Mutula Kilonzo

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• 24 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am overwhelmed by the support that Parliament has shown to this Bill. This is historic. I want to assure hon. Members that we are going to address the recall clause although I would also welcome written proposals as to how best we should do it because the Constitution demands that we put in a recall clause. Allow me also to address the issue of identification documents required during polling. I also welcome proposals. On women, I want to assure Kenyan women that we love them, that clause 27 is completely irreducible. All that we ... view
• 24 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that The Power of Mercy Bill, Bill No.35 of 2011, be now read a Second Time. view
• 24 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir this is, perhaps, one of the highlight of reforms because, unknown to a lot of people, the Constitution now recognizes all citizens – whether those citizens are convicted of an offence or otherwise, and they have special rights. Therefore, Article 133 of the Constitution requires this Parliament to enact this law to set down the procedure when a Kenyan citizen has been convicted of an offence, the process that he can use to seek mercy because justice must be tampered with mercy. Part one, strictly speaking, deals with short title interpretation, which is standard practice. ... view
• 24 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to thank the House for rising to the occasion and recognizing that our citizens in correctional facilities require to be recognized. The Government will be bringing further reforms to this sector as soon as we view
• 24 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, what a wonderful day to be able to stand up and support the last published Bill for the deadline of 26th. view
• 24 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Even as I support this Bill, I want to inform the House and the country that if the House passes this Bill, it is the last published Bill towards complying with the deadline set by the Constitution for the first year on the 26th August. In the event that there is somebody still awake at the Government Printer, I want him to read my lips that I am expecting them to deliver to the House tonight the two remaining Bills on Contingencies Fund and Loan Guarantee, so that this Parliament can prove once and for all to the doubting Thomases, ... view
• 24 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the most developed countries have always treated land, as the hon. James Orengo has said, as a factor of production. But I would like to call it a commodity. It is land that allows citizens to get loans. It is land that allows citizens to have investments that is guaranteed and it is not subject to the fluctuation of the currency. It is land that leads to inheritance. It is, in fact, land where we are all buried. Above all, it is land that allows spatial planning as the country heads towards the 2030 Vision. It ... view
• 23 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to request the hon. Members to bear with me for a few minutes. Mr. Speaker, Sir, you will remember that there is a famous saying that all of us are entitled to our own opinions, but nobody is entitled to his own facts. This is because facts are facts. The Constitution was promulgated on 27th August, 2010. We did not appoint a commission for its implementation until 6th January, 2011. That is when that commission came into force. The other facts which are critical--- view
• 23 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not want to go to the “why” because people will think that I am maligning Parliament. However, the fact of the matter is that we bear some element of responsibility. As in all cases where you find disputes, each side has some contributing factor. Therefore, the HANSARD will bear me out that we sworn in the Commission on Implementation of the Constitution (CIC) on 6th January, 2011. Mr. Speaker, Sir, fact number two, which hon. Members cannot dispute is that the Constitution says clearly that unless Bills are taken through that Commission, they cannot find ... view
• 23 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as a matter of fact because I have a lot of time for the hon. Member, I do not want to belabour the point. I can withdraw that remark. If the HANSARD bears me out and he is happy, I will leave it at that. Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to say that the facts are that without these Bills receiving the approval of the CIC, they cannot find their way to the Floor of the House. You have seen me complain and it is important that I correct the position. My complaint has been one, on ... view