Junet Sheikh Nuh

All parliamentary appearances

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• 16 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 16 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I first want to take this opportunity to thank you for the ruling that you have made today. As you have said, I had written to you before the Parliamentary Service Act came into place. It was to seek your guidance on how this matter can be handled. Your reply was good. view
• 16 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: I am very far from people. Your reply was timely even at that time. I was contented with your letter and the reply you gave me. Having said that, this matter of the Parliamentary Service Commission has been with us for some time. It is since I have been in this Parliament. First, we have to understand that this is a very important organ in the running of Parliament. We must also know that we do not have a union, as Members of Parliament. We do not have the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT); we do not have the ... view
• 16 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: If we had a union today, it would be fighting for us. However, we are sometimes let down by the Commissioners that we put in place in that Commission. When the facilities deteriorate and 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
• 16 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: the working environment is not good, it is the business of the Parliamentary Service Commission to make sure that we are remunerated very well. Having said that, there must be recourse if one is not performing his or her duties very well. One cannot go and sit there for eternity. As you said, some of them are serving three terms now. So, I totally agree with you that this is a constitutional Commission. We cannot just remove them whimsically. That is what you said. However, gross misconduct is a very serious offence. You said it is quasi-judicial and I want ... view
• 16 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: The conduct I am talking about… view
• 16 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: There will be a time when I will be given an opportunity to prosecute what gross misconduct is. As you alluded to, the Judicial Service Commission has a different constitution from the other commissions. It is just like the Parliamentary Service Commission. They have 11 members while others have between 3 to 9 members. The JSC needs a ruling of this nature to govern it. When they are appointed to that Commission, some overstay because there is no action that can be taken against them. Those commissions are now the fourth arm of the Government. We have the Legislature, Judiciary ... view
• 16 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: Tyranny of numbers! view
• 16 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I second. view
• 9 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I just wanted to add to what you have just said. I know you are a former judicial officer. I think some of what the Judiciary is complaining about might be genuine and we need to listen to them as a House. But I am wondering what the Committee will achieve, as you just said. The courts have powers on their own. The biggest tool the Judiciary has is a court order. Once they issue a court order and you disobey it, the Judiciary has other legal means to address the same matter. The courts can ... view