Samuel Kiprono Chepkonga

All parliamentary appearances

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• 13 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: up the interpretation. This is purely the Interpretation and General Provisions Act, Cap 2. There is nothing substantial. view
• 13 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Chairlady, I beg to move:- THAT view
• 13 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Chairlady, as you are aware Article 49(h) of the Constitution provides that every offence is bailable in law. What we have seen in the 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
• 13 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: recent past is that the courts cannot exercise any discretion at all; there is no latitude for the courts. Whenever an advocate applies for bail or bond for persons who have been charged with capital offences, particularly those who have committed murder and robbery with violence, the courts have granted bail because the Constitution provides that they must grant it. view
• 13 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: In the recent past, there was a case in Bungoma in which a suspect who had been charged with the murder of the husband of a lady who had given evidence was given bail. The first thing that he did when he went home was to go and kill the wife and the children. We cannot have a society in which we have someone who is supposed to be in custody being released and thereafter he commits a worse murder than the one he had committed earlier. view
• 13 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: What we are seeking to do is to give discretion to the courts, so that when they see situations in which to protect the family of those who have suffered harm, the suspect or the accused person is locked in custody instead of being released to the public. That is the import of this particular amendment and other amendments that will be coming thereafter. view
• 13 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Yes. view
• 13 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Yes Chairlady; as you know I have a lot of respect for hon. Mbadi as he is a very good accountant, but not as a good lawyer. Of course he is a good law maker but is not a lawyer. view
• 13 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: I know that is the reason he is seeking clarification. view
• 13 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Chairlady, you know of the discretion of the courts to give or deny bail. We are just merely providing for discretion, but it is still subject to the Constitution; it will still be subject to Articles 24, and 49. Secondly, as hon. Ng’ongo may be aware, one of the laws that must be passed by the 27th of this month is the rights of persons detained in prison or who are in custody. That is going to be defined in that particular law. So, hon. Ng’ongo should hold his horses until we bring that particular law; he will find that ... view