Dr. Joyce Cherono Laboso

All parliamentary appearances

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• 16 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: I am also looking at the quorum of two-thirds of members of the assembly as stipulated in this Bill. However, going by the record of this very House, probably, that will be asking for too much. Maybe that needs to be re-looked. view
• 16 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: I want to speak a little bit on Article 27 which talks about the number of wards. I think even as we will soon be debating the question on boundaries, it is already imagined that this number of 1,450 which has been expressly stated in Article 27 is, probably, not adequate. I appreciate the fact that we are looking for a leaner assembly. We are also looking at a better remunerated assembly. We are looking at, probably, attracting a higher calibre of aspirants for those positions. However, those numbers may not be tenable. I am looking at the example of ... view
• 16 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, on the functions of the Governor, I think it is quite expressly stated what the Governor is going to do. My only addition is on part “k” of Article 31, where he is going to be the chair of security. This is something that, probably, needs to be well thought out. It is quite easy for the President at the national level to be chairman of security, but at the county level, I am sure that there are some ethnic overtones and other issues that might make it difficult for that Governor to actually be ... view
• 16 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am particularly happy with the article on how to remove the Governor. It is not going to be easy business. Therefore, Article 34 is quite comprehensive on the steps that will be taken, that will finally not rest with the county assembly members, but with the Senate. So, I believe that, that is going to give it some level of distance. view
• 16 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, Article 36 is very progressive and gender friendly, in the sense that it is asking for gender equality. This means that we will have equal ministers from either gender. I think that is to be applauded and emulated by the other Arms of Government. view
• 16 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in Article 48, I think the county government has also been given some latitude in decentralizing further. They have an opportunity of decentralizing further even up to the village elders. So, that is good because each county will look at their needs and decide whether they want to devolve further. view
• 16 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, Article 85 on citizens participation, again, is a new concept that even as the Government and Parliament, we are beginning to get to grips with. It is good that even at the county level we have expressly stated that citizens are going to participate in their own governance. view
• 16 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, Article 96 is on civic education. I think that this one even needs to begin straightaway. I think as soon as this Bill is passed, civic education must begin immediately, because the people in rural areas really do not understand what this whole idea is. They are really looking forward to information. They want to know what is a Governor and Senator and what they are going to do. They want to know what the government at the local level is actually going to look like. view
• 16 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, Article 100 is on county planning. Again, this has got be taken very seriously. We must have very clear principles and objectives of how that planning is going to happen, so that an overzealous Governor may not decided to, again, go back to the dark days of making roadside pronouncements on development. We want them to be very clear. view
• 16 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to support the Bill and hope that its implementation will be as has been expressed in the Bill. view