Joyce was born in abject poverty. In 2012, she suspended her PhD studies to concentrate. In 1985-1996 she participated in the translation of the bible to Turkana language. Previously, Joyce worked with the United Nations Children and Oxfam Kenya and was actively involved with the community. She puts education empowerment on top of her list in her quest to transform Turkana County. She also believes that without security, there cannot be any development and therefore has been very vocal on issues of security in her parliamentary debates.
14 Oct 2015 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move:- THAT, the Bill be amended by deleting Clause 37 and substituting therefor the following clause:- Officers of a House of 37. (1) Every officer of a House of Parliament shall, for the Parliament to have powers of police officer purposes of this Act and of the application of the provisions of the criminal law, have all the powers and enjoy all the privileges of a police officer. (2) In this section, “officer of a House of Parliament” means any officer acting within the precincts of Parliament under the orders of the Speaker.” ...
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14 Oct 2015 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 41 of the Bill be amended— (a) in sub-clause (1) by deleting the words “the National Assembly’’ appearing immediately after the words “Speaker of” and substituting therefor the words “either House of Parliament”; (b) by deleting sub-clause (3) and substituting therefor the following subclause— “(3) The Code of Conduct regulating the conduct of Members of the respective House of Parliament shall be as set out in the Fourth Schedule.” (c) in sub-clause (4) by deleting the words “and Code of Conduct” appearing immediately after the words “copies of orders”; This ...
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14 Oct 2015 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move:- THAT, the Bill be amended by inserting the following new Part immediately after Clause 18— PART IVB—OFFICE OF STANDARDS AND ETHICS Establishment 18A. (1) There is established the Office of Standards of Office. and Ethics in each House of Parliament as an office in the Parliamentary Service. (2) The Office shall be headed by an Administrator who shall be— (a) nominated for appointment by the Parliamentary Service Commission through a competitive recruitment process; (b) vetted by the relevant Committee of Powers and Privileges; and (c) approved for appointment by the relevant House ...
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Functions of the 18B. The Administrator shall— Administrator. (a) on receipt of a formal complaint from any person or on the recommendation of the relevant Committee of Powers and Privileges, investigate any information or allegation of alleged breaches of parliamentary privilege or the Code of Conduct for Members of Parliament; (b) report to the Committee of Powers and Privileges at the conclusion of investigations for the Committee to consider and make recommendations to the House; and (c) maintain a register of interests declared by The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of ...
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Members of Parliament.
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14 Oct 2015 in National Assembly:
Administrator’s term of 18C. (1) The Administrator holds office for a term of office and remuneration. six years and is not eligible for re-appointment. (2) The terms and conditions of service for the Administrator shall be specified in the instrument of his or her appointment.
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Removal from office. 8D. (1) The Administrator may be removed from office for— (a) a serious violation of the Constitution, including a contravention of Chapter Six; (b) gross misconduct; (c) physical infirmity or mental incapacity to discharge his or her functions; (d) incompetence; or (e) bankruptcy. (2) A person desiring the removal of the Administrator on any ground specified in subsection (1) may present a petition to the relevant House of Parliament setting out the alleged facts constituting that ground. (3) The Committee of Powers and Privileges of the relevant House shall consider the petition and make recommendations to the ...
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discipline of Members. The office is to investigate formal allegations against any Member and report to the relevant Committee of Powers and Privileges. The office is to be headed by an administrator who is to have the same qualifications as that of a judge of the High Court. The establishment of the office will---
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14 Oct 2015 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move:- THAT, the Bill be amended by inserting the following new schedules immediately after the Second Schedule—
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