Moses Masika Wetangula

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 5721 to 5730 of 6535.

• 26 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I do not know Dr. Nuh’s amendment is not inconsistent with Section 137 of the Constitution. Section 137 of the Constitution is replicated, word for word, in the Clause he is trying to amend. So, whatever he is trying to bring in is inconsistent with the Constitution, therefore, void and should not be allowed. He should reconsider it. view
• 26 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, it is offensive to the Constitution. You cannot create new provisions in a municipal law that overrides what is in the Constitution. The basis of the law is the Constitution. Municipal laws are statutes. view
• 26 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I strongly oppose the entire amendment. We have already legislated a new Bill of Rights in the Constitution. We roundly condemned party-hopping during debate in this House. I have great respect for my learned junior Mr. Abdikadir I do not know what extenuated him to bring this kind of callous amendment. We cannot--- view
• 26 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I am sorry. I withdraw the use of the word, “callous”. However, it is quite obnoxious. I want to strongly oppose the reasons that have been given by my other colleagues. We must reject this. view
• 26 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I support the amendment for the simple reason that the fact that 50 per cent have supported your recall, then you go to an election where there are 20 candidates – we have even had 49 candidates in one constituency - you will still have a chance to win. In any case, a recall is not an abolition of your constitutional right to contest any seat. view
• 26 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, this amendment does not add value to the Bill. It may have a genesis in the Constitution, but you can only ensure this if you are talking of putting names on a party list. An election is also a voluntary process. Persons who--- view
• 26 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I think we are visiting a lot of unnecessary problems on this country. Political parties are voluntary associations. Persons who stand for elections volunteer to stand for elections on parties they wish to stand on. If a party attracts only male or female candidates, how do you form it to go and look for the other gender? These issues can only apply where a party has been given an opportunity to nominate without competition, then they must guarantee parity. However, where you are going to compete, it is those who volunteer to come to your ... view
• 26 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, if anyone of our colleagues here went to a radio station and spoke recklessly about people, you will sue the radio station plus the person who said the reckless things. So, if the printer is reckless, they must identify themselves so that we can know how to deal with them. I think the clause is quite perfect. view
• 26 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I want to persuade my very good friend, the Chairman of the Committee. If you even look at our Vision 2030, you will see that we are talking about developing Kenya to an issue-based political arena. We want sanity in politics. Creating an offence is not necessarily punishing people. If anybody is arraigned in court, the allegation is subject to proof. We need this clause, so that we can be able to control people’s reckless tongues and people who just stand on platforms and abuse others with total abundance without caring whether they are injuring individuals, ... view
• 26 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I want to convince my learned junior that transporting voters, under whatever guise and description, is an offence. We cannot create any law that gives advantage to those who have money against those who do not. It is the obligation of the Electoral Commission to ensure that people vote by taking polling stations as close to them as is practically possible and ensuring that polling hours where necessary can be adjusted to give people time to vote. But to allow candidates a free for all to carry voters, it is very dangerous. It is like underwriting ... view