Otieno Kajwang

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 931 to 940 of 1172.

• 23 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am talking about the qualifications of the person we have in the person of Justice Ringera. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, so we felt that such a person who had the qualities of being a teacher of law, an advocate of the High Court, a Solicitor-General and Judge of the High Court and Court of Appeal, was eminently qualified to protect our rights! Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, when he starts his job, he comes to this Parliament so as to be given power to make sure that we do not go to court ... view
• 23 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not know what metamorphosis happened to my learned teacher. It cannot just happen! Of course, you can take me to court for any perceived offence, but if I think that you are infringing on my human or legal rights, I told you that I want to first of all determine whether my right is infringed in the Constitution and then you tell me, "you cannot do that, I must finish with you first", what are we talking about? August 23, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3461 view
• 23 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, Kenya is a developed country in jurisprudence. We cannot allow that in this Parliament, maybe another one! Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me go to the next one on page 1351, Section 23 of the same Act, Clause 4. When we went to head-hunt Justice Ringera, we went to the most qualified person in the land in law. I did not know that, in fact, Justice Ringera wanted to be a police officer. That is what he has now come to ask this Parliament to give him! view
• 23 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I just presume, and I hope I am right, that Ministers do not just bring legislation. They must get some feedback or information from their officers, who then say: "I want to tighten here! There is a hole here I want to plug!" view
• 23 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: I suppose that Justice Ringera must have advised the Minister: "In fact, I need some police powers. I need a police station!" view
• 23 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: You do not become a judge of the Court of Appeal to become a policeman! We would not need the Director of Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission (KACC), if the police were sufficient! We created that body because we thought the police could not do that job. We needed somebody who is more qualified. We paid him a little more than the policeman. When we pay a policeman Kshs15,000, we pay him Kshs2.5 million because he is eminently qualified! Then, he comes here and says the following:- "The provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code, the Evidence Act, the Police Act and any ... view
• 23 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: I thought we were preventing Justice Ringera from becoming a prosecutor! view
• 23 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: I have taken your point and--- view
• 23 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am not discussing individuals. I am discussing an officer; a very powerful officer! That is an officer who, at one time, arrested a judge of the High Court! So, it is not a joke when I refer to him. When we were discussing him, this Parliament appointed him. We discussed him! I was standing here when we were discussing him. 3462 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES August 23, 2007 view
• 23 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I accept your ruling! I only want to say that this Parliament can discuss the officers whom it has appointed. But let me then proceed to the other item. This item has been canvassed by my friends, and I need not add much. But let me just add another angle to it. It is on the appointment of a receiver. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, if the Director or the Commission suspects - let me use the Commission! If the Commission suspects that you may have acquired your property illegally or corruptly--- If ... view