Justin Bedan Njoka Muturi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 11 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I just want to understand this matter. In the rural areas, like in my place, there exists some loose groups of Kenyans under an umbrella called: Futa Magendo . It is a network of sorts. I want to know whether this sum is ever likely to spread out to such networks in the villages. We do not want to assume that corruption is only around Integrity Centre and the Port of Mombasa. Has anything been proposed within this sum to go and assist some of those networks in the fight against corruption? view
• 11 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, before the Minister responds, I would like to know how much money has been set aside for the purchase of land for the resettlement of squatters. We still have many people who have not being settled and yet, they have been promised to be resettled. view
• 6 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, the provisions relating to the National Assembly and Presidential Elections Act be amended by inserting the following new amendment in proper numerical sequence:- s.17 Insert the following new subsections immediately after subsection (5): (6) The concurrence referred to in Subsection (5) shall be communicated in writing to the Speaker of the National Assembly by recognised leader of the political party concerned, naming all members of the party in respect of whom there is concurrence, and the Speaker shall, in writing, notify the Chief Justice accordingly before such members are sworn-in ... view
• 6 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I want to state that even during the Second Reading of this Bill, I indicated that I think there is some mischief in the proposed amendment. Why is it proposed that a public officer will be held liable for things that happened during his or her charge? For instance, this proposal says that somebody like the Attorney-General here can be fished from his retirement 15 years down the road and brought to court and told: "You are responsible for this and, therefore, you should pay." This is unfair and it should not be allowed. I ... view
• 6 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, the proposed amendment by the Attorney-General is seeking to remove this clear provision - a proviso in the law. It reads as follows:- "Provided that the provisions of this paragraph do not extend to comments or criticisms made in good faith and with a view to the removal of any causes of hatred or enmity between races or communities." Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, that is what they are seeking to be removed. They are seeking to replace it with what? It says: "Any person who uses words, gestures and actions that annoy, alarm or ... view
• 6 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, hon. Kimunya is trying to go into an area that he is fairly--- What this proposal seeks to do is to remove this proviso which I have read out. view
• 6 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I am still right to say that the proposed amendment seeks to delete this proviso and that is why we are saying: "No, this proviso should remain as it is in the Penal Code Act". view
• 6 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, let us do them one at a time. view
• 6 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, Section 170 be deleted. Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I took the opportunity to go through this Bill to seek to expunge from our laws some obnoxious provision in the laws. My amendment is seeking to delete Section 170 of the Penal Code, which provides as follows:- "Any person who wilfully and by fraud causes any woman who is not lawfully married to him to believe that she is lawfully married to him and to cohabit or have sexual intercourse with him in that belief is guilty of a felony ... view
• 6 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I think it is important that we delete this section from our laws because, as we can see, it actually kind of discriminates against men as September 6, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3773 the only ones who are capable of deceiving women. Also, it actually places women in a class of their own; that they are the only ones who are capable of being deceived and made to believe that they are lawfully married. It is for that reason that I think our laws should not have this kind of obnoxious sections. I beg to move. view