Mutula Kilonzo

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• 26 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I must say from the very outset that the fact that Ms. Ndung'u and myself are dressed in similar stripped suits, white shirts and almost similar scarfs and ties, is purely coincidental. view
• 26 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am very grateful for that remark from my colleague and Senior Counsel, the Attorney-General. I must say that the House is very lucky this week in debating this Bill, because the Chair of the Departmental Committee on the Administration of Justice and Legal Affairs, Mr. Muite, is also a Senior Counsel. It is fair that I say this because they will agree that when lawyers want to be taken very seriously, they dress the way Ms. Ndung'u and I are dressed. Therefore, I will not be surprised if the Attorney-General is in this sort of ... view
• 26 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will be demonstrating that the Bill before the House is the sort of law that will protect these children. Above all, between the ages of 16 years and 20 years, for the period January, from 2004 to April, 2005, a total of 441 young women have been victims of rape. You will be shocked to know that among these people, one of them is a Kenyan woman aged 86 years. view
• 26 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, you will be shocked to know that the youngest victim of rape in this list was a child of five months. Among them are 729 pupils of schools who were lured and enticed with sweets and other so-called "goodies" by sugar daddies. The situation calls for prayers, in addition to law. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me tell you something else. The statistics show that 41 per cent of sexually violated people say that the perpetrators were persons they did not know. However, 32 per cent of sexually violated persons know the perpetrators, meaning that ... view
• 26 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the law that is supposed to govern this very sad situation was, in fact, enacted in 1930. It is Chapter 63 of the Penal Code. It came into force on 1st August, 1930. That law, my good friend, Senior Counsel, the Attorney-General, will confirm, covers all the April 26, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 745 offences referred to as rape, abduction, indecent assault, defilement, incest and so the so-called "unnatural offences". The amazing thing, and the Attorney-General will confirm, is that these are offences called "offences against morality". That means, the colonial administration that was passing this law ... view
• 26 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I apologise for that. "Esther" is a very good name, but there you are. The other achievement that this country has attained is education. Hon. Ndung'u described a situation where a sophisticated and educated lady was confronted by a gang which raped her. The gang then told her that they wanted to know what a woman of her status feels like. We cannot accept this! As far as I am concerned, this law must be unanimously adopted subject to those amendments that the Committee is going to recommend for bringing it within the Constitution and eliminating ... view
• 26 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: April 26, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 749 Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the time to remove those doubts is now. We are saying: Not any more! There will be a judge telling this woman: "I am sorry, I cannot believe you because nobody else has come forward", or "I cannot believe you because it has taken you ten years to report the rape". What happens if it is a five-month-old child? An hon. Member has asked me: "Mutula, are you saying that if I go and have intercourse with a woman, she can go and complain after a year?" At what point ... view
• 26 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I beg to second. view
• 18 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this debate. Allow me to say, at the outset, that I support the Motion. Allow me also to say that it surprises me, that at this point in time, it seems that the Government has forgotten that we are debating this Report in the backdrop of a country that enjoys an anti-corruption law that we passed in May, 2003. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it seems to me that the Government has forgotten the various offences and violations of the law that this House put down on ... view
• 18 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: In fact, in the African traditions, there are dual visits. One from the girl's parents and one from the boy's parents. view