Robinson Njeru Githae

All parliamentary appearances

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• 7 May 2008 in National Assembly: I am not repeating myself! I have been to school and I know when I am repeating myself. I am emphasizing a point! I do not know why Mr. Ruto is so uncomfortable. Is it because I have said the truth? What is happening? Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we must now appeal to IDPs to go back to their places. The Government has assured them of security. The main reason why chaos erupted after the general elections is because the police were involved in the general elections. We had more than 20,000 polling stations. Every polling station had a ... view
• 7 May 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the law is very clear in that you can buy any piece of land anywhere in Kenya, and they are there. I know of four people who are selling their parcels of land. Please, if there is any hon. Member who was so bitter when I talked about this issue-- What we are saying is that, until we amend the Constitution of Kenya, you are entitled to buy a piece of land anywhere; you are entitled to live and work anywhere in the country. The law has not been amended! Therefore, nobody should be given ... view
• 7 May 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, Mr. Ruto should read his Standing Orders! I am authorized by the Standing Orders to quote the President as an Assistant Minister. You should read your Standing Orders! view
• 7 May 2008 in National Assembly: Sorry, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I was saying that under the 926 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES May 7, 2008 Standing Orders, I am authorized to quote the President as an Assistant Minister. Those who do not know the Standing Orders should actually go, read and understand them so that they do not rise on unnecessary points of order. The President has no authority or power to release any suspects. That call should be made to the Attorney-General. Under our laws, it is only the Attorney-General who can authorize non- prosecution and not the President. The President would only come in after ... view
• 6 May 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to make my contribution to this very important criminal procedure law. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, from the outset, I would like to commend the Attorney-General of the Republic of Kenya for coming up with this amendment. In my view, the amendment should have come yesterday. We should have passed it yesterday. All we are confirming is that we are about 50 years behind the other legal systems in other countries. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, plea-bargaining is not something new. I think every student of law is ... view
• 6 May 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, what has been happening is that, when you accuse somebody of murder and he or she knows it was not murder, and that it was done on the heat of the moment, the accused will plead not guilty. The matter will go to trial, take, may be, seven years but at the end of the day the judge will reduce the charge from murder to manslaughter. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this week I read in the newspapers that a husband killed his wife because she received a short text message from a lover. Clearly, that case ... view
• 30 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to make my contribution to this Motion. Mr. Speaker, Sir, first, before we say or do anything, I think we must commend the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) and its staff, led by the Commissioner-General, for saving this country. During the chaos that erupted after the elections, everybody was worried that revenue will go down and, as a result, the Government will be forced to borrow money from the private sector, finance institutions and banks in order to finance Government expenditure. The result of that would have been to increase inflation. ... view
• 30 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Finally, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the price of commodities is going up, particularly food commodities. We must take steps to reduce those prices. If we allow food prices to go up, we are sitting on a time-bomb. I have always said that, if the people who are internally displaced could be allowed to go back to their farms, I can assure this House that food prices will go down immediately. Those are the people who are planting tomatoes, maize, kales and other commodities. So, it is important that we encourage the people who are displaced to go back to ... view
• 29 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. In fact, in view of April 29, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 739 what has happened, I think it would be a good idea to inform, particularly the new hon. Members, that there is nothing to be gained by raising the issue of quorum in the House. It only embarrasses everybody. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, our Standing Orders require that even if the law is passed by one person, that law is valid. Therefore, it is pointless! view
• 29 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I will continue with my debate, but you can see the frustrations on peoples' faces. In view of the fact that, we now have a Grand Coalition, I am asking the leaders of the two parties that, since six constituencies will soon have elections, we also extend the Grand Coalition there. We should divide the six constituencies. Each side should have three candidates, so that we can give effect to our Grand Coalition. In view of the fact that, I do not want another hon. Member to say that there is no quorum, let me stop ... view