Njoki Ndung'u

All parliamentary appearances

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• 12 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Bill. I will make my contribution very brief. Let me, first, congratulate the Minister and thank him for seeking to increase the number of police officers. However, I think the challenges that face the police force need to be addressed in a more holistic manner. The amount of police violence on police that we are seeing is so much. We have seen cases of policemen killing other policemen. We also see a very high rate of suicide in the July 12, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 2493 police ... view
• 12 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: 2494 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES July 12,2006 Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the other thing that I would like to appeal to the Minister is to, please, re-introduce the Spider Squad. When the Spider Squad was introduced, and it was targeting rapists or men who are preying particularly on women drivers or commuters, those crimes went down suddenly. Women gave a sigh of relief. The women in this country do not know why the Spider Squad was suspended. I want to appeal to the Minister to immediately re-instate that squad and make sure that it has a national outlook. It should not ... view
• 3 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, Kenya has gone through many interesting times since 2002. We are in the third liberation with this Government. There has been a 2184 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES July 3, 2007 transition. The civil society has also been in transition. The media has also faced the challenge of transition. How to move from an oppressive regime to being in existence in a regime that allows you freedoms and rights. But with freedom and rights, also comes obligations and duties. One of the things that I learnt when I was learning Human Rights Law in the university, is that ... view
• 3 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am aware that there was a request to the Chief Justice to direct a fast-tracking of libel cases because they are taking precious court time which should be used by wananchi to do their other cases. Therefore, it is important that we introduce a legal framework that can prevent, manage and resolve these kind of libel cases. It is also important for the media professionals to find a way of regulating themselves as the lawyers or doctors do. Unfortunately, in the last few years, it appears that any attempts to self- regulate ... view
• 3 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it appears to me, also, that the media professionals have not yet been able to set standards, with relation to issues of patriotism. For example, as it was said earlier, American media houses will never show bodies of dead Americans. It did not happen neither during the 11th September bombings nor is it happening in Iraq. It cannot even happen if they have incidents where they have to protect their own law enforcement officers. It really bothers me to see our own police officers who are gunned down, being laid out on televisions, when even ... view
• 3 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, could the Assistant Minister for Information and Communications allow me to contribute? He is heckling me! view
• 3 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: The media owners have informed me that they have not been adequately consulted. I think that they are so key here to be left out. As we continue to debate this Bill, and before we come to the Third Reading, I think it is important for us to have that consultation, including, to what extent their numbers should be in the council. As an owner of a media house, do I get to have the same slot as the person that I employ? These are questions that I think we should discuss and consider when proposing amendments to the Bill. ... view
• 27 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give Notice of the following Motion:- THAT, considering that Kenya is a key signatory to the Pacton security, stability and development in the Great Lakes Region adopted and signed in December, 2006; cognizant of the fact that Kenya is now the Chair of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region and therefore ought to lead by example in effecting all agreements reached in the Pact; noting that the Government has consistently condemned all crimes against humanity; this House urges the Government to urgently sign and ratify all protocols agreed to in the Pact, ... view
• 12 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me this opportunity to stand and support the adoption of this Report. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, when we were in Midrand during this session of the PAP, there were several reports that were adopted. One, of course, was the report on the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) on Kenya. It was adopted together with those of Ghana and Rwanda. The report on Kenya was full of very many positive things, including the recognition that Kenya is the third largest economy in Sub-Saharan Africa and moving along very fast. Our free ... view
• 24 May 2007 in National Assembly: asked the Minister of State for Immigration and Registration of Persons:- (a) whether he cold confirm that married women applying for new identity cards or those intending to change their names to reflect their marital status are required by Registration Officers to be accompanied by their spouses; and, (b) what the rationale is for this discriminatory practice and given that it is not based on any law or regulation, whether he could order its immediate removal. view