Robinson Njeru Githae

All parliamentary appearances

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• 1 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: On the issue at hand, there is a solution, which is that we pass this Motion without any amendments. That way, it will have taken care of all the amendments. What we are doing is an exercise in futility. We are just going through the Motions for the amendments. view
• 1 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, since what we are considering, the draft Constitution is the best constitution view
• 1 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: that the Committee of Experts were able to come up with, I feel that I should withdraw my amendment. We have the best Constitution. view
• 1 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have almost come to the end of this exercise. It is very clear that the people who structured the constitutional review process did not want to give Parliament a lot of powers. That aspect comes out very clearly when you read the Act itself. It clearly says that in order for Parliament to make an amendment to the draft, we require 65 per cent majority. That is what we have been trying to do since yesterday, but we have been unable to do so. view
• 1 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: It is also very clear that in order to pass this document, it just requires a simple majority. That is, again, to avoid the possibility of Parliament denying Kenyans an opportunity to vote on the draft constitution. That is the whole basis of the constitutional review process. We have read the draft. We have been told by the experts that this has been the position all along. So, I am wondering how the position has changed now. This has been the position from the beginning. Let us proceed and vote, and give Kenyans an opportunity to vote on the draft ... view
• 1 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you. view
• 31 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is a very emotional Article. It deals with when life starts and people have various views. The fear is that this is going to open the legalization of abortion. Since the church is one of our major stakeholders, we should not do anything that will make them unhappy about this Constitution. So, we need to bring the church on board. Personally, as a man, I do not think that I am competent to discuss this issue. As men, we are not competent to discuss this issue. It does not affect us. So, we should leave ... view
• 31 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support the Attorney-General’s amendment to the amendment. view
• 31 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Indeed, if the earlier amendment had gone through we would have, by a stroke of the pen, outlawed all capital punishment. You know very clearly that this country has some insecurity problems. Therefore, without making a conscious decision, we cannot just outlaw capital punishment. Those who murder must receive the same punishment. view
• 31 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Secondly, whereas the church may not be very happy with the Attorney-General’s amendment, it is still does not allow abortion. We are saying we do not want abortion whether that pregnancy results from rape or incest, except where the health of the mother is in danger. That has been the general agreement. So, we can still convince the church that this is a good compromise and, therefore, they should continue supporting the Constitution. There was a bigger danger of that amendment which would have disallowed capital punishment. As of now, this Parliament has not made that decision so capital punishment ... view