John Muriithi Waiganjo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 12 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Therefore, it is in the interest of the country that this House supports this Bill and passes it expeditiously. We are lucky that we are able to keep in the timelines so that our athletes continue to perform their duties. We are proud of them. I like what the previous speaker said that Kenya is a powerhouse as far as athletics is concerned. view
• 12 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: This piece of legislation has come at the right time considering that Kenyan athletes are not abusers of these drugs. In fact, we have had very few incidents, if any, where Kenyan athletes have been found to have used performance enhancing substances. Therefore, this is a Bill we need to support with the knowledge that when we do this we are not only protecting our athletes but we are also looking into the future. We are also telling our young men and women who are trying to get into the field of athletics that is does not pay to cheat ... view
• 12 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: This Bill has proposed the creation of an anti-doping agency. It is an agency that will be charged with the performance and functions that are clearly provided for in this Bill. This agency has many functions. I cannot agree more that it will require consistent funding from the Exchequer. We do not want to create an agency that will be starved of cash or will be under the mercy of the Ministry so that when they want to perform any function or any mandate given to them by this Bill they have to go begging the Ministry to fund them. ... view
• 12 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: I have also looked at conflict resolution, particularly at the Sports Tribunal whereby any decision by the agency can be appealed at the Sports Tribunal. The decision of the Sports Tribunal, therefore, can only be appealed at the international level. I was trying to look at the issues surrounding conflict resolution and prosecution of anti-doping offences before the courts. We would have probably been more specific in this Bill and indicate whether the prosecution of 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 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: the anti-doping offences should go to the Sports Tribunal or to our courts. It is important to specify so that we know if the first port of calling in matters anti-doping is the Sports Tribunal, so be it. If it is the agency that is going to determine a dispute regarding an athlete, then we know. If we say that one of the functions of the agency is to prosecute anti-doping offences before courts or the Sports Tribunal, then we are not clear on whether we have a tribunal of first instance or whether matters on anti-doping would necessarily go ... view
• 12 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I am going to do what the Member for Kesses, Hon. Jimmy Bett, wants me to do. I thank our athletes. This piece of legislation is made for their own good. It is not meant to be oppressive to them. It is meant to promote their participation in sports and protect their health and wellbeing. It is also to protect the rights, not only of the athletes, but of all the stakeholders while also creating awareness on the peril of doping. We could expand this by reflecting and having a conversation around other performance ... view
• 30 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to also debate the Land Laws (Amendment) Bill. Land being what it is in Kenya requires this kind of a law to streamline its tenure. We also need to have a land regime that is within the same Bill. I want to support the Land Law (Amendment) Bill and also be a little cautious because of some of the provisions that have been proposed in this Bill. I want to laud the Committee on Land for doing a good job. Some of the provisions that have been proposed in ... view
• 30 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: extremely wealthy with huge tracts of land and ranches. Any law that we make relating to land must mind this section of the people. We cannot legislate on matters land and leave out squatters, Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and people who are forcefully evicted from their land either because of political or traditional reasons. It is also a good time to debate about land inheritance and the people who have lost land because of certain cultural practices. We know for instance, for a long time women were not supposed to inherit land and that was the law traditionally. We also ... view
• 24 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me a chance to debate the Vetting of Judges and Magistrates (Amendment) Bill. This is a Board that has appeared before the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs on several occasions. We assessed their progress and we are satisfied that the work done by this Board is very useful not only to the country but can also be borrowed by other countries. 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
• 24 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: In fact, they have created precedent. This Board is unique because we have some foreigners serving in it. Therefore, it has acquired a wealth of experience and that is why it is important to archive their work and give them the extension so that they can prepare a good report which this House will be satisfied with. It really does not matter like the previous speaker has said how many times we have extended. The extensions have come with very good and varied reasons. Remember these are judges and magistrates who are being vetted. They are jurists and each time ... view