Samuel Kiprono Chepkonga

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, this is a very serious matter. As you know, the Attorney-General sought advisory of the Supreme Court. The Attorney-General was seeking an interpretation from the Supreme Court as to whether the two-third view
• 25 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, thank you for graciously agreeing to the Committee’s request because this is a Committee Bill. view
• 25 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I beg to move that the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill (No.3) (National Assembly Bill No.18 of 2015) be now read a Second Time. view
• 25 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: The amendment that is being sought is contained in Article 81 of the Constitution of Kenya and the amendment that is intended to be carried shall read as follows:- view
• 25 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: “By inserting the words “progressive implementation of legislation to ensure that two-third gender amendment is implemented in this House or any other body.” view
• 25 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: On 8th October 2012, the Attorney-General (AG) of the Republic of Kenya filed a case in the Supreme Court seeking an advisory opinion on the attainment of the two-thirds gender principle in line with Article 27(a) and Article 81(b) of the Constitution of Kenya. The AG sought to be advised on whether this principle was to be realised immediately or progressively in the absence of a clear mechanism provided for by legislation or any other written law. view
• 25 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: On 11th December 2012, the Supreme Court, by a majority decision, ruled that the realisation of the two-thirds principle was not an immediate right for women. The only dissenting opinion in that bench was the Chief Justice (CJ) himself. All the others agreed. He directed that legislation be enacted on or before 27th August 2015, to give effect to the principle under Article 81(b) of the Constitution. The court, however, stated that county assemblies ought to have had, at least, one-third of women after the March 2013 General Election in line with Article 177(1)(b) of the Constitution. view
• 25 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: After the Supreme Court ruling was delivered, the AG constituted a technical working group to develop and advise on a formula for realisation of the two-thirds gender principle in line with the Supreme Court ruling. The technical working group was composed of the AG, the Ministry of Devolution and Planning through the Directorate of Gender, the National Gender and Equality Commission (NGEC), the Commission on the Implementation of the Constitution (CIC), Office of the Registrar of Political Parties, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), Parliament through the Committee on the Implementation of the Constitution and the Departmental Committee on ... view
• 25 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: As a result of this technical working group, a constitutional (Amendment) Bill was developed that was named the ‘Duale Bill’ which was brought to this House. That Bill was discussed and debated and a decision was taken. The decision was that the Bill failed because it was unable to raise the two-thirds majority required to amend the Constitution to provide for nomination of an additional over 90 women to the National Assembly and 16 to the Senate. As a result of that, the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs developed its own Bill, the one that I am currently ... view
• 25 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you for that guidance, Hon. Speaker. As a Committee, we have considered this Bill. It does not limit fundamental rights and freedoms. It, however, concerns counties in accordance with Article 110 of the Constitution. This enactment shall not occasion any additional expenditure. As a consequence of this Bill being published and read for the First Time, we held a number of meetings. We held two meetings at the Sarova Whitesands Beach Resort, Mombasa, on 15th and 16th July 2015. We invited a number of stakeholders to discuss the import of this Bill. The stakeholders who attended the meeting were ... view