Prof. Anyang' Nyong'o

All parliamentary appearances

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• 26 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, before I make my point of order, I would like to commend you for the statement you have delivered to this House today. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I cannot recall what I said during that debate, but I will revisit the HANSARD to find out. What we are witnessing today is not democracy, but the right of the mighty. It will stand in the history of this nation as a shame to a Government that came to power saying its motto is democracy and empowerment. We all feel betrayed and the betrayal is total. 3218 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES October ... view
• 26 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I pity the Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs, at his age and wisdom, to be a lackey to a Government that has lost credibility and respect of the Kenyan people. view
• 26 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: I do remember an American political scientist, John Kenneth Galbraith, who wrote the book: The Arrogance of Power --- view
• 26 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: I will be very brief, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I would like to go on record, on behalf of the silent masses of this nation; that, indeed, the arrogance for power may always have its way, but it will not last. Indeed, when it does fall, it will do so in shame. We, in Kenya, pride ourselves as being the most developed country in the East African Community. That pride of being most developed has today been put to shame. As we go to Arusha and force a few people on the throats of Kenyans, including the Opposition in this House, ... view
• 18 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: , on behalf of view
• 18 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT, this House grants leave for the introduction of a Bill for an Act of Parliament entitled "Freedom of Information Bill" for the purposes of nurturing information resources as a tool for development. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the hon. Omingo will second this Motion. I would also like to acknowledge, in moving this Motion, that the Government drafted a Bill last year on freedom of information after many years when the NGOs and civil society had been discussing this and indeed the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) too has ... view
• 18 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Speaker, Sir, we will never tire in reminding this House of that saying written at the entrance of this august House that everybody should read whenever they leave this House; "This House or Government exists for the welfare of society and the just Government of men". That just Government cannot exist unless one, the people know what the Government is doing; and two, they can evaluate, on the basis of full information, whether what the Government is doing is in the interests of the public; and three, they can account or hold the Government accountable. Mr. ... view
• 18 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Secondly, in making information available to the public, it compels public institutions and bureaucracies to maintain good records which cannot be altered at will, so as to hide further information and make the Government opaque to the detriment of good governance. Thirdly, public officials will need to take reasonable steps to assist any person seeking to exercise the right to access official information. In other words, when a citizen goes to a public office to seek information, he or she is not unduly hindered to have access to that information. I will give an example of something that happened to ... view
• 18 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will donate one minute of my time to hon. Lucas Maitha. view
• 18 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to thank all hon. Members, including my friend, Mr. Wamwere. But I would also like to remind him that, although Zachaeus was a tax collector, he went to eat with Jesus in his home. Nicodemus, too, went by night to see Jesus. So, I think we are in a free society. We can associate, knowing fully well that we have all our shortcomings and good deeds. I would also like to remind my friend, the hon. Daktari, that, in deed, the Bill, as we are going to present it, will have exemptions. ... view