Judah ole Metito

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Entries 961 to 970 of 1895.

• 20 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, the Constitution talks of preserving forests, wetlands, rivers, hills, mountains, conservation of biological diversities, access to genetic resources among others, but I want to call upon the enforcement agencies to involve communities when they try to define these areas. Just last week we received a petition from the people of Tana River County because the forest areas, where they have been grazing, have been earmarked for gazettement, and it is happening in other areas. So, as much as we try to conserve the environment which is actually an obligation to all of us, it is good that we ... view
• 19 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. I also want to take this opportunity, on my own behalf and on behalf of the people of Kajiado South, to send my condolences 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 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: and sympathies to the family, friends and the people of Homa Bay for the very sudden demise of our brother, Senator Otieno Kajwang’. I have known the late Senator Otieno Kajwang’ since 2003, when I joined this House. That was his second term and we served in the last Cabinet. We were the last political ministers to be appointed to the Cabinet. I can say that he was a very humble, honest and democratic leader. As many have said, he was fearless and he did not really shy away from saying the truth or from speaking his mind. It has ... view
• 19 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me the opportunity to support this Bill. This Bill has two aspects. First, it is going to be one of the very radical Bills in reforming the correctional institutions, namely, prisons. Secondly, it is going to be one of the most expensive Bills to implement. This Bill is meant to operationalise Article 29(f) of the Constitution that provides that people have a right not to be treated or punished in a cruel, inhuman or degrading manner. If you look at Article 51(1), it talks of the rights of persons held in custody, ... view
• 19 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: reforms. Clause 7(1)(g) up to Clause 8 talk of the right to communicate with their families or other person of one’s choice using phones in cells. This is currently not allowed. Therefore, you are allowed to communicate to whoever you want and the right to communicate with your advocate privately. Clause 8 provides for the right to communicate whether by telephone or other means to any person. Those are very good reforms, but these are rights to persons who have been detained in most cases for some wrong doing. We need to look into it. Maybe the relevant Departmental Committee ... view
• 19 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: In this case, prisoners may choose prisons. For example, instead of going to Lodwar, they may prefer to be in a prison in Nairobi, on medical grounds. I conclude by saying that I support this Bill. It is in the right direction in terms of reforming our correctional institutions. As it has been noted by the Mover of the Bill, at the end of it, the enactment of this Bill shall cause additional expenditure of public funds provided through the annual estimates. It is expensive, but we have no option because it is required in the Constitution. view
• 18 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I have four points in support of this Motion. First, the commitment made by the nominee before the Committee is that she is going to ensure there is staff balancing. I know we have a shortage of teachers, but the few we have, need to be redistributed well. Secondly, she also talked of going to engage the Salaries and Remuneration Commission to see whether this unnecessary industrial action now and then is avoided through upgrading of the teachers’ salary. The third issue that she talked about before the Committee is performance contracting. She said ... view
• 18 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: 30 Tuesday 18th November, 2014 view
• 18 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: I support. view
• 12 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I also rise to support the Petition by hon. Dukicha. The relevant Committee needs to invite the Ministry to discuss this matter. Ministry officials are going round the country and gazetting some areas as forests and others as wetland areas. It would be irresponsible of them to gazette such lands without consulting the communities on the ground. Some of those areas have, for a very long time, stood out to be the only livelihoods of those communities. view