Paul Muite

All parliamentary appearances

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• 30 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir. It is now generally accepted that this clause is capable of different interpretations. The intention may have been genuine, but when the matter of interpreting a clause goes to court, it is for the court to decide what meaning to August 30, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3613 give it. Evidence from us, as Members of Parliament, as to what we meant is inadmissible. The intention is to be gathered by the court purely on the basis of the language used. We know that, quite often, the media is not right. None of us can ... view
• 30 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, the Committee on Administration of Justice and Legal Affairs actually prepared a comprehensive Report which it laid on the Table of the House. That Report contained all the amendments which the Committee was, and is, proposing. So, we would plead with you to permit those amendments which are on this Report, and which somehow were omitted when the Clerk's Office was preparing the Order Paper, to be proposed by 3618 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES August 30, 2007 the various hon. Members of the Committee on Administration of Justice and Legal Affairs. view
• 28 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The Attorney-General has actually attempted to answer the Question. But now that the Leader of Government Business and the Chairman of the County Hall talks, His Excellency the Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs, is aware of the matter and has also informed the House that the Assistant Minister will not be there, could he perhaps go a little bit further and tell the House when he will reconvene the County Hall talks? The Attorney-General is trying to answer the Question. He is aware that the concerns he expressed have been ... view
• 28 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in supporting this Motion, I would like to touch on three issues. The first one is that--- August 28, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3491 view
• 28 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if you can recollect, when the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Tuju, was moving the Motion, he took a bit of his time to focus on Kenyans in the diaspora. This is an issue that was also revisited by hon. Ligale in his contribution. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Minister said that as a country, the Kenyans in the diaspora are contributing a lot of money towards our Domestic Gross Product (GDP). This is true. However, I would like to take this opportunity to invite the Minister to walk the talk. It is not platitudes that ... view
• 28 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, one notices that as far as our foreign policy is concerned, particularly on the issue of terrorism, Kenya appears to go co-toying on the interest of the Bush administration. We do whatever the Bush administration wants done! It is true that nobody supports terrorism. No Kenyan supports terrorism. If there is any Kenyan arrested participating in, or supporting terrorism, let him or her go for the high jump. No one is supporting terrorism. However, I am attacking the ingredients of our policy as far as terrorism is concerned which impacts negatively on us, as a ... view
• 23 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir--- view
• 23 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is Kikuyu Constituency. I understand the sentiments raised by hon. Members. The Attorney-General is aware of the difficulties in courts in proving customary marriages. He is aware of a case that I had to do all the way to the Court of Appeal; Hotensia Wanjiku Yahwe; very difficult! What Members are asking is: What can you do to ease the lot of those Kenyans who are married under customary law, which is recognised, so that they do not have to go through the problems of going to court to prove that they are married? view
• 16 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I just want to plead that when there are Kenyans who are buried, the emotional trauma is great. So, this matter is very urgent. The correct Minister should come and enlighten the House on when they are going to send the army there, so that they can retrieve the bodies of these Kenyans who are buried. view
• 15 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to strongly support this Motion and to say the following: I hope that sooner than later, we will be able to revise our Standing Orders so as to make it easier and smoother for Members of Parliament to bring legislation. This distinction between a Private Members' Bill and a Public Bill needs to be sorted out. Of course, what we have been doing is to, legally, confuse the situation. What is a Private Bill? A Private Bill, legally, is not a Bill brought by a Member of Parliament. That, constitutionally and legally, is ... view