Ndiritu Muriithi

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 321 to 330 of 472.

• 15 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Mover of the amendment as well as the Seconder have defended property rights robustly and I agree with them that whatever we do, we must respect the sanctity of the title. However, what is at stake is not just the sanctity of the title but the lives and liberties of the people who are supposed to move out of Mau Forest. Therefore, other than confine ourselves just to property rights, we should deal with the fundamental rights of the people who live there. This is because the whole of Chapter V of the Constitution guarantees a ... view
• 15 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: In addition, this august House has been debating repeatedly on how to restore the general acceptance of the rule of law in all the actions that we take as public officials and leaders in everything that we do. I agree with the Mover that this amendment will help us find common ground. Those who have argued against the Report have said that it tramples on property rights. Those who have argued for the Report have said that by people continuing to occupy the Mau Forest, the lives of other citizens are at risk. Therefore, the way out is to deal ... view
• 15 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: If one was to look at the hierarchy of the fundamental rights, I would argue that the right to life supersedes the right to property. As a layman, what would be the point of having property if I have no life? What would be the point of having property if I have no liberty to enjoy that property? What is the purpose of having property if I have no security to enjoy it? Therefore, in dealing with the issues of all the water towers in this country, we must take into account those fundamental rights of every Kenyan wherever they ... view
• 15 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was arguing, proposing and beseeching this House to accept this amendment to the amendment because this is the thing that will give us the middle ground. It will also ensure that the rights of everybody are protected. I think that is fair and just and it is what we, hon. Members, should be seeking to do. view
• 15 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: With those many words, I beg to move and ask my colleague, Mr. Kinyanjui to second. view
• 10 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is the hon. Member in order really to mislead this House? Section 70 of the Constitution guarantees a citizen of Kenya, protection to his life, liberty, security, freedom of conscience and property. If we are to sit here to debate compensation, whose compensation should we be debating? Is the Member in order to suggest compensation? Section 70 says---- view
• 10 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Is the hon. Member in order to mislead the House that the debate before us is about compensation? view
• 9 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to support this Bill. The Mover and the Seconder of this Bill have referred to this point that the practical aspect of managing a meeting of 50 or 60 people is difficult. The meeting will be lengthy if each speaks for, say, five minutes. So, it is very difficult from the practical point of view to manage a large team. view
• 9 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: However, there are more fundamental questions that this Bill seeks to resolve. One of the biggest questions in Kenya today is the issue of reforms, be it in the Judiciary or the Police force. In the law enforcement system, the biggest question of reform is our ability to pay people. The establishment of the Judiciary provides for 501 magistrates. Right now, we have 250 magistrates. So, we are powering a system with only half the number of people allowed in the establishment. Why is this so? It is because we cannot pay people enough. On the prosecution side, we should ... view
• 9 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as this is happening, we need to ask ourselves how we spend our money. We spend our money on a rather large Government. So, we have to decide as a nation whether it is better to have 40 or 50 Ministers with no prosecutors or magistrates. Is it better to have 60 Assistant Ministers with no magistrates or prosecutors, if truly we mean to take this country forward? Personally, I would choose to reduce the wage bill at the Front Bench and use that money to get the key processes right. I, therefore, support this Bill. view