Njoki Ndung'u

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 51 to 60 of 224.

• 12 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I am supporting this amendment. When we passed the Kenya Anti-Corruption Act in 2003, we wanted KACC to have the ability to investigate and follow suspects. But the one thing that we did not want KACC to do was, one, to flout the Constitution and, two, to abuse the powers that we gave to it. Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, under the Sexual Offences Act, for example, we have provided for DNA testing, so that we can take a sample from a suspect to compare it with the evidence that we have, so that we ... view
• 11 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I would like to ask the Minister whether he will spend some of this money to operationalise the Refugees Act. We passed this Act last year but its operations have not yet been set up. Therefore, we still have a problem with the influx and registration of refugees. In the same breath, how much money will also be used to expand the technology that is used to issue passports and identification cards, so that it is easier and quicker for Kenyans to get IDs? view
• 6 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir. I would like to propose some amendments to the proposal, as found on the Order Paper on page 7. Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, it is really important for the Council of the Law Society of Kenya to have the mandate on all matters relating to--- view
• 6 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir. I am moving the amendment on behalf of the Committee. Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, the provisions relating to the Advocates Act be amended - (a) by deleting the proposed amendment to Section 25(3) and substituting therefor the following - Delete and substitute therefor the following new subsection- "(3) The Council of the Society shall make representations or submit a recommendation to the Registrar with respect to any application made under this section, and any such representations or recommendations shall be taken into account by the Registrar and ... view
• 6 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, the provisions relating to the Limitation of Actions Act be amended by deleting the proposed Subsection(2). Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, we got very worried about the requirement that a law should apply retroactively. The Constitution gives us guidance on this. In criminal matters, you cannot apply the law retroactively, but in civil matters you can do so. We would have preferred the court to be guided by the Constitution instead of us putting this very dangerous clause in the Limitation of Actions Act. That is the rationale of this ... view
• 6 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, the provisions relating to the Penal Code be amended- 3764 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES September 6, 2007 (a) in the amendment to Section 77, by deleting the proposed amendment to sub- section (1); (b) by deleting the proposed new Section 102A and substituting therefor the following penalties:- 102A. A person convicted of an offence under sections 99, 100, 101 or 102 of this Part shall be liable to a fine not exceeding one million shillings or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years or to both. (c) in the proposed ... view
• 6 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, the proposal by the Attorney-General is obviously trying to talk about hate-speech. I would like to draw the attention of hon. Members to the Section as it currently reads. The proposal which is being made by the Attorney-General is to replace Sub-section 77(3)(e), which already contains a proviso on hate-speech. It also has a provision to protect those who are well-intentioned and well-meaning. In other words, the proposal by the Attorney-General wishes to take away the proviso that protects those who are sincere in their freedom of speech. Therefore, the proposal is suspicious. It is ... view
• 6 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, the Penal Code be amended by:- b) deleting the proposed new Section 102A and substituting therefor the following penalties: 102 A. A person convicted of an offence under Sections 99, 100, 101 or 102 of this Part shall be liable to a fine not exceeding one million shillings or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years or to both. The new Section 102A as proposed by the Attorney-General is to spell out the penalties for persons who are convicted for the offences--- view
• 6 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, the proposals by the Attorney- General in the new Section 102A are intended to spell out penalties for persons convicted for the offences of abuse of office. Currently, the penalties are considered very low because the offences are considered misdemeanours. In the Departmental Committee on the Administration of Justice and Legal Affairs, we agreed with the Attorney-General that these offences should become felonies. But our proposal is that we disagree with him about the penalties. The Attorney-General is September 6, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3769 proposing as penalty a fine or a jail sentence which, lies ... view
• 6 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir--- view