Justin Bedan Njoka Muturi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 28 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I believe Mr. Wetangula just wants to remind me about those things which we learnt together. I am saying that watching the Minister in that forum and realising that we had never, in this House, discussed or debated what could be a blueprint describing Kenya's foreign policy, which we are now being told has shifted from mere politics to economic interest, I knew that, that analogy would work and apply fairly and squarely to the Minister. Be that as it may, we want to assume that what the Minister calls Kenya's foreign policy ... view
• 23 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me this opportunity to give an Official Opposition response. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I begin my contribution, I wish to draw the Minister's and the Attorney-General's attention to page 1371 of the Bill where there is, within the Memorandum of Objects and Reasons, an Act of Parliament, the States Corporations Act, Chapter 446 of the Laws of Kenya. It is explained:- "The Bill proposes to amend the State Corporations Act to exempt corporations with private sector participation, from the provisions of the Act". I want the ... view
• 23 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: No, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 23 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with tremendous respect, what I am doing is just purely to point out that there is that anomaly in the objects and, I believe, they will be able to correct the situation. August 23, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3447 Further, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, a while ago, this House was treated to some exciting debate or moments about the operationalization of the Privatization Act, which I believe is Act No.2 of 2005. The operationalization is by the Minister for Finance. Therefore, in keeping with that debate which has just taken place, I just want to point out ... view
• 23 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, what I am saying is that we are debating this Bill and not the Bill of 2006. Therefore, it is important that everything be put in the proper perspective. I will highlight a few of the proposals, because it is important that this country knows that proposals are coming from the Office of the Attorney-General in relation to the laws that they are bringing to the House. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, before I go to the Kenya Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act, I want to observe that there is a proposed amendment to the Limitation of ... view
• 23 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I quite appreciate that there are some very good proposals for amendment in this Bill, particularly the ones that are proposed in the various laws like the Copyright Act. I was surprised but, nevertheless, I am happy that the Minister said that she will be introducing an amendment to delete her own proposed amendment to the Industrial Property Act, which was actually going to have very serious repercussions to, particularly the area of Anti-Retroviral (ARVs) drugs in this country. But I am encouraged that they are going to, in their own words, bring amendments to ... view
• 23 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is in my discussion on the proposed amendments to the Penal Code. It presupposes that women are of some lesser brain than the men. This law is discriminative because it presupposes that it is only women who can be defrauded into believing. Where is the area for the young men who can equally be made to believe that they are married to certain women? I had already discussed this point but I wanted to draw the attention of the House to it because I had already proposed that I will introduce an amendment to ... view
• 22 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir. Turning to page 879, Head 716, Sub-Head 0140 - Athi Water Services Board, Item 2630100 - I have always complained, these prints are very small. The title of that Item is "Current Grants to Government Agencies and other Levels of Government." I just want the Minister to explain this. During the last financial year, that particular Item was granted Kshs30 million. During this financial year, it has an allocation of Kshs200 million. Could the Minister explain the astronomical increase? What is it about? Have they employed more staff members or what does it ... view
• 22 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, at page 886, Head 892, there are two Items on A-in-A. I just want the Minister to explain because the Items show receipts from incidental sales by non-market establishments. I am concerned that the Minister is saying that he is going to receive Kshs150,000 on the first Item and another Kshs1.5 million from similar receipts from sales by non-market establishments. What are those non-market and incidental sales? Is it a way of camouflaging receipts from corrupt sources? view
• 22 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, if, indeed, it is A-in-A as provided there and he is talking about receiving Kshs150,000 which he is calling "receipts from incidental sales by non-market establishments." What are these non-market establishments? Give examples! view