Patrick Kariuki Mariru

All parliamentary appearances

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• 27 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I thank you for that kind introduction. My name is Hon. Patrick Mariru. I was the subject of discussion this morning when I was nominated and appointed as a member of the Chairperson’s Panel. Thank you very much Members for that vote of confidence. I also say congratulations to you as well. We shall serve with diligence. view
• 27 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: I will be brief on this particular matter. I want to support the Motion. I have had occasion to read the treaty in question. This Nile River business has been there for a long time now. I remember when I was younger, I used to hear about this discussion around the countries of Uganda, Kenya, Sudan and Egypt, and the exclusive right that Egypt had on the Nile River water and the contention around it. When I was reading the Report of the Committee on this matter, I was very happy to learn that, actually, the countries around the River ... view
• 27 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: I am in total support of this. We need to ratify this treaty as a country. It is very encouraging that according to our new Constitution this Parliament is given an opportunity to engage and ratify some of these protocols. The Treaty Making and Ratification Act of 2012 is very clear that the National Assembly has the sovereign responsibility of approving ratification of treaties. I would ask myself four questions: Did the Cabinet approve this CFA, at that time, before it came to this place? I saw documents and even memoranda from the Cabinet showing that it had approved the ... view
• 27 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: Section 8 of the Treaty Making and Ratification Act is very clear that it is not just this National Assembly that is mandated to pass and ratify, but also the Kenyan public needs to get an opportunity to engage and look at the text. I saw from the Report of the Committee that it facilitated a very elaborate public participation process where Kenyans gave their views about this treaty and approved it. The third question: Does approval of this have an implication to the new Constitution? Some of these treaties could actually necessitate an amendment to our Constitution. I realise ... view
• 27 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you very much. Again, my name is Patrick Mariru. I want to take this opportunity to say thank you very much for the appointment this morning to the Speaker’s Panel. We hope to serve with diligence and commitment. Once again, thank you very much. Next we shall have Hon. Wachira Kabinga, the Member for Mwea. view
• 27 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: Order Member. What is your point of order? view
• 27 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: Let us be a bit gracious. He is a new Member, but I am sure he now knows the parliamentary language. Please, proceed. view
• 27 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: Very well. We shall now have Hon. Njiru Muchangi, the Member for Runyenjes. view
• 27 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: We shall now have Hon. Ekamais, the Member for Loima Constituency. view
• 27 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Members, we will all get a chance to speak. We have requests and each one of us will get a chance within the time frame that we have. We are just using a rota but we shall all get a chance. Let us have Hon. Jenniffer Shamalla. view