Jude L. Kangethe Njomo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 1 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I indicated that about half of the eligible voters turned out to vote. That is a dismal percentage because we would have expected more people to vote. It is very difficult to tell that all those people who are demonstrating voted. Many did not vote because only 50 per cent of eligible voters participated in elections. I, however, stand to be corrected. If the BVRs would be domiciled at the Registrar of Persons, the only expense to be incurred by the IEBC would be to train officials in that office on how to register people. It would ... view
• 1 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: given points during activities such as the physical exercise and if you win, you are given certain points. A person who voted should also be given some points so that they have an upper hand when they are competing for some positions. If the Kenya Police are recruiting, those who voted in the last general election should have an advantage over those who did not. This is because those who voted helped to put that Government in power or remove the Government that they did not want. They exercised their civic rights and have interest in the running of the ... view
• 1 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Deputy Speaker. view
• 1 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Hon. Dawood has really struggled to understand the thinking behind this Motion. First and foremost, I would like to inform him that the Motion is asking the Committee to come up with persuasive measures, to persuade the voter to register. They will come up with many of them but the one that I quoted was, if the Government is recruiting, then those who have voted will have an advantage. This does not mean that those who did not vote will not get employed. Those who will have IDs will have an advantage just like you ... view
• 1 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am under extreme pressure to donate some minutes to Members who feel that they have something to say. I will be magnanimous enough to donate one-and-a-half minutes to Mhe. Letimalo, Member for Samburu East; one-and- a-half minutes to Hon. Tiya Galgalo and one minute to Hon. Anami. view
• 1 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I thank Members for the support they have shown on this Motion. I would like to clarify something that has been stressing some Members about persuading voters. “Persuading” does not mean handouts. In the dictionary 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
• 1 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: “persuading” means “Cause someone to do something through reasoning or argument.” This is what we are trying to do. We use argument and reasoning to convince our citizenry that it is their right to register as voters. We persuade them in many ways as Members have suggested. If we make our ID registration to be a simple process where somebody goes to registrar and gets their ID freely, that will also encourage him to get his voter registration card. If we do voter registration at the point where the ID is being issued, it is going to make it simpler ... view
• 1 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Therefore, the citizenry or those who would like to be employed will feel obliged and have a duty to register and vote because they have an interest and want to be part and parcel of the Government. With those few remarks, I wish to thank every Member who participated in this debate and call upon all the citizens who have not been registered as voters to do so within the short time remaining. Please do not wait until the last minute because the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) machines can fail on the last day. For those who are being transported ... view
• 1 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I beg to reply. view
• 25 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, aware that the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is currently conducting countrywide mass voter registration, further aware that this activity forms an integral component of democracy and specifically the exercise of universal suffrage, appreciating the fact that as elected national leaders, Members of Parliament are key stakeholders in the process, concerned that unlike in the previous dispensation where the Executive as part of the House, would regularly apprise the House on progress of such activities, concerned that Parliament is oblivious of the current progress, further concerned of ... view