Vincent Kemosi Mogaka

All parliamentary appearances

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• 29 Apr 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, there are some proposed amendments which I do not agree with. Clause 5 of the Bill proposes to amend Article 31 of the Constitution on privacy to include the right of people not to have their personal data infringed. That is a good provision because it will protect the privacy of Kenyans from their data being infringed. Recently, we had the Huduma Namba whose data is being stored by the Government. This provision will go hand in hand to protect the privacy of the said data. Clause 6 of the Bill seeks to amend Article 80 of the ... view
• 29 Apr 2021 in National Assembly: Executive or the majority side of Parliament. This provision was there in the previous Parliaments. In the recent past, we have seen that the absence of the Leader of the Official Opposition has made this House not to be as vibrant as it used to. This is not a new aspect in different jurisdictions because in the parliaments of Uganda, the United Kingdom (UK), India, among others, the Leader of Official Opposition is a candidate who secures the second highest votes. I agree with this provision because it will not only provide vibrancy, but will also oversee the Government in ... view
• 29 Apr 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Clause 28 of the Bill proposes to insert new Articles 151A, 151B, 151C and 151D to provide for the Office of the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Ministers. The Prime Minister will be appointed from among the elected Members of the National Assembly. Further, the National Assembly shall have an opportunity to confirm the Prime Minister nominee. However, there is a provision that the second nominee for the position of the Prime Minister shall assume office, if the National Assembly will not confirm his or her candidature. I do not like this provision. That means that once the ... view
• 29 Apr 2021 in National Assembly: Clause 29 of the Bill proposes to amend Article 152 of the Constitution to provide for mixed Cabinet with some members from amongst the Members of the National Assembly. The proposed amendment read together with Clause 25 of the Bill seeks further to re-name the Cabinet Secretary as the Cabinet Minister. This is a very important aspect. Of all the things that really impressed me in the Bill, this particular provision is fantastic. I came up with an appeal which proposed the same. It went through the First Reading in December 2019 in this House but due to Coronavirus, it ... view
• 29 Apr 2021 in National Assembly: Clauses 32 and 33 of the Bill seek to amend Articles 154 and 155 of the Constitution to remove the requirement of vetting of the Secretary to the Cabinet, as well as the Principal Secretaries. This is a matter that needs great attention. We vetted a PS yesterday here. You saw how the debate went. It is proper for this House to be given its role under Article 95 of the Constitution of Kenya. Among the roles is to vet the PSs, as well as the Secretary to the Cabinet among other officers who will occupy various offices in the ... view
• 29 Apr 2021 in National Assembly: I agree with some of these proposed amendments. However, I also came across some clauses which are not well captured and do not resonate well with me. The first one is Clause 10 of the Bill which seeks to amend Articles 89 and 97 of the Constitution to increase the number of members who are elected from constituencies from 290 to 360. I find this proposal 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
• 29 Apr 2021 in National Assembly: unconstitutional. As my learned colleague, Hon. Otiende Amollo, rightly put it, some proposed constitutional amendments can be unconstitutional, if they do not adhere to the process of the provisions of the Constitution. On this particular issue, Article 89 of the Constitution of Kenya provides on how the delimitation of boundaries is done. view
• 29 Apr 2021 in National Assembly: For instance, the Schedule of the Bill does not make sense on how they came up with these constituencies. If you look at the 2019 population census vis-a-vis the proposed amendments, you will find that Kwale County whose population is 866,820 has been given three constituencies yet Kisii County whose population is 1,266, 860 has not been given any constituency. Further, Kajiado County whose population is 1,117,840 has been proposed to get three constituencies whereas Migori County, where somebody who said yesterday that he is a promoter of the Bill comes from, has a population of 1,116,436 but no constituency ... view
• 29 Apr 2021 in National Assembly: Finally, I have an issue with Clause 41 of the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2020, which seeks to amend Article 168 of the Constitution to make provisions on removal of a judge from office. It allows Judiciary Ombudsman to initiate a Motion to remove a judge from office on account of complaints received from the people. This provision is archaic and unconstitutional. It is against the tenets and principles of natural justice, that is, the right to fair hearing and right to be heard. I further submit that Article 10 of the Constitution, as far as the Judiciary and ... view
• 29 Apr 2021 in National Assembly: As I conclude, you said yesterday that you would make a ruling or deliver the way forward on the issues which were raised on points of order. I beseech you to point out or make a ruling on the following issues: view