Mutula Kilonzo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1241 to 1250 of 1275.

• 7 Dec 2006 in National Assembly: I am responding to the Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs. She is the one who raised this issue on the Floor. I have an obligation, as the Shadow Attorney-General of this country--- view
• 7 Dec 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I speak without fear of contradiction, and I believe that as the Shadow Attorney-General of this country, I have an obligation to comment on issues pertaining to judges, particularly those who were born in Kenya, appointed by Kenya and who are making decisions affecting Kenyans. It amazes me that the country seems to have forgotten, and both Ministers seem to have forgotten that no Ugandan or Tanzanian has gone to Arusha to sue Kenya. The people who are in the East African Court of Justice in Arusha are Kenyans and they are saying ... view
• 7 Dec 2006 in National Assembly: I will actually leave that issue and discuss the invasion of political parties. My time is not up and I believe that you will give me the indulgence to finish making my contribution. view
• 7 Dec 2006 in National Assembly: 4312 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES December 7, 2006 view
• 7 Dec 2006 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I beg to oppose. view
• 20 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this proposed Bill. I share the views expressed by the senior counsel, the Attorney-General and the Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs; that the law is dynamic. It ought to be looked at from time to time to ensure that it reflects the wishes of the community it is intended to serve, and to make sure that it assists the country in achieving its objectives as a whole. However, it is my responsibility to say that whenever a law is being amended through--- view
• 20 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. As I was saying, whenever we are amending a law through an adeno amendment like this, we are combining close to 30 statutes. A National Assembly like this must be extremely careful to make sure that we examine every particular amendment and understand whether it actually reflects that legal theory and combust in the original legislation. It is, therefore, with much regret that I say that many amendments in this legislation cannot be accepted, and should be rejected. I will begin by pointing out the very first one; the one seeking to amend ... view
• 20 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the fact of the matter is that these words were inserted out of a realization that the country was being subjected to an archaic system of service of election petitions. These two words have caused an enormous interpretation furore in the courts, so much so that it led to the second seven-judge bench of the Court of Appeal. The first one was in relation to Mr. Tony Gachoka's case. Even when you read the judgement, you will realise that even the Judiciary itself, is facing enormous difficulties in coming to terms with the fact that ... view
• 20 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Therefore, for purposes of this debate, I will merely suggest to the Attorney-General that because the population of this country has grown to 33 million and we have 75 districts, we should have 100 judges in the country. Seventy five Judges can serve the independent districts that have already been established and the other 25 can serve Nairobi. I say this because the Attorney- General will agree with me, having been a former chairman of the Law Society of Kenya and Secretary-General of the African International Bar Association and so on. I will go further and say that the time ... view
• 20 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank the hon. Member for pointing out the doctor. But from legal parlance, the fact of the matter, as far as I know, is that the former Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs went away with the storm that he created in the Judiciary, and I think it was good riddance. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the fact of the matter is this: We have 22 Judges awaiting resolution of cases pending before tribunals. I may not be right about the number because I did one successfully, but I do know that these tribunals ... view