Samuel Mathenge Ndiritu

All parliamentary appearances

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• 24 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: I stand guided. Thank you. Clause 13 provides that no officer shall hinder the Controller of Budget, or officers from that office, from doing their work. I find Clause 19 very lenient on the imprisonment of whoever impedes the Controller of Budget or officers from that office from carrying out their work. They can only be imprisoned for a term not exceeding two years. If one finds a judge who is lenient, they can get away with it. I know that in the legal profession the judge should be left to have his independence. One can easily commit the offence ... view
• 24 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I support the amendment because technology is wide. This title covers a wider field. view
• 24 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: 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
• 3 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, the Chief Whip of the Majority Party has said it all. If within the county government they have their specific timelines, it can be assumed to apply, but--- view
• 3 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, from a practical point of view, I agree with the Committee’s deletion of the first one. We have just been discussing about having permission and then you have to go to other authorities like NEMA where you might take a whole year before you start your actual work. It is good to remove the mandatory five years, but still have the (1) which says “may”, meaning at that point, you may explain why you did not complete within the five years. view
• 13 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to support this Bill. There is a saying that the things that can impoverish a person are diseases and court cases. This Bill is supposed to create an opportunity that will lighten the quest for justice for the very low in society. I remember a quote by the President of the Supreme Court, Hon. Justice Mutunga, when he said that one should look for other means of settling disputes. The narrative of “we will meet in court” is dangerous in the sense that it is very costly in addition ... view
• 13 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: sit and arbitrate on those small matters in the villages. I, therefore, feel that professionalising those chief’s courts and actualising the provision of the Constitution which requires that every citizen accesses justice in the cheapest or most affordable way possible, is the right way. 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 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Clause 16 mentions an area where we can avoid brokers where people usually claimed to be professionals. We are all aware of the issue of brokers in the Ministry of Lands who have been chased away. Such people would pretend that they are going to be representatives. This type of representation is something that we need to look at and if possible, amend it so that it can be defined. The representative can be somebody who is close to the litigant, namely, a relative such as a son or daughter. We must be very careful not to introduce those brokers. ... view
• 13 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: I was talking about the jurisdiction of the Small Claims Court and dealing with cases that might be in another court. The danger is that there are some people who can frustrate the operations of these Small Claims Court, where they might rush to a higher court because nobody is barred from going to the next court. We need to ensure that they can be protected if they are not strong enough. The reason why this court is being created is so that--- view
• 13 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you. He is my neighbour. The reason why this court is being created is so that we can cushion those people who might want to frustrate this court. I have also looked at the execution of the decrees of this court. We are quite aware that some have fallen victim to this. When a decree is made in these higher courts, a lot of things go under the table. Without your knowledge, judgment is made and you are auctioned. We have heard of cases of people saying they do not know how it happened until people came to auction ... view