Kariuki Mirugi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 5 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I believe we have a long way to go before we understand the difference between a question and a point of order. But we do not go by rumour and gossip in the media and on the streets. We want real evidence. When somebody makes an allegation about another person, let us go by the hard facts, not the rumours on the streets. view
• 5 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: If there is any other evidence that could assist, we are willing to proceed with the inquest so that the culprits can be brought to book. view
• 5 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, if any Kenyan is willing to come forward and assist in the distribution of relief food, they are most welcome. I have personally been involved in relief food distribution and I know that many Members in this House have also been involved. We commend her if she did it. view
• 5 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, one way of enhancing capacity, in terms of tracking down suspects, is our new policy on community policing. The members of the public should be in partnership with the law enforcement agencies to assist in tracking down suspects. We have enough personnel so far, but the police depend very much on the members of public who bring information on crime. view
• 5 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have received statements from six people, but they are not necessarily suspects. They are witnesses who might be useful in tracking down the suspects. The suspects were actually two; that is Nguva Kajimbi and Ali Singwa. We could not get sufficient evidence to sustain a charge against them. view
• 5 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you very much for giving this opportunity. I think this is a great afternoon for this House and country. I would like to start by congratulating the Leader of the Official Opposition for his sobriety and level-headedness. I was very impressed by his presentation. I hope that all of us can take a sense of patriotism in approaching this debate. view
• 5 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have had occasion to read this Report and I must say that I have no quarrel with the recommendations. The general recommendations that have been submitted within the Report, I think are well intended, and they should be supported. However, listening to the presentation by the Leader of the Official Opposition, particularly about the history of this matter; stretching back to 1997 as the Report indicates and coming all the way to 2001 and 2003, I think there is need to have a more detailed Report than what we have. I think what we have is ... view
• 5 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: I am referring to Section 22, Subsection 3 of the Constitution. It says: "Where the Vice-President or any other Minister has been charged with the responsibility for a department of Government, he shall exercise general direction and control over that department." Now, if you look at the first paragraph of page 43 of the Report--- view
• 5 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The last sentence of the first paragraph of page 43 of the Report, under the head, Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs, says that Section 22, Subsection 3 of Constitution requires that a Minister exercises direction and control over his Ministry. However, the word "general" for some reason, is left out. To me, this is important. view
• 5 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, paragraph 5 states: "The responsibility to verify facts in a statement cannot be delegated as the Vice- President tried to do when he testified before the Committee. The Committee was concerned that even after more information emerged, the Vice-President has never taken the liberty to apologise". I want to draw your attention to Section 4 of the Kenya National Assembly Powers and Privileges Act. It provides that statements that we make before this House cannot be subject of any form of investigation, be it civil or criminal. The Committee decided to draw conclusions on a matter that ... view