments. In sub-clause 1, there is something called “reasonable suspicion.” When he substitutes that, it gives us a balance in law to say “reasonable suspicion” as against “has reason to believe.” In “c”, deletion of religious leaders: It is very difficult nowadays to know who a religious leader is. Until we define “religious leaders,” we cannot risk putting it here. In sub-clause 3, by inserting “to be concealed” in itself, it does not entirely dilute the substance of that Clause. I support the ... view
• 17 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Yes, thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. Apparently, I would want to inform the Member for Kibra that there is a concise description of “domestic relationship” and we have also defined “stocking”. So, his fears must be allayed. There is no way a person who has been in a domestic relationship stops being in that kind of a relationship as far as this Act is concerned. So, I want to support the Chairman on these amendments and inform the Member for Kibra that “domestic relationship” is clearly and well defined in this Act. “Stocking” is also well defined. If The ... view
• 17 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: you part ways with your spouse you do not necessarily, for purposes of this Act, stop being in a domestic relationship. view
• 17 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: I am fully with the Chairperson on this. view
• 17 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I support because if not amended then it proposes that once you are served with summons and an order, that in itself will provoke a process of your arrest and arraignment to court and yet 23 explains very well instances where you can be arrested in contravention of Section 25. Section 31(2) also explains why that order should be explained to you. I, therefore, fully support the Chairperson on this amendment. view