Otieno Kajwang

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1041 to 1050 of 1172.

• 23 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I must explain that I did not abuse anybody. I said that the definition looks silly. However, if it offends anybody, I withdraw. Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me just come back to what I was saying. How can a Leader of Government Business be a leader of a party? Of course, he can be a leader of party, that is fine. In fact, a leader of a party can be a Leader of Government Business. There is no problem with that. But, definitely, it does not follow that the Leader of Government Business is always the leader ... view
• 23 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thought I had a chance to debate, but if I--- view
• 23 May 2007 in National Assembly: Maybe I should go to the next point. When we come to the amendment, I will ask for it. 1588 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES May 23, 2007 Mr. Speaker, Sir, the next point I wanted to raise is on Article 7. In normal circumstances, rules do not provide where a dispute will be resolved in case of a problem. Even the statutes that we pass in this House rarely provide for where a dispute will be sorted out. Of course, sometimes they do because some say that you must go to a subordinate court and some say you must go to the ... view
• 23 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, are we serious with this Community? Let me tell you one thing. When I was in Form VI in 1977, there was a question for us to predict whether the EAC would survive. Being students of Economics at that time, we looked at it and said that it will not survive because of the political bad will at that time. If this is the kind of support that we are giving the EAC, then we can say that it has collapsed before it starts. This is because we are not interested in it. We are more interested ... view
• 23 May 2007 in National Assembly: No! Sorry, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Then in that case can I move my amendments? Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the Motion be amended as follows:- THAT, we amend Article 2 on page 1, the definition of "party leader" to read or mean "a leader of a parliamentary political party". view
• 23 May 2007 in National Assembly: With regard to the second amendment, we can deal with that one. view
• 23 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, because it was just one copy, I want to be very accurate, just as you have read it. If I could--- view
• 23 May 2007 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Speaker, Sir! view
• 23 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the Motion in, Clause 2, be amended as follows:- By deleting the definition of "party leader" and inserting in its place the following new definition:- "party leader" means the leader of a parliamentary political party entitled to make a nomination under these rules." view
• 23 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also seek to move another amendment, if you allow me--- view