Robinson Njeru Githae

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1651 to 1660 of 2672.

• 2 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am not very sure that, that is a point of order. However, under this Bill, it is an offence for any public officer to campaign using public resources. The fine is Kshs500,000. That has been taken care of. If you claim that you want to be a governor or the president and you are still working as a civil servant, some of the decisions that you make may be seen to be political. So, we need to protect our civil servants from accusations of politics. When we pass this Bill, we are going to ... view
• 2 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: On mergers, and I have discussed this issue with the Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs, we must take care of the political orphans. Suppose two parties merge, but you do not agree with the merger, what happens to you? This is not in abstract. We had a merger between KANU and the NDP sometimes ago and some Members did not agree with the merger and they became political orphans. I have discussed this matter with the Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs that we need to find a soft landing for even the Members of ... view
• 2 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: I am also happy that we are prohibiting, in fact, making it a criminal offence for you to support a candidate of another political party. We have had cases, like in the recent by-elections, where you find a member of a particular party going to campaign for a candidate of another political party. That is now prohibited. If you do not belong to a political party, you cannot go there and say that you are campaigning for your friend. There is no friendship in political parties. Only Members of your political party can campaign for you. I think that is ... view
• 2 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to thank Dr. Eseli. He is actually emphasizing the point that I am making; that unless you are a Member of that coalition, you cannot campaign for that particular candidate. It is very clear. You must be a Member of that coalition. Under this Bill, coalitions are not verbal agreements. A coalition must be registered. view
• 2 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have the National Assembly Clerks here and I would like to request them to read the party under which I was elected. They are here and the information is here within Parliament. I campaigned for the candidate of the political party under which I was elected, and so, I committed no offence. view
• 2 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Clerks are here. Just go to the Clerks and you will get to know the party. It is public record and not confidential at all. Coming to the last point - again I have discussed this with the Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs - we have given the Registrar too much power. In Clause 14(7), we are saying that after duly inquiring into the conduct of the person and establishing the allegations to be true, the Registrar shall declare that person as ceasing to be a member of that political party. ... view
• 28 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think we have jumped the gun. The Motion has not even been seconded and the Mover has not concluded. I think we need to follow procedure. Let the Mover conclude. It is seconded, proposed and then we debate. If there are amendments, we will take them on board. view
• 28 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish to second the Motion. These names have come here as a result of very extensive consultations. view
• 28 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I was just saying, and I will not take long, that these names have been arrived at after extensive consultations between political parties. We must agree that any hon. Member of Parliament duly elected in this House is capable of serving or competent to serve in any committee and can serve on any committee. Therefore, you should not feel offended if you are removed from this Committee to another and vice-versa, because the person replacing you is also competent. The law gives a general guideline and the Standing Orders give specifics and the mode ... view
• 28 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view