Dr. Kithure Kindiki

All parliamentary appearances

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• 12 Apr 2023 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. One of the priorities for us as a Ministry is institutional reforms within the security sectors, immigrations, citizen services, prisons and correctional services. Earlier this afternoon, I began by saying that we admit the rate and efficiency at which Government services are being rendered is not satisfactory. Therefore, we have considered that institutional reforms and organisational culture change is a priority for all our departments within our ministry. I want to accept the critical sentiments raised about our performance and we are working very hard to make sure we do better. Going forward, this administration will ... view
• 12 Apr 2023 in National Assembly: On the issue raised by the Member for Mwingi West, that area also requires special measures. We will put it in our priority list, subject to resource availability. We will ensure the centre gets opened. I want to commit to the House that, at least, in each of the areas that have 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
• 12 Apr 2023 in National Assembly: been identified on the Floor of this House by the Members, there will be a civil registration centre in the next two months, including Wajir. On this Question and the one asked earlier about administrative units, about 80 sub- counties were gazetted just before the last general elections, but are not operational. We do not have the resources to operationalise all those sub-counties. What we decided is to stagger the operationalisation of all the gazetted sub-counties in three years starting the month of June this year. The criteria we will use are the nature of the hardship and inconveniences to ... view
• 1 Dec 2021 in Senate: Good morning, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Do you hear me? view
• 1 Dec 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I take this opportunity to join my colleagues in welcoming Sen. (Dr.) Mwaura back to the Senate. He has gone through a horrendous experience in the last few months in the hands of his tormentors in our once beloved party; Jubilee. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I take this opportunity to thank you most profusely and your office for obeying the decision of the court and complying with the court order. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 1 Dec 2021 in Senate: Thirdly, I am very proud of the Judiciary in this decision. For the record, I have always insisted that the Judiciary has a wide mandate to control the activities of Parliament, including issuing injunctions as happened in this case. However, I have been careful and I want to put it on record that expansive administrative aspects of parliamentary work, including quashing the gazette notice that had illegally been published to invite the former Sen. Leshore to take up Sen. Maura’s position. I still maintain that legal illogic that the Judiciary has expansive power to control the activities of Parliament in ... view
• 11 Nov 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I cannot hide my tremendous admiration for the quality of this Report, which forms the basis of this Motion and at the leadership of Senior Counsel, Sen. Okong’o Omogeni, as well as the entire Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights of the Senate. view
• 11 Nov 2021 in Senate: I was a delegate of the constitutional making process; the conference at the Bomas of Kenya in 2004 and 2005. It was a very lengthy process. At that time, I was representing the academia as a young legal scholar. I participated in the debates, especially the chapter on the Judiciary. Therefore, I want to completely associate myself with all the sentiments that have been made by the Mover and Seconder of the Motion, Senior Counsel Sen. James Orengo, whom I respect a lot. He has highlighted the historical context of the quagmire we find ourselves in today. view
• 11 Nov 2021 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, the recommendations of the Judicial Service Commission to the President are binding on the President. He has no room to manoeuvre or wriggle out of the names that have been given to him. The authority for that is in Article 166 of the Constitution. view
• 11 Nov 2021 in Senate: Article 166 (b) says: view