Tom Joseph Kajwang'

All parliamentary appearances

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• 1 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: “3. Rape “(1) A person commits an offence termed rape if─ (a) he or she intentionally and unlawfully commits an act which causes penetration with his or her genital organs;” Sub-section 3 reads: “(3) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable upon conviction to imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than ten years but which may be enhanced to imprisonment for life.” Section 4 on attempted rape reads: “4. Attempted rape Any person who attempts to unlawfully and intentionally commit an act which causes penetration which his or her genital organs is guilty ... view
• 1 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: (4) A person who commits an offence against a child between the ages of sixteen and eighteen is liable upon conviction to imprisonment of a term of not less than fifteen years.” view
• 1 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: This is the point. There are so many boys languishing in prison for terms of 10 or 15 years and life imprisonment for the charges of rape, defilement and attempted rape. Nobody says that rape should be dealt with by a lesser term or we should not be strict or not increase the punitive terms for rape, attempted rape or sexual offences. At the same time we must be judicious about the fate of several children who find themselves imprisoned. If a child is convicted at the age of 16 and he is given a 15-year sentence at the minimum, ... view
• 1 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you. I will do it within half a minute. Whereas we are talking about sexual offences, and whereas sexual offences do not in any case choose the gender--- In fact, right now boys are more prone to sexual offences than even girls. But can we have a sentencing policy which, therefore, takes care of the brittleness of the children that we are dealing with? That is what we should be dealing with. This Bill needs thorough scrutiny and debate in the Committee. We should not make it a habit to bring pieces of legislation through statute law amendments because ... view
• 20 Dec 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I am a ranking member of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs. Until recently, I was also the Fourth Chairperson of Committees. So, you can trust on my honesty on the words that I want to say. Let me relate the sequence of events so that we help each other to understand where we are. There has been a raft of amendments and Bills which have been churned by the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs. One of them is the Election Laws (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 3 of 2015). When ... view
• 20 Dec 2016 in National Assembly: I have no problem in making legislations or with whatever text legislations come before the House because then we can process them. But, I beg that legislation is done in this House with decorum and procedure, that if it is an entirely different or new legislative proposal, then this House takes Reports to Committees where they are debated and taken for public participation and benefit from experts. In fact, we may not even need to re-engineer our way. We may use those Committees to get to where we want. But, there must be a report debated by that Committee and ... view
• 20 Dec 2016 in National Assembly: If we do not have a Report, I do not see this country burning before 31st December 2016. What we are talking about are structural adjustments in the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) procedures. These are the issues. I heard the Leader of the Majority Party presenting a Motion bringing forward the calendar of the House. These are issues which can be brought to us in a normal sitting of the House. We can apply ourselves to them and process them according to the law. view
• 20 Dec 2016 in National Assembly: I beg you Hon. Speaker, that your wisdom on this matter today, will help us have a Christmas which our children would want. I beg you that this matter be taken back to the relevant Committee and processed. For other things, whether inside or out there, it will be political re-engineering within which these legislative proposals will be harnessed and they will come before us so that we can process them. view
• 20 Dec 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me an opportunity. I am saying that this is wisdom which will unite this House and will go down as a legacy to your speakership in this Parliament. view
• 20 Dec 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I am sitting in an unusual position and so it took you time to recognise me. 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