Priscilla Nyokabi Kanyua

All parliamentary appearances

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• 27 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, with regard to Standing Order No.62(2), we want to thank the 195 Members who voted for the Bill today. The difference between 233 and 195 is only 38 Members. We did a lot of lobbying. We spoke to each other. We came very close to passing the two-thirds gender law. If you allow us another five days or another few days, we are sure that we are going to have the 38 Members that we did not have today. We can already see that the Members who did not vote “yes” today were only 28. A further time ... view
• 21 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. In view of the limited time, I want to donate a minute each to the following Members: Hon. Ken Okoth, Hon. Samuel Gichigi, Hon. Onyango Oyoo, Hon. Millie Odhiambo, Hon. Nyikal and Hon. Savula. 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
• 21 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 21 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. The Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs wants to thank all the Members for supporting the Judiciary Fund Bill. We also thank the Mover who is our Chairman for bringing this Bill. We note that there could be amendments from some of the things that have been raised by Members. We will look into that. We thank the Members for supporting this Bill and an independent Judiciary. All the speakers of today have noted the importance of the Judiciary, having it strong and the importance of following the Constitution. Members have also noted ... view
• 21 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: legislation on the Judiciary Fund Bill with its own modalities and mechanisms and not to rely on the Judicial Service Act as had earlier been envisaged. Again, there was need to cushion the Judiciary on returning of funds at the end of a financial year. That is one of the functions this Bill will serve when it is assented to. Accountability is critical. It has remained very sad to watch corruption in the Judiciary. As we pass this law and protect the funds of the Judiciary, it is going to be very important for the Judiciary to be fully accountable. ... view
• 20 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I also thank the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs and the Members of the Mediation Committee for the Political Parties (Amendment) Bill that we are passing today. view
• 20 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, having looked at the new criterion for funding political parties, the criterion proposed was very low when this matter first came to the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs. The feeling of the Committee at the time was that even a party with presence in only one county, even if it does not bother to look for votes in any other county, would qualify for funding under the Political Parties Act. Looking at the criterion today, any party that is going to qualify for funding is going to be a national party in line with Article ... view
• 20 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, if you look at the history of our country, you will find that there has been a very good reason why political parties need to receive funding from taxpayers. Our entire National Assembly and Senate are based on a party system. Once they are based on a party 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
• 20 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: system, it continues to be very important for us to have strong parties that are national, impersonal and not funded by individuals. We want to have parties that are funded by the taxpayer and the criteria will allow those objectives to be pursued under the new Act in the amended version. I also wish to note that 30 per cent of the funding for political parties should be reserved for marginalised groups who are women, youth and persons with disability. That criterion in the law is not affected by the amendments that we are passing today. If we look at ... view
• 20 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. view