28 Apr 2016 in National Assembly:
(b) deleting Sub-clause (5).
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28 Apr 2016 in National Assembly:
In Clause 9, we seek to insert a New Clause 2A. It requires the information officer to, as soon as practically possible, revert to the requester. In the second amendment in (b), which is deleting Sub-clause 5, is an offence. As I said earlier, we will put the offences in one section at the back of the Bill. Those are the amendments that I seek to move.
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28 Apr 2016 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 10 be amended by deleting sub clause (4).
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28 Apr 2016 in National Assembly:
This is a drafting style amendment to ensure that the offence is put together with all the other offences in Clause 26. That is the only effect of this amendment.
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28 Apr 2016 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman.
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28 Apr 2016 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, there was an amendment to Clause 10, but we also have New Clause 10A. Can I move both of them together or do we proceed with the one I moved earlier first and then we go to the New Clause?
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28 Apr 2016 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I have already moved that one. The Vice-Chair was going to respond to it. 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.
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28 Apr 2016 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 14 be amended in Sub-clause (1) by deleting the word “redacted” in paragraph (b) and substituting therefor the word “edited”.
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28 Apr 2016 in National Assembly:
The amendment is just replacement of one word. The drafters of this Bill have used the word “redacted”. As a country, we have just dealt with the International Criminal Court (ICC), where we saw usage of the language of reduction. The language that we have always known in Kenya is that of editing. It would be in good stead in keeping with our own laws to use the language that we know. In Kenya, we use the language of unedited copy as opposed to redacted form. The latter is influence of other jurisdictions on our drafters. The amendment just seeks ...
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28 Apr 2016 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 20 be amended by inserting the following new Sub-clause immediately after Sub-clause (2)— “(3) The Commission shall designate one of the Commissioners as “Access to Information Commissioner” with specific responsibility of performing the functions assigned to the Commission under this Act”.
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