Robert Gichimu Githinji

All parliamentary appearances

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• 11 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: My question was answered, but it was with the kind of cry by the CJ that we witnessed: that one of “there are no enough funds”. How could they prioritize the building of security walls and other infrastructure and yet they are unable to facilitate a judge to reach his or her work station to handle cases? view
• 11 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: The other issue that needs to be looked at is the backlog of cases. These things that are affecting the efficiency in the Judiciary are all surrounded by the issue of funds. If Judges are not able to go handle cases, of course, there will be backlog. I believe that the most critical part is to ensure the independence of the Judiciary, including the availability of funds. We can do that by way of legislation. We can have an amendment to the Constitution that a certain percentage be put aside, but that amount should also be put to very strict ... view
• 11 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: Another area that the Judiciary needs to be very keen on is employment and remuneration of the officers. They should be above board, in terms of pocket independence. This way they will not be tempted to take bribes in order to adjudicate cases. Remuneration of a judicial officer is a critical aspect of the reforms in the Judiciary. This needs to be looked at so that, a judge dispensing justice will not be tempted to look at other areas for them to make a decision concerning a certain matter. view
• 11 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: The other issue is the management of the cases in court. There is a good reform that was introduced by the former CJ, Justice Gicheru that there should be pre-trial directions before a case starts. That would ensure that there will be minimal adjournments in cases because once the case is set for hearing, all the parties will be ready to proceed. But we are also seeing that in some cases, pre-trials are done and yet the cases are adjourned every other time, hence creating a backlog. That should be strictly followed. Once a matter has been confirmed for hearing ... view
• 11 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: I would like to stop at that point. I also support the report. It comes at a crucial time when we need to reflect on the issue of funding of the Judiciary. view
• 11 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker view
• 11 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you for that correction. It was both. The reforms were started by former Chief Justice Gicheru. Former Chief Justice Mutunga was able to carry on with the reforms. I believe that the current CJ is also doing something to ensure that the wheels of justice role effectively and smoothly. view
• 26 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, thank you. I rise to second this Motion of approval of the nominee for the position of Principle Secretary, State Department for Trade and Enterprise Development. Amb. Johnson Mwangi Weru appeared before the Committee very composed and appeared to have the grasp of whatever is required in international trade. He appears to have wide exposure and network in the international arena and this would be a very great advantage to this country in terms of establishing new markets for our goods and services. We trust and hope that Amb. Weru will be key in the promotion ... view
• 20 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to further make my contribution in support of the Tea Bill. Hon. Speaker, the board that is yet to be established by the Tea Bill should look into the following things that will improve the tea subsector: First, the board should delink production, processing and marketing, so that marketing remains a different entity in the value chain. We have a lot of conflict of interest. Directors who normally oversee the processing are the same people who do marketing. So, when there is a problem, you find that they cannot vindicate themselves. The other thing ... view
• 19 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I support this Bill. view