Mutula Kilonzo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 721 to 730 of 1275.

• 16 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 9 be amended by deleting Sub-clause 14. I gave an undertaking to this House during the debate because they were all unanimous that Clause 14 was not acceptable. Therefore, I beg to move. view
• 16 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I welcome this amendment and accept the same. view
• 16 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I thank the Committee and accept this amendment as it appears on the Order Paper. view
• 16 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I beg to oppose this amendment for the simple reason that as a country and as I said during the Second Reading, we are grappling with a situation in which we must show that we are introducing best practices including best international practices. I already drew the attention of this House to the very big and famous 2007 Edition of the Bangalore Principles of Judicial Conduct. I wish to persuade my learned friend that if he were to listen only to Paragraph 215 at page 141, he would be persuaded, as I have been, that temperance ... view
• 16 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, this country suffered throughout last year boycotts by advocates of certain courts. We had a situation in which a serving judge, and although he was acquitted, stopped in traffic, pulled out a knife and was allegedly being the subject of road rage. Allow me to read Paragraph 214 of the same recommendations which is international. It says that:- “A judge must channel anger appropriately. No matter what the provocation, a judicial response must be a judicious one. Even if provoked by a lawyer’s rude conduct, a judge must make appropriate steps to control the courtroom without ... view
• 16 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I want to persuade this hon. House, particularly hon. Mungatana, who is a distinguished lawyer in his own right; that the words of temperament that we have used in this Bill are addressing Paragraphs 213, 214 and 215 of the Bangalore Principles of Judicial Conduct. These principles have, in fact, incorporated Kenya’s own Code of Conduct for judges. They have incorporated the codes of conducts of judicial officers in the entire world. Therefore, if we leave them out, we will be leaving a window. I think our judges should be subjected to this process as necessary. view
• 16 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you. view
• 16 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I welcome this amendment and accept the same. I welcome all of them. view
• 16 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I welcome this amendment and accept the same. view
• 16 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I want to thank the Committee and welcome this amendment. I accept it. view