Samuel Kiprono Chepkonga

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• 29 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 30 of the Bill be amended by deleting the word “ninety” wherever it appears and substituting therefor with the word “thirty.” Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, what we are seeking to do through this amendment is quite significant. Whenever a notice of contempt of court proceedings is to be served on, say, a State officer, it is proposed that no proceedings shall be commenced before the expiry of 90 days. We are seeking to reduce the period from 90 days to 30 days. If you want to purge contempt of court, ... view
• 29 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 35 of the Bill be amended by deleting the words “be in addition to and not in derogation of the provision of” and substituting therefor the word “supersede.” Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, if we pass this law, it will supersede any other law that deals with contempt of court. We want this to be the principal legislation so that we do not talk about “derogation” since that is not a legal terminology. Thank you. view
• 29 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, the Bill be amended by deleting Clause 38 and inserting the following new clauses─ Repeal of section 36 38A.The High Court (Organization and Administration) Act is of No. 27 of 2015. amended by deleting section 36. Repeal of section 35 38B.The Court of Appeal (Organization and Administration) of No. 28 of 2015. Act is amended by deleting section 35. Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, we are seeking to consolidate all the laws dealing with contempt of court in this particular legislation. As you know, the High Court (Organization and Administration) Act, and ... view
• 29 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 34 of the Bill be amended by inserting new Clause 34A; A court shall not initiate proceedings for contempt of court in relation to decisions made or directions given by a Speaker of a House of Parliament in the performance of his/her official responsibilities. view
• 29 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: What we are seeking to do here is to shield the Speakers of the two Houses. You know, they make very many decisions and at times people initiate proceedings in court and say that 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
• 29 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: these proceedings were ongoing in court and they want to cite the Speakers for contempt of court. As you know, this House has the constitutional mandate to debate freely. So, we do not want Speakers of the Houses to be gagged in any way. There must be freedom of expression in this House. We are saying, on the face of it, that the Speakers must not be accused of contempt of court at any time. This should be an exclusion with regard to this legislation so that you cannot bring contempt of court using this legislation against our Speakers. view
• 29 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. view
• 29 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move that the Committee doth report to the House it consideration of the Contempt of Court Bill, National Assembly Bill No.32 of 2016 and its approval thereof with amendments. view
• 29 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: I second, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 29 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that the House doth agree with Committee on the said Report. I request the Deputy Majority Leader to second. view