Ndiritu Muriithi

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 81 to 90 of 472.

• 31 Jul 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I saw in the media today that the Court of Appeal upheld the earlier decision of the High Court that March 4th next year is the election date. So, I pose this question to hon. Members of this National Assembly: What will happen if in December or January we will not have an Inspector-General of Police in the office? How long will that Inspector-General have to solidify her command structure and be able to help us manage this period of election which we already know historically is characterized by ethnic animosity? We know that in ... view
• 31 Jul 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I support. view
• 28 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I am sure that the original mischief that the House sought to cure is that the House makes laws, and those laws are advocated upon by advocates, whereas judges sit to interpret those laws for purposes and in defense of the rights and freedoms of Kenyans. It would, therefore, appear illogical that those hon. Members who, in fact, make the laws, would not be required to meet a certain threshold, while we require that judges should have graduated with law degrees and received further specialized training. In fact, one should practise law for a considerable period ... view
• 28 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, what is required is not a specific degree such as Bachelor of Arts degree or Bachelor of Science degree. What is expected is intellectual acumen and intellectual capacity to understand issues, debate and create laws that can serve the Republic. Even though this matter was canvassed in the debate, to say that everybody else – for example, the President, the Governor, and so on – would be required to have degrees, but not Members of Parliament; to me, would be discriminatory. That is why I support view
• 28 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I want to really appreciate the Committees for the work that has been done. I wish we could just be patient with each other. This period of transition--- For example, in the next Budget, there will be no Executive residents in the National Assembly. So, we are in transition and if we are patient with each other--- We view
• 21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, you know in debate, we can use very elaborate English to hide a variety of things. The issue before us right now is the following: Remember yesterday, we dwelt with 22(1) (b) by providing 22(c) to cushion Members of Parliament and serving councillors. As a result of that, it becomes necessary at Article 22(2) to equalize to say that if you require a degree for the President, Deputy President, County Governor or Deputy County Governor, surely you should require the same of the Member of Parliament of the future. Therefore, we should not mix the two issues. ... view
• 21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: In addition, on economic and social rights, the Constitution provides that a Kenyan child shall have free and compulsory basic education. Basic education is up to Form Four. So, as we implement this Constitution, we should appreciate that the Constitution itself anticipates that every Kenyan must at least get to Form Four. So, we must legislate for the future. We must, surely, support hon. Kimunya’s amendment view
• 21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: With those remarks, I beg to support. view
• 20 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I disagree that if the House has made a decision at one point in time, that the same House cannot vary its mind. The Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill is about the House improving on laws that we have, in fact, made in the past. Therefore, to suggest that simply because at one point in time either the Chair or the House made a decision in a certain way; that we can never ever revisit that question, is to negate the very purpose for which we exist. Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I support the ... view
• 20 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: I was interrupted by a point of order, Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady. view