Otieno Kajwang

All parliamentary appearances

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• 14 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, that is good advice. Dr. Nuh is well versed with Information and Communication Technology. Some of us do not even know how to open a website. However, we will try to do so, so that we can keep an active website and post every application that we have processed there. If there is a reason why the application is delaying, we post that information there. Instead of keeping people in the care centre, we should put them all on the website. This information can be keyed in. I thank the Member for that information. However, I ... view
• 15 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, these are very serious comments coming from the Members of Parliament on this proposed amendment. Where to start from is that the first amendments in this House that demolished the Senate, created new constituencies and did many other things that re-organized this country beyond recognition were more than one amendment. The first Senate has gone down in history as the first constitutional and legal body that ever dissolved itself democratically. So, there were many more amendments. In fact, they were more than 50. I will have to consult that book later on, but there were ... view
• 15 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Let us start from this other position. Is it true what we are saying that this Parliament cannot amend this Constitution? Definitely, not! It cannot be true that this Parliament--- view
• 15 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thought that was a matter of argument. He should have waited to respond substantively after this. But let me put it this way; is it even true that this House cannot amend several sections of this Constitution at once in one afternoon? It has been done before several times. view
• 15 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, you can call it bad manners or bad law, but the history of this country is replete with amendments several of them in one afternoon and I will show you. view
• 15 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: What you are saying is not a point of order. view
• 15 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, is it even true that we cannot bring more than two issues under one constitutional amendment? view
• 15 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Can you let me debate? Where did you learn how to debate? view
• 15 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was a member of the debating club ever since I was young and I am shocked being interrupted here. Is it possible even to suggest that we cannot make 40 or 50 amendments? There was even a time when we were toying with the idea of how to amend the old Constitution and we suggested that we could--- view
• 15 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, first and foremost, questions do not mislead. Secondly, your interpretation of the Constitution can very well be canvassed by you when you get the chance to do so. Do not interfere with my argument. view