26 Jun 2018 in National Assembly:
(Igembe North, JP)
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21 Jun 2018 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I want to support the Petition. I come from an area which has been doing adjudication for 52 years. The land officer inherits the corruption network and it goes on throughout. I wish to state that this is the time we should get the title deeds which the Government promised. This Petition has come at the right time, so that we can name those cartels which have been messing up the whole country.
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21 Jun 2018 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker.
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21 Jun 2018 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, if you can remember the last time we had this presentation, you advised that the Leader of the Majority Party or whoever is representing him reads the Questions so that we can see whether we are interested and so that somebody does not ask a similar question the following week or the same day and miss this presentation. It is not about Standing Orders. The Speaker guided, unless he withdraws.
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21 Jun 2018 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, I wanted to reinforce what Hon. Junet was raising that we needed a statement from you. I know it is not the first, second or third time that the Speaker has joined in this kind of discourse. You recall quotes of Martin Luther King Junior. In one of his speeches he said:
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21 Jun 2018 in National Assembly:
“No man can ride on your back unless you bend it.”
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21 Jun 2018 in National Assembly:
For that reason, we invite you to give a ruling which will explain and give proper interpretation that it is inappropriate for the Judiciary to purport to interfere with the legislative The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor.
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21 Jun 2018 in National Assembly:
powers. That is to mistake the independence of Parliament as if it is subservient to the whims of the Judiciary, which is very wrong. They should differentiate between the interpretation of the laws and interference with the legislative work of Parliament. So, when giving that ruling to us, we would wish that you protect the powers, privileges and immunities that have existed for parliamentary work. MPs should operate freely without fear of any consequences from any human being from the things or words that they utter before this august House. So, it is not something that can be wished away. ...
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21 Jun 2018 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, for that reason, we plead with you to take enough time to give a reasonable ruling. There has always been conflict between all jurisdictions and Parliament. Therefore, we indulge you to give a ruling. Also ask Members of Parliament not to listen to some of those rulings especially if they are touching on Parliament. We should ignore them with the contempt they deserve.
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