Paul Muite

All parliamentary appearances

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• 31 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I appreciate the spirit of the proposed amendment. However, I appeal to hon. colleagues to have a sense of balance. I also read about the case of a false allegation which happened in Kisumu. However, out of one false allegation that is made, how many more genuine cases of rape do we read about? The rape cases are much more frequent and we must take care not to stifle reporting of rape because of fear that people are likely to go to prison for life. view
• 31 May 2006 in National Assembly: Let me be heard. This is a very serious issue. I appreciate the spirit we are in. Therefore, I propose a further amendment to the amendment so that instead of providing for "life imprisonment", we remove the words, "liable to punishment equal to that of the offence complaint of" and we replace them with the words, "shall be guilty of an offence, and liable on conviction, to a fine not exceeding---" view
• 31 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, could you protect me? We should replace the sentence with a fine and imprisonment of a term not exceeding three years. That strikes a balance without discouraging girls and women from reporting cases of rape. view
• 31 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I am happy to withdraw my proposed amendment in favour of the amendment by Mr. Sungu. view
• 27 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I would like to seek the guidance of the Chair. The Leader of Government Business has told this House that the Attorney-General said that police officers fall under the Minister of State for Administration and National Security. Under the Constitution, the Attorney-General is the chief legal adviser. This is a legal matter. So, the House should demand that the Attorney-General comes to this House to clarify what the law says on this matter. view
• 27 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of information, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 27 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wanted to inform hon. Angwenyi that the Departmental Committee on the Administration of Justice and Legal Affairs is taking very seriously the contribution and concerns of Members of Parliament. We have received a great deal of representation as a Committee, including the concerns which were expressed at Safari Park. The Committee is in the process of drafting comprehensive amendments so that when this Bill comes back to this House before it is concluded, these concerns will have been factored in the amendments that the Committee is working on. view
• 26 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I just want to inform Dr. Khalwale--- view
• 26 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. We are debating very serious issues. Is it in order for Dr. Khalwale to mislead this House on clause 4? The clause says: "Any person who attempts to unlawfully and intentionally commit an act which causes penetration with his or her genital organs---" You heard the hon. Member talking about what, in his mind, he is planning to do. Is he suggesting that his mind is part of his sexual organ? view
• 26 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, please, protect me from Mr. Wanjala so that I can address the Chair. Our Standing Orders prohibit use of offensive language. To use the word "creature" when we have hon. Members who are women is to violate our Standing Orders. Could Mr. Ahenda withdraw that word and apologise? view