Mutula Kilonzo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 26 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission Bill be now read a Second Time. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Bill seeks to provide for the appointment of an effective operation of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) as established by Article 88 of our Constitution and for connected purposes. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the specific object and purpose of the Bill is to - (a) provide for the operations, powers and functions of the Commission to supervise elections and referenda at County and National government levels; (b) provide a legal framework for the identification ... view
• 26 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg your protection. This is such an important Bill and I was hoping that hon. Members can control--- view
• 26 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me begin again. The specific object and purpose of the Bill is to - (a) provide for the operations, powers and functions of the Commission to supervise elections and referenda at County and National government levels; (b) provide a legal framework for the identification and appointment of the chairperson, members and the secretary of the Commission; (c) provide for the manner of the exercise of the powers and functions of the Commission; (d) establish mechanisms for the Commission to facilitate consultations with interested parties pursuant to Article 89(7) of the Constitution; and (e) establish mechanisms for ... view
• 26 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, electoral management has attracted keen attention of both the Executive and Parliament in the recent past. Our recent history teaches us - and we have observed this afternoon - that the entire country is watching us today to determine whether we are serious about setting up an electoral management system that would be able to take the country to the next level, away from the miasma of violence, corruption and the rest of it, of the past. The history of this country in recent years has shown very clearly that electoral management can no longer be left ... view
• 26 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have made our many mistakes, and I will quote a few examples only. The first one being the restriction of political space owing to our single party system that we left barely 20 years ago. We have had an overbearing Executive and it is only in August last year that we brought a mechanism that devolves executive power. Additionally, you will recall, Sir - because you were there and I know - that in 1988, we even attempted something that we used to call, and I notice sometimes people call it; the view
• 26 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: system. The long and short of it is that we have completely and outrightly mismanaged our elections. view
• 26 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, in efforts to remedy our electoral system, we have attempted several initiatives, stemming from the re-introduction of multi-party democracy in or around 1991. Though we allowed for many political parties by amending Section 2A of the retired Constitution, our electoral management did not advance even an inch in sophistication as required by a modern democracy. After that, in 1997, through the Inter- Parties Parliamentary Group (IPPG) - and I am happy my brother, hon. Dalmas Otieno is here because he was one of the architects of IPPG - we tried to clarify the functions of the Electoral ... view
• 26 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, our failure to institute the necessary framework came to manifest itself during and after the disputed Presidential Elections of 2007. We have since established that our legal and institutional framework for managing our elections had all but collapsed. I will always remember because I had the privilege, together with - and I can see here hon. James Orengo - other Kenyans, to serve in what was called the National Mediation Process under His Excellency, Koffi Annan. I will always remember that during that process, we recommended to the country an independent review commission to review the causes ... view
• 26 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: At that point, you will recall that we ended up settling for a South African retired judge known as Mr. Justice Kriegler. That Report forms a lot of what I am going to say this afternoon and I hope, contributions of other Members. The Commission, after the 2007 General Election, filed a report which was published in August 2008 and, in fact, I say so without fear of contradiction. The Report was, without amendment, adopted both by the Cabinet of this country as well as this House. The Report contains the most comprehensive legal and institutional recommendations regarding the electoral ... view
• 26 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Kriegler Report found that lack of a dedicated law on electoral management was in stark contrast with the modern trends in many countries and also departed from Kenya’s own practice in respect to other independent commissions such as the Public Service Commission (PSC), which has always been constitutionalised since Independence. The Report further supported the exclusive presidential prerogative in appointments of the commission, its large number and ineffective operational systems. The Report noted that Kenya’s electoral commission does not seem to conform to any clearly defined appointment principles. Inevitably, the Report continues to say that its ... view