Onesmus Muthomi Njuki

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 281 to 290 of 588.

• 21 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 14 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. This clause, especially Sub- clause (2), looks very dangerous. I know where the Members are coming from because the time we had the Security (Amendment) Bill, I could see the desperation by the Serjeant-at-Arms when they were trying to protect the Hon. Speaker, the Mace and they could not do anything. Their hands were actually tied. But when we say any officer - Clause 2 says: “Officer of a House of Parliament means any officer acting within the precincts of Parliament”. That is a very dangerous thing. We either reject the whole clause as ... view
• 13 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, especially for getting the pronunciation of Chuka/Igambang'ombe right. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Bill which has a constitutional deadline. It is one of the Bills whose deadline we extended before we went for recess. In this country, justice is a very elusive thing to most of the Kenyans. One, it is because of the cost. Two, it is because of accessibility either in terms of physical distances or congestion. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can ... view
• 13 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: I like the title of this Bill - The Small Claims Court Bill. Our courts are congested with issues that can easily be sorted without having to go to very big courts. They take very many years to be resolved because of the kind of the judicial system we have. I come from a county that is made up of three constituencies which are very expansive, but they only have two courts. In that case and most of the time, our people normally end up going to neighbouring counties for justice or to attend courts. In a rural set up, ... view
• 13 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: problems between couples. This is putting the work of giving legal justice to people who are not trained because they just listen and use their wisdom. In this case and with the establishment of those courts, we are going to have justice being delivered by people who have been trained, have been in the legal systems, understand the law and have done law. We will definitely expect to have better services to our people. I have heard about the case of the use of technology – Clause 29. I have heard my brother, the Member for Igembe Central opposing it. ... view
• 27 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I support that amendment to remove the word “Minister”, and replace it with “Cabinet Secretary”. I am just wondering what is wrong with the word “paragraph”. It is in order. Why the word “paragraph”? view
• 27 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I was just worried whether we are not in session because Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah just crossed the Floor while talking on the phone. Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, you are not watching. view
• 26 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me the privilege to contribute to this Bill. I want to congratulate Hon. Keynan. He comes up with very good Bills. I remember the one of emblems. The only issue is usually implementation because I still see some governors flying flags. We should really be keen on implementation. view
• 26 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: The principle of Parliament privileges is entrenched in Article 117 of the Constitution of Kenya 2010, which provides that there shall be freedom of speech and debate in Parliament. In our roles, the job description of a Member of Parliament is very shallow because it is just to legislate, to oversee and to represent. The details on what the Member of Parliament should go through to carry out those duties need to be protected. When Members of Parliament want to transact their private businesses, they do not do it in the precincts of Parliament. They have their private offices where ... view
• 26 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: this city, including at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) and Harambee Plaza. We also have premises away from this city, where Members of Parliament operate from. Every Member of Parliament has two offices, one in the constituency and another in Nairobi. Sometimes, we transact business that is of the nature that is within our duties provided by the law in our offices in the constituencies. Therefore, we should consider them during the amendments stage and see whether the constituency offices can also be included as forming part of the precincts of Parliament. Members transact parliamentary business in those offices. ... view