All parliamentary appearances
Entries 101 to 110 of 399.
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30 Apr 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, the Bill be amended in the Schedule in the proposed amendments to the Betting, Lotteries and Gaming Act Cap. 131—
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30 Apr 2019 in National Assembly:
(b) by deleting the proposed amendment to Section 3(2A); The Committee deliberated on the Betting, Lotteries and Gaming Act Cap. 131 and saw all the amendments which were proposed to be inconsistent. The Act required full repeal because it was piecemeal and it was going to create inconsistencies. The Committee is repealing the whole Act and I can confirm today that the exercise was undertaken by the Budget and Appropriations Committee and it is ready for publishing.
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30 Apr 2019 in National Assembly:
As I had indicated, we looked at the proposed amendments and we also looked at the existing Act. That particular Act is archaic because it is an Act of 1966 and we needed to repeal it. If we amend one particular section, we will have left a lot of inconsistencies in the remaining clauses.
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30 Apr 2019 in National Assembly:
So, we decided to delete most of the proposed amendments so that we may not leave inconsistencies and ambiguities in the remaining Act. That is one of the reasons because it is going to be addressed in the repealed Act.
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30 Apr 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Chair, I seek your indulgence because I was not aware of this Supplementary Order Paper. I remember we tabled a report on all these proposed amendments eight months ago. Right now I cannot remember them off head. I can seek your indulgence to access the report so that I know the basis of our deletion. Members particularly are aware that we have been ambushed by this Supplementary Order Paper. I was not aware of it.
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30 Apr 2019 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. Hon. Members, you will understand that from the beginning there was confusion with the Order Paper because we did not have knowledge about the Supplementary Order Paper. The Report on these amendments was tabled around eight months ago and I cannot remember each section off head without the Report. But, the Committee is in the terminal stages of coming up with the repealed Bill. I do not mind dropping all these amendments so that we can make progress. The Bill, which is coming before this House will take precedence. So, I move to drop ...
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3 Apr 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the House:
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3 Apr 2019 in National Assembly:
Report of the Departmental Committee on Sports, Culture and Tourism on its consideration of Public Petition seeking leave of the House to introduce a Private Bill entitled: “The Mau Mau Liberation Struggle Movement Bill,” presented by Mau Mau War Veterans Association.
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3 Apr 2019 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker.
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21 Feb 2019 in National Assembly:
Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I take this opportunity to first of all, thank all the Members who made contributions which have enriched the debate. I promise and assure the Members that their sentiments are well-captured and the Committee will enrich the Bill with the contributions from the Members. A majority of the Members supported the amendments while some opposed. We still have an opportunity during the Committee of the whole House Stage to propose the necessary amendments. Generally, most Members are very sensitive to issues touching on sports because 70 per cent of Kenyans are youth. ...
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