Peter Njuguna Gitau

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1401 to 1410 of 1718.

• 25 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Constitution that we need in this nation should be able to address some of the concerns that have really affected our people; the kinds of experience that we noted in 2007 should be addressed by this new Draft Constitution; the kind of destruction that we noted; the killings that we noted; even the evictions that created a new community in this nation called Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) community should be addressed. Those are events that should not be imagined in this nation. The draft Constitution that we intend to approve should guarantee the security, peace ... view
• 25 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we will not forget those people who laboured to make sure that we get a new Constitution. Some people were tortured at Nyayo House. Some lost their lives and others were disabled. In the media sector, we remember Mr. Gichere and others. These are the garland sons of this nation and they should be remembered for their struggle to liberate this nation. view
• 25 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: I have noted that there is a clause on the recall of Members of Parliament in the proposed Constitution. This is a new development and is historic in our nation because this is the first time we are getting a clause which will challenge the diligence and delivery of service by Members of Parliament. The constituents will now have an opportunity to look at the services and duties executed by individual Members of Parliament in the constituency. It is a wakeup call to all of us to start delivering that service to our constituents. I support that clause because if ... view
• 25 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when I looked at the clause on the Executive, I noted that there is a very clear provision that a serving President will not be allowed to serve for more than ten years. It is in our minds that the founding father of this nation, the late Mzee Jomo Kenyatta served for 15 years. The second President of this nation served for 24 years. In my mind, continued stay in that high office may inconvenience and cause instability in the nation. Therefore the new clause that talks of a maximum of ten years is really good. ... view
• 25 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: I also note that the Secretary to the Cabinet will also be appointed and approved by this House. So, the Executive will have no role of appointing a brother, a sister or somebody from that community. It will be exposed to the entire nation. The person appointed to that office should be competent and qualified to hold that office. It is indicated that the Cabinet Secretary should be appointed through the approval of the National Assembly. I recommend that gender consideration in the appointment to that office is very important. We could even start with a lady in that office ... view
• 25 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have also noted that Ministers will come from the private sector. We have seen sons and daughters from the private sector excelling in performance. We cannot fail to recognise the role that has been played by Mr. Titus Naikuni at the Kenya Airways (KQ) and Mr. George Oduor at the Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB). We expect to have the best performance in this country. The KCB was almost going under but Mr. George Oduor has revived it. view
• 25 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: I have also noted something about the swearing in of the President. It will never be done in the middle of the night but will be conducted during the day. Our children in primary schools and those in the kindergatten and other people will see the President being sworn in publicly during the day. That is historic and a very good development. view
• 25 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Judicial reforms are very important. We have seen cases accumulate to almost a million and innocent people have been affected. There are people in this country who have waited for 20 years to have their cases heard. The system has been very hostile and unfair. It should be reformed immediately. view
• 25 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: We have seen the entire population lose confidence in the judicial system. Vetting of judges is very important. The whole system will be accountable because those who will be appointed to these offices will be vetted properly. Academic qualifications will be considered. People should not be appointed to offices under tribal, ethnic or nepotism considerations. We want all the sons of this nation to be given a fair chance in the recruitment exercise. view
• 25 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: On Mashujaa Day which was previously called “Kenyatta Day”, it should continue to be known as “Kenyatta Day”. This is because this is the day we recognise the people who participated in the whole process. It is like we have now forgotten the founding father of this nation. If this House and some people in this country forget the noble role that was played by the founding father of this country--- We recall how our neighbouring countries namely Tanzania and Uganda assisted each other. The late Julius Nyerere, the Milton Obote and Kaunda of Zambia intervened to see that the ... view