Otieno Kajwang

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1131 to 1140 of 1172.

• 31 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, corruption is an extra-ordinary phenomenon. If we are going to deal with it, we need extra-ordinary measures. This is not an extra-ordinary measure because we have established many anti-corruption institutions. For example, we have the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission (KACC), we have another one run by a reverend, we have two watchdog Committees in Parliament; we have the Controller and Auditor-General himself and the Efficiency Monitoring Unit (EMU), which are all supposed to deal with corruption. So, we have many bodies dealing with corruption but nothing is happening. Why is that so? We also have the ... view
• 2 May 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is the Attorney-General in order to mislead the House on his explanation that, in the trial of an accused person, his or her character is never mentioned until after conviction? But, here, we are not dealing with an accused person. We are dealing with the accuser. It is the woman who is accusing the man. We want to check the credibility of the woman. We want to know whether she is lying or not. view
• 27 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of information, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I just want to inform Mr. Angwenyi that men ran away from Norway because in that country, if you request your wife to allow you to enjoy your conjugal rights and she refuses, then you try harder, you will be jailed for ten years. That is why the men from Norway have fled to Portugal and Spain. Now women are suffering there. There is a lot of lesbianism in that country because of these bad laws. view
• 27 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of information, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. The definition in that Clause 3 says, "A person commits an offence termed "rape" if he or she, intentionally and unlawfully commits an act which causes penetration with his or her genital organ." Which are "her" genital organs which can cause penetration? view
• 27 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to say a few things about this very important Bill. This is a very revolutionary Bill. First of all, I want to thank the Mover and those who put this Bill together for their resourcefulness, creativity and imagination. They have done that very well! view
• 27 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: This Bill has also been promoted very well. It has been promoted by hon. Members in conjunction with very able lobbyists and pressure groups. They were properly focused and passionate. In fact, when I looked at the photos on the front page of the newspapers today, I saw one of the very indefatigable campaigner of this Bill, who is my constituent. She was passionate and intensive! Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, let us not, for a moment, think that the people who put this Bill together and campaigned for it were doing a "hazy hazy job". I watched somebody on ... view
• 27 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: If you want to deal with circumcision, and we have dealt with it in the Children Bill, why do you bring it in the Sexual Offences Bill? Whatever it is, circumcision is not a sexual offence! It can be injury to a body, assault or anything else. But it is definitely not a sexual offence! view
• 27 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: It can even be bodily harm to a genital organ. But, definitely, it is not a sexual offence! So, when you bring a Bill to address a particular matter, and you actually say: "This is a Sexual Offences Bill", you must have fidelity to the meaning of what you want to do. Immediately you bring in something else, we become suspicious! This Bill is being opposed because some people see it as a gender campaign to deal with men. view
• 27 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: 788 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES April 27, 2006 view
• 27 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Oh! Pole sana ! I would like to thank the hon. Member, who is a very good friend for the observation--- view