18 Dec 2014 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, we are setting precedent in this Parliament under the new Constitution. We need to have Special Sittings for special matters. If the Leader of Majority Party just writes a letter to the Speaker requesting for Special Sitting, tomorrow, he might have a wedding for a second wife and he might call us here for a special sitting. We will not allow this Parliament to be misused by the Leader of Majority Party by calling us here to do business that is not urgent or exceptional in any way. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for ...
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11 Dec 2014 in National Assembly:
Thank you, hon. Speaker. I stand to oppose this amendment Bill. What I would like to say is that it is very good that people are talking about a bipartisan 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.
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11 Dec 2014 in National Assembly:
approach. It is very important that we go that way as it has been suggested by the Leader of Majority Party. If we do not go that way what I can say is that these amendments can only be described as a poisoned chalice. This is a very dangerous medicine that the Chairman of the Committee and the Government want to serve to Kenyans. If these amendments pass as they are, this country will witness darkness at noon. They will see darkness at midday. This country was given sunshine by the new Constitution that was promulgated in 2010. If these ...
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11 Dec 2014 in National Assembly:
The Inspector-General of police has four years to serve and there are ways and means in the Constitution that are stipulated if you want to remove the Inspector-General of police; that gives him tenure. I am wondering why the hon. Member today spoke in English; he normally speaks in Kiswahili. Maybe he misunderstood me. He did not know what I am talking about. I was speaking in English.
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11 Dec 2014 in National Assembly:
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11 Dec 2014 in National Assembly:
I am saying this is a regime that is allergic to anything like tenure of office. Very soon they will come for you hon. Speaker. You will hear that the hon. Speaker should not be given tenure of office. Let us respect offices that are created by the Constitution. As independent as there, there is nothing you can do about them. They are constitutionally in place. If the Inspector-General is constitutionally in office, he must remain in office the way the Constitution has stipulated. We do not want to have an IG---
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11 Dec 2014 in National Assembly:
Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I want to rise under Standing Order No. 127(3). It states:- “The Departmental Committee to which a Bill is committed shall facilitate public participation and shall take into account the views and recommendations of the public when the committee makes its report to the House”. These are our own Standing Orders, leave alone the constitutional issues that have been raised by hon. Mbadi, under Article 118. The new Constitution plus our Standing Orders emphasize the need for public participation. Indeed, Parliament advertised in the media; in two newspapers that ...
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11 Dec 2014 in National Assembly:
Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I want to rise under Standing Order No. 127(3). It states:- “The Departmental Committee to which a Bill is committed shall facilitate public participation and shall take into account the views and recommendations of the public when the committee makes its report to the House”. These are our own Standing Orders, leave alone the constitutional issues that have been raised by hon. Mbadi, under Article 118. The new Constitution plus our Standing Orders emphasize the need for public participation. Indeed, Parliament advertised in the media; in two newspapers that ...
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11 Dec 2014 in National Assembly:
I have only one issue to add.
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11 Dec 2014 in National Assembly:
I have only one issue to add.
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