Tom Joseph Kajwang'

All parliamentary appearances

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• 13 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: when I see some of these things, I get the impression that we have not learnt from history. We are hauled in court every single day. The Speaker is always made a respondent to so many cases because of things which we could have done better so that when they leave our hands, whoever would want to look at them, it will be their problem and would make their own decisions and we would comfortably go home feeling that we have done our bit. But when we consciously make mistakes that we could easily bridge, I get the feeling that ... view
• 13 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: Looking at the recommendations and the amendments sought by the Chairman, they are good, but some of them, if we leave them to go the way they are, they will even spoil what is good. You have the opportunity, even before we commence on this debate, to clean up in such a manner that if then we debate and pass them, we will not mind or care what other institutions, if they were to look at this thing again, would come to. view
• 13 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: For example, you have just stated correctly that we are asking the EACC to investigate and come back to us within 60 days. As you say, EACC only gives us annual reports, but more interesting, once EACC has investigated a subject, they must pass it to the DPP for prosecution. What would EACC be bringing back to us, having investigated and having formed an opinion whether somebody is guilty or not guilty? If somebody is not guilty, that will be the end of the game. But if somebody is guilty, why would they bring them to us? Are we a ... view
• 13 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, this is a constitutional commission. I wish we had understood that we respect everybody’s role. It is very untidy to direct an independent commission like the Ethics and Anti- Corruption Commission. If we continue doing these kinds of things, we will be in court every single day and people will think that we do not know our roles under Articles 94 and Article 95 of the Constitution. Look at our recommendations. Equally, there is a recommendation, for example, that says certain people who have been named be held responsible. I have never understood what “held responsible” means. What ... view
• 13 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. If somebody has neglected a PIC report on a matter, this House can act. For example, in this case, somebody seems 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
• 13 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: to have neglected the Committee’s directive of getting advice from the Attorney-General, which is a very serious thing. This House has its mechanisms of enforcing its procedure through the Committee on Implementation. A person who has ignored a committee’s report is not enforced the way we are doing. This is guillotine. The only way is to take it back to the Committee on Implementation, so that he also gets another opportunity of saying why he ignored the report. If we go this way, it is guillotine and it is chaos. That is what that report is all about. Hon. Speaker, ... view
• 1 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, let me make one point so that we can release you. It is good that this is coming from the Member for Garissa Township. This is the problem we have had since we started this Session of Parliament in 2010. The Constitution was a paradigm shift from what we used to have. Parliament is the authority for making legislation. This is highlighted in Articles 94 and 95 of the Constitution. We never actualised that. view
• 1 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: Parliament is the authority for making legislation according to Articles 94 and 95 of the Constitution. Even though we are the ones who give out money to State Departments, we have never actualised that. We should run a pure presidential system with the Constitution of Kenya, 2010. We should give money to Parliament to create a legislative department which can originate Bills. Everybody out there can prefer legislative proposals and policies and give us legislative instructions. Parliament holds the power to draw, draft and print the Bills and then they are published. view
• 1 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: Member for Garissa Township needs to pick a little salt. In his tenure, the Office of the Leader of the Majority Party accepted this idea that we must still continue to receive Bills from the Attorney-General. We did not see the constitutional mandate under Article 156 of the Constitution which does not give him power to do that. Things changed. However, he behaves as though he should pick instructions from the Attorney-General and the Cabinet. They bring legislative instructions and policies. However, the drafting of the Bills must be done in this House. So, it is all of us. It ... view
• 1 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view