Richard Maoka Maore

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 311 to 320 of 551.

• 16 May 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. The issue we are raising today is very important. If it was in England, it would be easier, with the definition of what is a state and what is a government. There is a mix-up between the two definitions in the presentation of the Minister. The three arms of the Government of Kenya are the Legislature, the Judiciary and the Executive. The Executive is the confluence of the three arms of the Government. When the Executive takes a decision, it is supposed, somehow, to usurp the role of the Legislature to some extent, ... view
• 16 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the issue I am raising is that when Idd Amin was inconvenienced by lack of money, he told the Minister for Finance to go and print it. The inflation that followed was worse. Today, we have a similar problem in terms of decision- making. We have the summit of the three Heads of State passing a resolution that is supposed to address an inconvenience they have found in court. Instead of abiding by the court ruling and May 16, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1373 respecting the court, they go ahead and amend the Treaty. That is ... view
• 16 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we expect those things that are being, today, negotiated and debated in County Hall not to become binding laws of this country. They will have to come to Parliament for them to become law. So, when the three Heads of State, or Governments, go and negotiate these treaties, they do not go and announce them to be law under a tree, like the Njuri Ncheke elders. They have to acquire a legal force. When they have legal force that is what we are saying. When you go and make a treaty, it should not be ... view
• 16 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the House resolved that any amendment- -- In the opening preamble, this Parliament ratified the Treaty. The Treaty, as amended, was brought to this House. So, the argument is that before we make any further amendments, we need to bring them to the House and let it accept them, on behalf of the people of this country. Now, if we are having a problem with that, what else can we not have a problem with? If it has not been submitted and there is an attempt to bring it, this is the law making body. ... view
• 16 May 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I still want to pursue the line that the Chair has raised about the Mover of the amendment. I would like to confirm whether the dissent was recorded. If it was, then we are okay. view
• 9 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, very briefly, I remember last week when the Minister for Finance was responding to a Question we raised, he stated very clearly that in his office, he has the Promissory notes. I disputed because I said, on the Floor of this House, that the May 9, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1213 Attorney-General of the Republic of Kenya, under his seal, has not, to date, revoked the promissory notes. The Minister said there is none which is out there and that all of them are cancelled and are with them. The letter by the Attorney-General for one ... view
• 9 May 2007 in National Assembly: On that contract, specifically, the Minister quoted it here and it is on the HANSARD, on page 12 of 2nd May, 2007. In this HANSARD Report, the Minister says that the projects were all cancelled and the promissory notes returned and he has one of them here. He says:- "The last project is the telecommunications network for the Administration Police worth Kshs4.423 billion." Then he says:- "This project has never started and is still the subject of protracted issues." Then he says:- "No promissory notes were issued against this project and there is no refund because no payments were made ... view
• 9 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the rest of the 35 that I have quoted, the Minister should table the cancelled originals and the Motion will have been achieved. The promissory notes from No.31 to 35 are here. All of them are here. view
• 9 May 2007 in National Assembly: To stick to the point, the concern of this House and this country, is that we do not want the Minister for Finance to help us to join him in burying our heads in the sand, that this money is back here and we are not going to be faced with any litigation of whatever kind out of these transactions. 1214 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES May 9, 2007 The Treasury being the custodian of all our finances and our future, should come out and say that they were actually cancelled and we are not liable for anything. Or the Minister tells this ... view
• 9 May 2007 in National Assembly: You need to give us an answer to that question! view