John Mutinda Mutiso

All parliamentary appearances

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• 4 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir. Please, tell us what the amendments are. We have two sets of instructions. We have the proposals by the Minister--- view
• 4 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, the premises of giving the Commissioner more powers to be able to deal with immoveable assets and, perhaps to move with speed and maybe liquidate those assets to recover maybe any tax pending, in the wisdom of the Committee after looking at these proposals, we also thought about the due process of the law which also provides for the necessary procedures of all the participants to be given an opportunity to be able to lay their case. Therefore, by giving the Commissioner these powers, we are actually negating the principle of natural justice where people ... view
• 3 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I have been listening to this debate and I would like you to put the question whether it is possible to call upon the Mover to reply? view
• 2 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I hate to interrupt the contributor, Mr. Kipchumba. But this Report has been debated for a long, long time. I would like to request the Mover be now called upon to reply. view
• 2 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. First of all, let me thank the hon. Minister for Science and Technology, Dr. Wekesa, for successfully bringing this Bill before this House. Biosafety issues have been very controversial. This country has never had a comprehensive framework on it. We have had ad hoc institutions which deal with these issues. I am actually part of the team which was invited by the International Services for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications to familiarise themselves with biotechnology issues. We came to find out that this country is one of those countries in the world which ... view
• 12 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Let me first congratulate my friend, hon. Oparanya, the Member of Parliament for Butere, for his intention in this Motion. Disaster is a risk and its extent cannot be measured. Therefore, Governments or institutions should prepare themselves using proper mechanisms to address disasters. Let me start by saying that the issue of disaster, in this country, has been given lip service. This is not because the officials or the Government is not committed to addressing disaster management, but because of the inherent culture of kleptocracy and corruption in this country. When you do ... view
• 6 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir. view
• 6 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir. I do not want to appear as if I am challenging the wisdom of the Speaker, but with regard to the Principal September 6, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3749 Legal Counsel, I want to know whether--- We are transacting business of the House and, apparently, hon. Members who are supposed to be sitting inside the Chamber, and even the Clerks-at-the-Table, are supposed to be sworn-in. I just want to know whether the Chief Legal Counsel has taken the oath to transact business on the Floor. view
• 29 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: asked the Attorney-General:- (a) how many compensation cases were filed against the Government by former military servicemen and officers between 1st January, 2004 and 31st March, 2007; and, 3556 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES August 29, 2007 (b) whether he could state the names of the litigants and the amount of money being sought as compensation by each. view
• 29 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I want to thank the Attorney- General for giving that answer. Military cases are very sensitive. More often than not, once these cases are concluded by the courts, the ex-military officers are supposed to seek compensation from the Government. However, most of the time, you will find that they have a problem of enforcing the court orders. Could the Attorney-General tell this House what the Government machinery is for paying out those cases which have been concluded? view