Dr. Newton Wanjala Kulundu

All parliamentary appearances

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• 20 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, the Bill be amended by deleting Clause 11 and substituting therefor the following new clause. PART III: THE INDUSTRIAL COURT Establishment and composition of Industrial Court 11.(1) There is established and Industrial Court with all powers and rights set out in this Act or any other law, for the furtherance, securing and maintenance of good industrial or labour relations and employment conditions in Kenya. (2) The Industrial Court shall consist of:- (a) a Principal Judge; September 20, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 4101 (b) as many judges as the President, acting on ... view
• 20 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, Mr. Muturi is a lawyer. Maybe, he can advise me whether we have a Deputy Chief Justice. view
• 20 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Is a puisne judge superior to an ordinary judge? view
• 20 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, this section is meant to have someone in charge at the Industrial Court. Whether you call him chief, principal or whatever, it does not matter. view
• 20 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, unless this violates the Constitution, the word "principal"--- view
• 20 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: I have not called for your assistance! Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, if, indeed, it violates the Constitution, that is a matter we are willing to consider. We could maybe substitute the word "principal" with "chief" view
• 20 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, that is precisely what we meant, Mr. Muturi. The Principal Judge will be the senior-most among the judges. Apart from doing his judicial work, he will also do administrative work. view
• 20 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, the agreement seems to be that the word "Principal" should be retained, according to Mr. Muturi. view
• 20 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, this is the senior-most judge among the five judges that we have. In order to distinguish him from the other judges, he needs a title. We cannot just call him a judge. He needs a title. The word "principal", to me, would be a very appropriate one. view
• 20 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. September 20, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 4103 Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, that is true. A judge should be in charge! The point is: We have deliberated on this matter. We strongly feel that the senior-most judge should be known by a distinctive term. view