11 Apr 2018 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order No.58, I wish to seek leave of the House to withdraw the Motion on the Designation and Gazettement of Areas and Streets for Demonstration and Picketing, whose debate was stayed on Thursday, 29th March 2018, and which, Hon. Speaker, you undertook to give guidance on its constitutionality. I am doing this after reconsideration and extensive consultations. As you are aware, the Motion concerned the need to guarantee that the enjoyment of rights and fundamental freedoms by any individual should not prejudice the rights and fundamental freedoms of others. It ...
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11 Apr 2018 in National Assembly:
Powers and Privileges Act of 2017 is a good example of such law as Section 8(1) of the Act provides that the Speaker may designate areas in proximity to the precincts of Parliament where members of the public may, pursuant to Article 37 of the Constitution, assemble, demonstrate, picket or present memoranda to Parliament. I have already proposed a legislative proposal on the matter through the Office of the Clerk and the proposal is currently awaiting approval by the Budget and Appropriations Committee. I, therefore, wish, through you, to urge the Committee to fast-track its consideration so that once published, ...
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29 Mar 2018 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. If the House allows, I will just wish to give the Member for Gichugu just three minutes to put a word.
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29 Mar 2018 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I request that I donate three minutes of my time. It is related to the same.
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29 Mar 2018 in National Assembly:
My colleague does not have a card and he wants to put a point across because…
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29 Mar 2018 in National Assembly:
He has an important point but lacks a card.
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29 Mar 2018 in National Assembly:
The Chair wants to say something on it, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker.
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29 Mar 2018 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am not withdrawing the Motion.
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29 Mar 2018 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am very worried.
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29 Mar 2018 in National Assembly:
Not even that, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I am just very worried. People just want to ruin their own country for reasons known to them. I have been listening to how fellow Members want to use the Constitution they have used before. They have even quoted people who are misbehaving and going against our Constitution and they think it is a right. Some The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor.
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