11 Dec 2014 in National Assembly:
I have withdrawn and apologised, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady.
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11 Dec 2014 in National Assembly:
Yes, I had finished.
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11 Dec 2014 in National Assembly:
Yes, I had finished.
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11 Dec 2014 in National Assembly:
Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. An honorary member is honoured by the Society, not for the purposes of practising. So, there is no way he can bring disrepute to the Society just merely by being a member. If he is a member of the Society just by virtue of having been honoured, he does not practise as a lawyer. What we are dealing with here are instances when advocates can be expelled and not honorary members.
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11 Dec 2014 in National Assembly:
Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. An honorary member is honoured by the Society, not for the purposes of practising. So, there is no way he can bring disrepute to the Society just merely by being a member. If he is a member of the Society just by virtue of having been honoured, he does not practise as a lawyer. What we are dealing with here are instances when advocates can be expelled and not honorary members.
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11 Dec 2014 in National Assembly:
Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 17 of the Bill be amended in sub clause (2) by deleting the full stop at the end of paragraph (c) and substituting therefor the words “one of whom shall be an advocate of at least 25 years standing.” We are seeking that one of the members to be elected to the Council of the Law Society of Kenya (LSK), should include a person who has been practising for at least 25 years. The reason being we have a serious problem with the LSK Council. It has only ...
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11 Dec 2014 in National Assembly:
Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 17 of the Bill be amended in sub clause (2) by deleting the full stop at the end of paragraph (c) and substituting therefor the words “one of whom shall be an advocate of at least 25 years standing.” We are seeking that one of the members to be elected to the Council of the Law Society of Kenya (LSK), should include a person who has been practising for at least 25 years. The reason being we have a serious problem with the LSK Council. It has only ...
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11 Dec 2014 in National Assembly:
Thank you hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 18 of the Bill be amended in sub clause (1) by deleting paragraph (b) and substituting therefor the following new paragraph- (b) is qualified to be a Judge of the Supreme Court. We are seeking that one of the requirements for a person to be elected as President or the Vice President of LSK should not be only a practising advocate of at least seven years, but must be a person who is qualified to be a Judge of the Supreme Court. This is a very important position. ...
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11 Dec 2014 in National Assembly:
Thank you hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 18 of the Bill be amended in sub clause (1) by deleting paragraph (b) and substituting therefor the following new paragraph- (b) is qualified to be a Judge of the Supreme Court. We are seeking that one of the requirements for a person to be elected as President or the Vice President of LSK should not be only a practising advocate of at least seven years, but must be a person who is qualified to be a Judge of the Supreme Court. This is a very important position. ...
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11 Dec 2014 in National Assembly:
should not be left to a person who is not qualified as a Judge of the Supreme Court. It is a very important amendment. Thank you.
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