Prof. Anyang' Nyong'o

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1771 to 1780 of 2249.

• 19 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support the Motion with a general comment that I want to make regarding the role of Parliament in adopting a Report like this. view
• 19 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have been in this House since 1993. I do believe that this House is an extremely importance institution in the democratic system in our nation. view
• 19 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: One of the most important roles of Parliament is that hon. Members of Parliament should express their preference, opinions and ideas on issues that come before the House. They should be in no way hurried in doing so. We may have to revisit our Standing Orders and find out how the institution of Parliament, as a debating Chamber where, as hon. Orengo said earlier, the majority can have their way while the minority have their say, is actually active in reality. view
• 19 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have been sitting in this House during this session and watching with dismay when points of order become the most important item on the menu, and real debate is reduced to mere pudding. That is an extremely dangerous trend. Some of us only rise on points of order when it is really paining like today. I would like each hon. Member to inculcate in himself or herself the culture of debate and the respect of opinion, whether it differs or concurs with yours. view
• 19 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Bishop Augustine of Hippo once said that it is important in expressing your ideas, to think for a moment that you may be wrong. This House is displaying an extremely dangerous trend of being impatient. Like the English say: "Patience pays." Consultations create solidarity. Confidence is important and anxiety is the mother of fear. When debates are rushed through the House, and Members do not have the opportunity to express their opinions and preferences, anxiety sets in and fear breeds in the House. view
• 19 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like us to adopt a culture that is akin to the US Congress where, when there is an important debate before the House, Members can be allowed to talk. Even if a few Members remain in the House, they continue to talk until they finish. I watch CNN where there are important issues before Congress. They are not worried about a quorum provided somebody is speaking. They know that there are monitors all over and when a Member wants to come in and contribute, he can do so. That is why we have modern ... view
• 19 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: The Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission, and I really sympathise with my colleague the Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs, whose docket is to ensure that, that Commission does its work and corruption is eradicated in this country--- I am afraid that the record of the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission in dealing with corruption in this country is rather dismal. In spite of the pleas and concerns that people express that are for justice and constitutional affairs, I do not think that there is institutional capacity and capability, in spite of the high salaries paid to people who work there, for ... view
• 19 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: The bottom line is that there seems to be a convergence of interest among lawyers to keep cases involving Government institutions and agencies in court. So, the longer the case stays in court, Fe bruary 19, 2009 PARLIAMENTAR Y DEBATES view
• 12 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, my Permanent Secretary has written to the Ministry of Housing referring this Question to them because it view
• 12 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: 4944 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES February 12. 2009 view