Sylvia Mueni Kasanga

All parliamentary appearances

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• 19 Nov 2019 in Senate: passionate that we must respect our Constitution and our Bill of rights. That is the one this that I am particularly pushing for. I want to acknowledge that the Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human rights of this House has been very instrumental in helping the stakeholders come together with all their views so that we can make the Bill look good and be acceptable to all the Members. Mr. Temporary Speaker Sir, I beg to reply. view
• 19 Nov 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker. I also request to defer putting the question pursuant to Standing Order 61(3). view
• 19 Nov 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. view
• 13 Nov 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker Sir. I beg to move that The Alternative Dispute Resolution Bill (Senate Bill No.19 of 2019) be now read a Second Time. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to notify the House that Alternative Dispute Resolution is also referred to as ADR. So, when I make the reference to ADR, I am referring to it. At least, it will help us to move faster. view
• 13 Nov 2019 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 13 Nov 2019 in Senate: Let me start by thanking several people who have walked with me in this journey. I wish to thank this House because we started this process with a sensitization breakfast courtesy of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Kenya (CIAK), where Senators learnt the different process of ADR. They were listed down for us to understand that mediation, conciliation, traditional justice systems are a part of what we call ADR. I also thank the Rt. Hon. Speaker, Kenneth Lusaka, for giving me this challenge. After the sensitization breakfast, he said that we should live on and do a Bill. I took ... view
• 13 Nov 2019 in Senate: His name is Dr. Charles Otieno. He is a consultant on legislative matters. view
• 13 Nov 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker Sir, the aim of this Bill is to put a legal framework for the settlement of certain civil disputes by conciliation, mediation and traditional disputes resolution mechanisms. As we know, we always have disputes in life and have come to learn that not all disputes need to go to court. As it is, the courts are already overwhelmed. I was privileged to be invited for an ADR consultative meeting that was hosted by the Judiciary on Monday this week. It was graced by the Chief Justice himself. When the statistics on the costs of taking disputes as ... view
• 13 Nov 2019 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 13 Nov 2019 in Senate: were forwarded, it is clear that we are losing a lot of money and a lot of it is being withheld. We know that the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has been crying that a lot of their money is being held by court cases. This could easily be resolved faster through the ADR system. Mr. Deputy Speaker Sir, Chapter 10 of the Constitution establishes the Judiciary as one of the three arms of the national Government. The mandate of the Judiciary is to deliver justice. We agree that these court processes may be lengthy, and it is time for us ... view