Samuel Kiprono Chepkonga

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 2921 to 2930 of 3315.

• 18 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: My time is not yet up! view
• 18 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. That was purely introduction because I was just introducing the Bill so that we are on one page as to what has been done by the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs. This Bill sets out the various marriages that may be contracted or celebrated in Kenya. It also provides or accords an opportunity to a Kenyan who wishes to celebrate his or her marriage outside Kenya to do that in the High Commissions or embassies outside this country. A person will be appointed by the Registrar of Marriages to celebrate those marriages ... view
• 18 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: the time within which marriages will be celebrated as well as for the place and the procedure to be followed in contracting a marriage. Secondly, this Bill has dedicated particular parts to various kinds of marriages. Part III of this Bill deals with the celebration of Christian marriages. The place of celebration of Christian marriages is also indicated as the place of worship or any other place that has been registered or appointed by the Minister for celebration of such marriages. The Bill provides for procedures of objection in the event that there is a party or parties who are ... view
• 18 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Registrar of Marriages. Although the Bill talks of Director of Marriages, we are proposing that this be amended to read “Registrar of Marriages” instead of “Director of Marriages”. The Committee felt that it was not right for persons to direct people’s marriages. We felt that people should only register marriages. That would be the most appropriate word that could be used. The Bill also provides for registration of marriages and evidence of marriages. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, in Part X, the Bill provides for matrimonial disputes and matrimonial proceedings, and sets out general principles for dealing with matrimonial disputes. This ... view
• 13 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. As you know, you are a very able Member of the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee. I would like to thank you very much. view
• 13 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: First and foremost, may I take this opportunity, on behalf of myself and the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee, to convey our very hearty congratulations to the Chairman, Mr. Erick Mutua, and the Vice-Chairperson, Ms. Renee Omondi, on their very worthy re-election? I would also like to congratulate those Members of the Council who were elected for the first time and those who were re-elected. They have been elected into a very important institution in this country. This is probably the only profession that operates as a statutory body. All the others operate as societies. The people of this country ... view
• 13 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Secondly, I would like to take this opportunity to also convey my sympathy to the Member for Othaya, hon. Marry Wambui, who became a casualty of lack of precedent or lack of consistency in precedent in the High Court and the Court of Appeal. I would like to assure her that we stand with her at this time. She has our prayers. The Bible says that all things are possible. I am sure that with the good work that she has been doing, she will be re-elected. We have seen that she has introduced fish farming in her constituency – ... view
• 13 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am a sad person today because hon. Kiptanui and I were expected to host hon. Mary Wambui as the Member for Othaya on 23rd February in our constituency because we border each other. She was supposed to be the chief guest at Mavuno Catholic Church of Kaptagat Parish. I hope that this ruling has not put her down. I know that she is a strong person. When she was seeking election, I used to call her the “iron lady”. I compared her with the late Margaret Thatcher of Britain. I am sure that she will ... view
• 13 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: This particular legislation has come at the right time. We have been operating using a legislation that was passed in 1948, during the colonial time. It was necessary that a new legislation be put in place. As we celebrate 50 years of Independence, as a country, we cannot be using a colonial relic to run our own legal profession, which we believe should be home grown. We have adequate knowledge in this country to be able to craft a legislation that emanates from the views of the people of this country. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the Justice and Legal Affairs ... view
• 13 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Those are the values that have been enshrined in this particular Bill. I am happy that these are the central tenets that are used in the legal practice to ensure that we represent our clients in the most suitable way. As proposed in the amendments, the LSK is expected to assist the Government in coming up with legislation that is relevant to the society. We are going through serious changes in this country, arising from the new constitutional dispensation. We have examined this Bill to assuage the fears of the gracious lady from Mbita, hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona. We have made ... view