Paul Muite

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 81 to 90 of 261.

• 15 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: A Bill by any Member of Parliament, which is a Public Bill, should be equated with a Bill being introduced by the Government and fast-tracked so that a Bill like this one we are seeking to introduce, which is so fundamentally important, not just in updating the laws--- When you look at other countries, the centrepiece of their arrangement is legislation relating to monopolies. It is a very important piece of legislation all over the world. That is why you will see on CNN that a merger between this and that company is awaiting consent. What is the objective of ... view
• 15 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank you for giving me this opportunity. On the Monday before we opened the current Parliament, His Excellency the President unlocked dialogue on constitutional reforms in this country. He requested the Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs to actually chair that dialogue. I want to be fair to hon. Members on that side of the House. We met at County Hall and eventually agreed, after discussions and dialogue, that this side of the House should be represented by 14 hon. Members and that side by 13 hon. Members. The dialogue and discussions went on very smoothly. ... view
• 15 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: He relaxed the appointment to the Electoral Commission of Kenya (ECK) and permitted other parties to nominate. All those are significant constitutional developments. All were preceded by dialogue leading to consensus. August 15, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3237 view
• 15 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: In County Hall, we had even agreed on a Bill to release this House from the Executive grip. That is in terms of this House controlling its own calender. That Bill is ready. We have made tremendous progress. The issue of the constituencies was one of the issues being discussed with a view to reaching consensus. Even affirmative action is one of the issues that we were dialoguing on. The Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs walked out on that Committee, which was being presided over by the Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs, and co-chaired by the Leader of ... view
• 15 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, she was never to come back! Even when we talk, those of us on this side of the House - even in the Government of National Unity (GNU) - do not have a consensus on the Bill that is before the House! view
• 15 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, if one wants to succeed on a Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, you go out of your way to dialogue and get consensus. Otherwise, even those of us who support affirmative action, believe that there is no seriousness in this Bill being brought here. view
• 15 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: People want to play public relations with the women of Kenya, in order to vote for them! view
• 15 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, let the dialogue on comprehensive and minimum reforms be reviewed, so that these issues could be discussed there. In the absence of that, I stand in this House to oppose this Bill very strongly! It was never intended to succeed. The design was to make it fail in order for somebody to look good in the eyes of women of this country, and for this Parliament to look bad. I ask hon. Members to stand up and refuse to be blackmailed or used as rubber stamps! Mr. Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I beg to oppose! view
• 14 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, some of us who are not born-again Christians, like the hon. Member for Gachoka, like to enjoy our Chivas Regal, and this particular place is a very nice and posh! view
• 14 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Yes, I have been there, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view