Paul Muite

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 191 to 200 of 261.

• 7 Dec 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, only recently this House and Kenyans have been complaining because of the high cost of fuel. The Minister has been lamenting that he needs power to control the prices of petroleum products. Why is he refusing to retain this power under Section 44, which he wants us to delete when it is a safety valve that will enable him even in the future to deal with run-away interest rates and exorbitant charges by the banks? It is not enough to delete sections 2 and 3. We need to delete the entire Clause 16 so that ... view
• 7 Dec 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir. We are voting on a fairly important clause in a Memorandum by His Excellency the President. So, it is important for the Chair to guide hon. Members, so that we know exactly what it is that we are voting for. To make it easy, either we vote for the amendment proposed by the Member for Gachoka, which is that this amendment proposed by His Excellency the President be deleted. Alternatively, you make it clear that those who want Section 44 of the Banking Act to remain, namely those who are ... view
• 7 Dec 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, when this Bill was presented here for First Reading, it was committed to the Departmental Committee on the Administration of Justice and Legal Affairs. We went through the Bill and prepared a report. We prepared proposed amendments and laid them on the Table of this House as far back as June this year. There are some very important issues here such as increasing the number of judges to deal with case backlogs. We have also the issue of the Kenya Roads Board money, which all of us want. If the Government is not ready today, the next ... view
• 6 Dec 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give notice of the following Motion:- THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Administration of Justice and Legal Affairs on the visit to the United States of America (USA) to study the processes and procedures through which the Senate vets appointments by the President to the Executive offices laid on the Table of the House on Tuesday, 5th December, 2006. Mr. Speaker, Sir, permit me to draw the attention of hon. Members to the vetting manual which is part of that report, copies of which are available in Room No.8. view
• 5 Dec 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give notice of the following Motion:- THAT, this House--- view
• 5 Dec 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we had submitted both the Report and the Motion to the Clerk's Office. view
• 5 Dec 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will wait, but we need to check with the Clerk's office. I agree with the Chair that both the Report and Motion should have been taken to Mr. Speaker's office first. view
• 5 Dec 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, the Committee had given very careful consideration to this, and come to the conclusion that in order to encourage witnesses to tell the truth, even in commissions of inquiry, they need protection. When a parliamentary Committee is conducting inquiries, the witnesses need the same protection. We are a little surprised that the Government is objecting to what is eminently reasonable. Rather than leave the power to decide what other proceedings will benefit to the Attorney-General, is it not much better that the proceedings in respect of which witnesses will enjoy witness protection should be clarified ... view
• 29 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. You heard the hon. Kiunjuri talking about "chadow" Ministers. Can he explain who is a "chadow" Minister? view
• 29 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: 4006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES November 29, 2006 view