Njoki Ndung'u

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 171 to 180 of 224.

• 29 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 11 of the Bill be further amended in subclause (5) by deleting the word "shall" and substituting thereof the word "may". Given the duties of the Minister under this particular section, I think it is important for us to give him some discretion, including the ability to extend the period of time in which he should fill these positions. view
• 29 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: 4046 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES November 29, 2006 view
• 29 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 13 of the Bill be amended in paragraph (a) by deleting the word "applied" and substituting therefor the words "made a bona fide application". Once again this is to allow the Commissioner some discretion. In particular, when drafting the regulations we need to consider how we are going to determine some of these cases. view
• 29 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 16 of the Bill be amended- (a) by deleting paragraph (1)(a) and substituting therefor the following new paragraph- "(a) shall be subject to rights and obligations contained in international conventions to which Kenya is a party"; (b) in subclause (4) by deleting the words "be entitled to the same rights", "if any" and "imposed generally". I propose these amendments because Kenya is a signatory to many international conventions. Although there are two specific ones that relate to refugees other human rights conventions on the rights of women, the rights ... view
• 29 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I am sorry I did not understand the Minister's point. view
• 29 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 17 of the Bill be amended by inserting the following new paragraph:- "(h) ensure treatment of all asylum seekers and refugees in compliance with national law." Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, in my experience while working in refugee camps, sometimes it is a fact that communities who come as refugees want to impose their cultures on the host country, some of which are against human rights conventions. I think what happens in the camps must comply with the Kenyan national law. That is why I am proposing this amendment. view
• 29 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 18 of the Bill be amended:- (a) in subclause (1) by deleting the words "Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law"; (b) by deleting subclause (2). view
• 29 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: November 29, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 4049 view
• 29 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, the Bill be amended by inserting the following new clause immediately after Clause 18- 18A. This provision may not be claimed by any person where there are reasonable grounds for regarding that person as a danger to national security or to any community of that country. view
• 29 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, this amendment is directly related to the amendments that I proposed in Clause 19 in which the Commissioner needs reasons to withdraw the recognition of refugees. My proposal is that where a person is a danger to national security or to the community of this country, then that should give the Commissioner sufficient grounds to withdraw refugee status. view