Mutula Kilonzo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 681 to 690 of 1275.

• 23 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I stand guided. This proposal adds value to this law and I welcome it. view
• 23 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 14 be amended by deleting the words, “delegates such of its functions” and substituting therefor the words, “hire such experts or consultants or delegate such of its functions to sub-committees or to the secretariat”. Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, this will add value to the law. view
• 23 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I participated in the drafting of the National Accord and Reconciliation Act. I accept and welcome this amendment. view
• 23 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 16 be amended by inserting the following new proviso immediately after the word, “ballot”- “Provided that the nominating body shall ensure that its nominees comply with the requirements set out in the Constitution”. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we just want to protect the Constitution when nominations are being made. view
• 23 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: I apologise, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman; it is a typing error. It should be “comply” not “complies” because the nominees are in the plural. view
• 23 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I sincerely would like to suggest to my very good friend; the hon. Member as well as my learned friend, to look very carefully at the Constitution and the composition of the Judicial Service Commission. If you pass this amendment, it would mean that, then you are in fact removing the description of these people coming from the Law Society of Kenya, because they are required to be advocates. Under the Advocates Act, advocates are sworn in by the Chief Justice to practice law, including appearing before judges. Therefore, I also want to point out, ... view
• 23 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, actually I think that there is an even bigger fundamental flaw, with all due respect to hon. Gumbo’s amendment. If you look at Article 171 of the Constitution with regard to the Law Society of Kenya, it says in Section (f): “Two advocates, one woman and one man, each of whom has at least 15 years’ experience, elected by the members of the statutory body responsible” Hon. Gumbo is saying that he wants to insert a clause saying that instead of requiring two advocates, it will require a lawyer. That lawyer has not been defined. ... view
• 23 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I welcome the amendment because I think it adds value and also reflects the correct position of the Constitution. If it is approved by the House, I will withdraw my amendment because it will have been covered by this one. view
• 23 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, in view of the amendment by hon. Gumbo and the Committee on Budget, I wish to withdraw my amendments on Clause 26. view
• 23 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I welcome this amendment and accept it. I would have been happier with the Bill the way it is. However, hon. Mungatana has explained some of the reasons he had in the Second Reading and I accept them. view