13 Aug 2014 in National Assembly:
Thank you hon. Chairlady. I know my good friend wants to engage in a discussion. I wish he was in the Committee. This is a fairly straightforward- --. What he is seeking to do is anticipate what the House will pass in the form it will be. What we are providing are short-term measures to ensure that in between, and as you are aware--- As a Member of Constitution Implementation Oversight Committee, we have already filed a Motion seeking the extension of time on the Bills which must be passed by the 27th of August by nine months. So, we ...
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13 Aug 2014 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, as you know, hon. Kang’ata is a Member of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs. He should have proposed this in the Committee. I am just wondering why he is doing this in the House. Any way, it is his right.
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13 Aug 2014 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move:- THAT, the Bill be amended in the Schedule in the proposed amendments to the Copyright Act, 2001 (No. 12 of 2001) by deleting the word “compulsory” immediately after the word “licence” in the proposed s. 33A (1) amendment.
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13 Aug 2014 in National Assembly:
There is nothing like compulsory licence. So, the entire amendments are good except removal of the word “compulsory”.
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13 Aug 2014 in National Assembly:
Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I would like to first and foremost thank my very good friend, hon. Linturi for bringing this amendment. This amendment is very important. The reason being this Constitution has devolved functions to the counties. It has created executives within the counties who claim to have been elected by people. Whenever they commit crimes or are charged, they insist that they are duly elected by people. They insist that they cannot be suspended until the people who elected them find them guilty. This is very good, Chair. The other day, governors said they are not ...
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13 Aug 2014 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, the Constitution anticipates that every person is entitled to fair administration. So that we can ensure that there is fair administration, I would like to propose the following amendment---
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13 Aug 2014 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, in Section 61(1) at the end of it, after the conclusion of the case, I would like to include the following proviso:- THAT, provided that the said case shall be heard and determined within 24 months.
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13 Aug 2014 in National Assembly:
Clause 1 only.
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13 Aug 2014 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move:- THAT
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13 Aug 2014 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, they are straightforward. One, we are seeking for the deletion of the proposed amendment to Section 35(3). The reason is that the only amendment that is being sought is that default institution for purposes of investigation should be Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission. The substantive Act as it is gives powers to the Commission to refer any matter to any appropriate body for investigation. We think that any appropriate body for investigation should continue to remain. For instance the Public Service Commission could decide to The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. ...
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