Samuel Kiprono Chepkonga

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• 30 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: (i) by deleting subsection (11). The import of this is to streamline the process of removal of the Director of the Witness Protection Agency so that the Board is given the authority and the power to do so if the Director for any reason has not performed in accordance with his or her instrument of appointment. We are saying that the Board shall consider the petition, and if satisfied, that it discloses a ground under sub-section (6), the Board shall dismiss the Director. So, it must be within the law itself. The dismissal must follow the law. That is basically ... view
• 30 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, the Bill be amended by deleting clause 10. What the Agency was seeking to do is to bring itself within the ambit of a security organ. The clause that we are seeking to delete states: “The legislative and regulatory provisions of auditing of national security organs and classified procurements and disposals shall, with necessary modifications, apply to the Agency.” What we are saying, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman is, the Witness Protection Agency is not a security agency. So, it cannot bring itself within the ambit of the security organs so that ... view
• 30 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: are saying that be deleted because they are not a security agency. This is where corruption comes through, if we leave it like this. I thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. view
• 30 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: I beg to move: THAT, Clause 11 of the Bill be amended – (a) in paragraph (a) by deleting the word “Attorney General” and substituting thereof the word “Solicitor General”; (b) in paragraph (b) by deleting the word “Cabinet Secretary” and substituting thereof the word “Principal Secretary”; and (c) in paragraph (c) by deleting the word “Cabinet Secretary” and substituting thereof the word “Principal Secretary.” What we seek to do is replace the chairperson of the board and the Cabinet Secretaries thereof. What was being proposed is that the Attorney-General (AG) shall be the chairperson of the advisory board. As ... view
• 30 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: I thank you. view
• 30 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: I beg to move: THAT, Clause 14 of the Bill be amended in the proposed new section 3U (6) by deleting paragraph (a) and substituting therefore the following new paragraph – (a) by regulations provide guidelines for the operation of the committee; and What we are seeking is just to regularise an anomaly that we notice in the Bill. That is allowing this Agency to prepare guidelines. As you know, there is no one who has power to make law except this House. What we are saying is that, if they have to issue any guidelines, it must be in ... view
• 30 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: I beg to move: THAT, Clause 19 of the Bill be amended in the proposed new paragraph (b) by deleting the word “Attorney General.” What we are seeking is to remove the AG. It is not the AG who investigates. He advises the President. The people who investigate for any crimes are the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), the National Police Service (NPS) and other law enforcement agencies like the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC). The AG does not investigate. He has no power to investigate. I thank you. view
• 30 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 10 of the Bill be amended by deleting sub clause (2). We are seeking to delete Sub-clause 2 of Clause 10. What we want to do, and which we think will not be appropriate, is to allow a private entity to prove that it had in place adequate procedures designed to prevent bribery and corruption. That is a matter that should be adduced in form of evidence. It cannot be by way of an Act of Parliament; we are just giving someone a waiver so that he does not adduce ... view
• 30 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you. I have had some conversation with the Leader of the Majority Party. We do not want the people to say that bribery happened in their place and the law excludes it. If bribery takes place, you should have put in place measures to ensure that it does not happen. It will be you to persuade the court that, indeed, you had put measures but unfortunately you do not know where the thieves came from. So, it is an evidential issue. It cannot be a legal question that you are given a waiver that it occurred and so you ... view
• 30 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: No, I am fortifying my position. view