Judah ole Metito

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Entries 1171 to 1180 of 1895.

• 20 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, this really brings us to the fact that, that definition of marriage being a union between a man and a woman has really made it very clear and is in conformity with our Constitution. I am afraid to say this might disappoint those who hope that the same sex marriages will one day be legalised in this country. In the last two weeks in our neighbouring country Uganda, a Bill was passed in their Parliament and President Museveni was determined to assent to it. However, you heard the President of the United States of America (USA), Obama ... view
• 20 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, the Bill very expressly recognises marriages in different ways, like even the customary marriage and the African traditional practice of payment of dowry. Dowry has been very well defined in Clause 2 of this Bill. I heard my colleague, hon. Millie Odhiambo, saying it does not need to look like somebody is being purchased but if you look at the preliminary, Clause 2 says: “dowry” means any token of stock, goods, monies or other property given or promised in consideration of an intended marriage.” If you go up to Part XI of the Bill, it deals with ... view
• 20 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, under Part V of the Bill, in the African setting it is a reality that polygamy is as old as humanity. The current legal framework that we inherited from our colonial era neither provides an answer nor acknowledges that fact. However, this 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
• 20 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: proposed Bill as it stands now provides only for monogamous marriages and also polygamy, under the customary marriage. I want to bring the House to the attention of Clause 42(1) which says: “A marriage under this Part shall be celebrated in accordance with the customs of the communities of one or both of the parties to the intended marriage.” I think this needs to be made clear in the Third Reading because of the issue of the customs of the communities of one or both. Suppose there is no consensus between the parties on which custom to use? Is it ... view
• 20 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, however, I want to say that as somebody had said, one of the pillars of the Jubilee Manifesto is unity and this is meant to promote the tenets of the family values. So, I am sure it also goes in line with what the Jubilee team had promised Kenyans, that they will ensure that tenets of the family values are fully adhered to. Therefore, I also want to express my support in this and say it is good to have a strong family unit. This is a great opportunity for this House to go on record as ... view
• 19 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this timely Bill and I want to thank hon. Sakaja for bringing it to the House. Actually, as the Mover said, the youth of this country; between the ages of 18 and 35 years constitute about 54 per cent of the population. Actually, that tells that Kenya is a country of a young population. I want to say that this is slightly lower because I had the privilege of serving in the first ever Ministry in charge of youth affairs, as an Assistant Minister in the Ninth Parliament. The statistics were ... view
• 19 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: If you look at the Jubilee Manifesto, one of the pledges is that they will create one million jobs a year. I think when this law is passed; it is going to help it achieve that pledge. Through stimulating the economy by bringing this affirmative action to the youth, several jobs are going to be available through the economic pillar of Vision 2030. Therefore, I think this is a well and timely amendment and it should have been done long time ago. Hon. Deputy Speaker, my other observation is that in the interpretation where the name “youth” is defined, it ... view
• 18 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. Sometimes this technology here lets us down and even the one of checking in does the same thing because there is a very long queue. I think it will be prudent to have that checking in machine on every desk so that you use it to check in and also to log in when you want to speak. Hon. Speaker, I stand to support this Motion and I actually want to urge my colleagues especially my good friend hon. Mulu that these amendments are very good. Actually, I want to say that we have been bashing ... view
• 12 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. In seconding this Bill, I want to echo the sentiments of the Mover, that actually it is meant to streamline the operations within the National Police Service and also bring clear separation of roles especially when it comes to the independence of the command of the National Police Service as stipulated in the law. Those who were in the last Parliament will agree with me that we had a lot of pressure trying to meet constitutional deadlines. As much as what was stipulated in the National Accord at that time brought the framework of the Grand ... view
• 12 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: for the removal of the IG to petition the President directly and if the President finds that there are grounds for his removal, he recommends to Parliament for the removal of the IG, just the same way it is done when one wants to remove the Chief Justice. Hon. Speaker, finally because of time, Clause 17 of the principal Act that requires to be amended in the proposed amendment has been overtaken by events because it has something to deal with what is called the Service Board. This Board that comprises of the IG and his deputies will have the ... view