Paul Muite

All parliamentary appearances

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• 12 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, he said he had raised the matter with the Leader of Government Business. He told me that the amendments are not to be moved. view
• 12 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, all the amendments we are seeking--- view
• 12 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I wish to have the opportunity to contribute on the proposed amendment. view
• 12 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, there is a clause--- Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I would like to persuade hon. Members to vote against the amendment proposed by the Attorney-General to the Non-Governmental Organisations Co-ordination Act. When you look at all these amendments, the idea is to effect control of the NGO Council. Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, at the moment, it is self-regulating. These proposed amendments are seeking to create a Government-dominated board and remove all the regulatory functions from the council. This is a voluntary council of all the NGOs registered under the Act and to vest them ... view
• 12 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Ms. Abdalla will move it. view
• 12 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, these proposals are passionate to hon. Members. We want money for the roads boards to go directly to the constituencies to be used in the same manner as the CDF money. view
• 12 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: But, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, it is important, in all fairness to the Attorney- General, for hon. Members to appreciate that the Miscellaneous Amendments to the Statute Law we passed here the other day - they were moved by hon. Nyachae - were setting up three roads authorities. There was one for the highways, one for the rural areas and one for the urban areas. They actually contain 20 per cent, which should be going directly to the constituencies, but now, through the medium of those authorities that we enacted. So, in truth, what hon. Members want has been ... view
• 12 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: September 12, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3885 view
• 12 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I wish to bring to the attention of hon. Members that the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) itself presented a memorandum to the Departmental Committee on Administration of Justice and Legal Affairs, seeking and urging that they would prefer to continue being under the Office of the Attorney-General. The Office of the Attorney-General is a Constitutional one, and, unless we amend our Constitution, it will always be there. The Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs is not a Constitutional Office. The President can wake up tomorrow and abolish it and that will be ... view
• 12 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also wish to support very strongly this very timely Motion. In supporting the Motion, I want to state that the sooner we have the new Standing Orders, the better, so that we can streamline the progression of what is erroneously called the "Private Members Bill", like the one the hon. Member is seeking the leave of the House, so that it can be fast-tracked, and be treated in the same way as Bills which are introduced by the Government. Nothing would serve this country better than to see the proposed legislation in place yesterday ... view