Samuel Kiprono Chepkonga

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• 27 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. This is just a very small amendment. I beg to move:- view
• 27 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: THAT, clause 26 of the Bill be amended in subclause (4) by deleting the words “an advocate” appearing immediately after the word “between” and substituting therefor the words “a legal counsel”; That expands the persons who can visit those who have been detained. You need not be an advocate. You can be a lawyer working with an organization that deals with persons who have been imprisoned or detained. Thank you. view
• 27 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 29 of the Bill be amended— (a) in subclause (7) by deleting the words, “whose decision shall be final” appearing immediately after the word “Secretary”; (b) by deleting subclause (9) and replacing with a new subclause (9) as follows— “(9) Any law enforcement officer who willfully obstructs, conceals or fails to act on a complaint lodged by or on behalf of a person deprived of liberty commits an offence and shall, upon conviction, be liable to a The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A ... view
• 27 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: fine not exceeding five hundred thousand shillings or a term of imprisonment not exceeding two years, or to both”. The reason we are proposing amendments to Clause 29(7) is because whenever there is a complaint by a person who has been detained, who is being held in custody or in prison, concerning, may be, issues of being mishandled by either the prison warders or by the police, when that complaint is resolved by the Cabinet Secretary, his or her decision should not be final. It should still be appealable. These are administrative actions, which are supervised by the High Court. ... view
• 27 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 30 of the Bill be amended by deleting Subclause (4); The reason for this is that the power of making regulation is contained in Clause 32 of the Bill. view
• 27 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 31 of the Bill be amended— (a) in Sub-clause (2) by deleting the words “make recommendations on” appearing immediately after the words “on and” and substituting therefor the word “resolve”; (b) in subclause (3)— (i) by inserting the words “who shall be the secretary” immediately after the word “representative” appearing in paragraph (c); (ii) by deleting paragraph (d) and replacing with a new paragraph (d) as follows— “(d) the Director of Medical Services or his or her representative;”; (iii) by deleting paragraph (i) and replacing with a new paragraph (i) ... view
• 27 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Commissioner of Prisons, his or her representative shall be the secretary to this consultative committee. They will provide secretarial services because the matters that they are dealing with concern prisons. The other one is that we are proposing to delete paragraph (i) and replace it with a new paragraph. In (i), we propose to delete the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) as member of the consultative committee and replace him with a member of the Law Society. In fact, hon. Kajuju has just move closer to me and she used to be the representative of the Committee on Mercy. She ... view
• 27 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: The other amendment is in (g). We are providing for an amendment that the two persons should be specific. There should be a person representing the Public Benefits Organization and one other person that we are proposing as contained in the amendment, who should come from the National Council for Persons with Disabilities. This will ensure that if there are persons who have been jailed and have disabilities, they will represent women and other categories. We are seeking to make it clear in terms of the persons who will be nominated, where they come from and which organizations. view
• 27 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I beg to move:- THAT, clause 32 of the Bill be amended in subclause (2) by— (a) inserting the word “be” immediately after the word “may” appearing in paragraph (c); (b) deleting the word “and” appearing immediately after the word “held;” in paragraph (h); (c) inserting the following new paragraphs immediately after paragraph (h)— The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 27 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: “(ha) practical and reasonable measures for the enjoyment of the rights to freedom of conscience, religion, belief and opinion by persons deprived of liberty; (hb) the form and manner of vocational training and active employment opportunities available to persons serving a lawful sentence; (hc) the form of prison discipline and manner of disciplinary proceedings to be undertaken with regard to prison offences; and”; view