Prof. Prof. Olweny

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1041 to 1050 of 1845.

• 25 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: I cannot confirm what hon. (Dr.) Laboso has alleged in connection to Chemistry Paper III. view
• 24 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity to support this draft. I wish to congratulate Kenyans for giving us their views which we have in this draft today. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is a product of what Kenyans contributed in the previous arrangement, when the views of Kenyans across the country were collected. This is what we got from the long search for a new constitution for this country. It is something that took Kenyans several years. So many Kenyans died for it. So many Kenyans were tortured for it. So many Kenyans ... view
• 24 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: the name of amendments that were made to the Independence Constitution, which was the best Constitution that we could have had. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is unfortunate that the Independence Constitution was amended so many times such that the document that we have today, in the name of the Constitution of Kenya, is so different from what we had at Independence. It was amended so as to give previous regimes room to detain, murder and abuse the rights of others. Somewhere along the line, as Kenyans were crying for change, we came up with some reforms under the ... view
• 24 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: weaker, that person is taking this country back to where it was. A strong Senate will help in controlling the powers of Mr. President. It will help to hold the President responsible and make him accountable to the people of this country. The idea of keeping away Members of Parliament from the Cabinet, in this document, as it is, is wonderful. It becomes very difficult for one to represent one’s people in Parliament while at the same time being in the Executive. Today we have some “thieves” who have been appointed by the Government, who are working in my constituency. ... view
• 24 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: So, why are these people making noise? It has been stated here very clearly that life begins after fertilization. This is the life of an individual and not the life of the egg. Of course, the egg is alive and the sperm is alive but the life of an individual begins after the union of these two cells. Unfortunately, the people who are shouting loudest about this issue are people who will never become pregnant to be faced with the problem of a dying fetus. They will never become pregnant! Some of these religious leaders are old wazee. I do ... view
• 24 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, dual citizenship is a good idea and it has been put here. Kenyans have complained about it. You have been to another country and got the citizenship of that country. But when you come back home, you have a problem in your country. It is good Kenyans listened to that. We have given Kenyans who have acquired other citizenships the opportunities to keep their country’s citizenship. It is indicated here that if a Kenyan is having an account abroad, he or she cannot hold a public position. I think that is unfair. If someone is ... view
• 24 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: The idea of bringing Administration Police (AP) and the regular police force together is great because the APs are wild. The other day, they just went out and killed seven people at once in Kawangware for no reason. The other day, an AP shot a military officer for no reason! It is good that the APs are going to be put under one command. They will be under one officer and they should be re-trained. They should be taken for better training that is similar to the one undertaken by regular police officers. view
• 24 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: The amendment of this Constitution--- The way it is put here is the best because Kenyans have had problems with the current Constitution because it was very easy to amend it. Anybody would come up with an amendment to make the President happier. The President would come up with an amendment any time he wanted to do something that would benefit him. So let us keep Chapter 16 the way it is. Let is remain the way it is so that we do not just amend our Constitution for the sake of it. view
• 24 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Lastly, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, today, the budget process in this country is one of the worst because, after the Minister has read his Budget Speech, we are given huge books of estimates. We do not understand those things and they are just passed. The Budget is passed the way it is! The budgeting process is the most important thing for the country because that is what allocates and distributes resources. This time, according to this proposed draft, the Budget will be subjected to proper verification and debate. It will be interrogated properly before it is passed. view
• 24 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I beg to support the document but with some amendments. view