Peter Njoroge Baiya

All parliamentary appearances

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• 8 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I believe that the suggestion for us to meet on Monday is quite appropriate, given the assurance by the Leader of the Majority Party that he will also help us to mobilise some of our Members. I just want to set straight some information because I have also been in the Committee when we were deliberating on these matters. Generally, the request by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission was based on the fact that the activities that they are funding cut across both financial years, the current 2016/2017 and 2017/2018. It was felt by the National Treasury ... view
• 8 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I believe that the suggestion for us to meet on Monday is quite appropriate, given the assurance by the Leader of the Majority Party that he will also help us to mobilise some of our Members. I just want to set straight some information because I have also been in the Committee when we were deliberating on these matters. Generally, the request by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission was based on the fact that the activities that they are funding cut across both financial years, the current 2016/2017 and 2017/2018. It was felt by the National Treasury ... view
• 6 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I support this Bill. I join my colleagues who have spoken in support of this Bill. This is one provision of the Constitution that the country has had a lot of challenges implementing. We believe that these challenges have not yet been overcome. In fact, the way we have gone about to implement this matter has ended up creating more challenges. The genesis of this is a constitutional provision which, in itself, no one has a controversy with. It is because the basic principle is contained in the Bill of Rights under Article 27. ... view
• 6 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: Unfortunately, political parties since 2010 have all focused only on enactment of legislation and the efforts being made have not been fully embracing these constitutional principles. Even when the court has been given an opportunity to interpret it, the principles have been relegated as aspiration and not necessarily capable of immediate implementation. Clearly, it is the case that until we have fully realised or implemented the two-thirds gender principle, the Constitution will not have been properly and faithfully implemented to its letter and spirit, which requires that, in elective bodies, either gender should not exceed two-thirds. view
• 6 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: There are challenges on implementation with regard to the two-third gender rule concerning Members of Parliament. That is because Article 261(7) of the Constitution requires the President to dissolve Parliament in the event of non-compliance and yet, under the current The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 6 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: Constitution, the provision to dissolve Parliament was exclusively a preserve of the previous Constitution whose provision had been saved until the first general election. It turns out that, as we speak, the President does not have any power under this Constitution to dissolve Parliament. Even if the Chief Justice (CJ) was to notify the President, he would be acting in vain because under what constitutional provision will the President purport to dissolve Parliament when the Constitution which was in force before 2010 has already been repealed? We hope that the MPs of this Parliament or the 12th Parliament will rise ... view
• 16 May 2017 in National Assembly: Yes. view
• 16 May 2017 in National Assembly: Yes. view
• 16 May 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I also want to go on record in supporting this Bill. Anchoring recognition for outstanding performance is the most important activity as far as helping the country forge the right attitudes and behaviour is concerned. So, this Bill is timely and very important. My concern, which I would like to put on record, is that the President as the Head of State represents the nation and the scope of the award scheme should possibly be broadly expanded. It is not just the youth who are making contribution to the country‟s various endeavours but all categories of ... view
• 16 May 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I also want to go on record in supporting this Bill. Anchoring recognition for outstanding performance is the most important activity as far as helping the country forge the right attitudes and behaviour is concerned. So, this Bill is timely and very important. My concern, which I would like to put on record, is that the President as the Head of State represents the nation and the scope of the award scheme should possibly be broadly expanded. It is not just the youth who are making contribution to the country‟s various endeavours but all categories of ... view