Wakoli Bifwoli

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1111 to 1120 of 1336.

• 15 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think I have made the point, that ideally this should have come more than a year ago, but we are now in this situation and that is why it is extremely urgent that the amendment be passed. view
• 15 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the constitutional amendment that has been brought to this House is in itself constitutional. I know that some hon. Members have referred to Section 82 of the Constitution, which states that subject to Subsections (4), (5) and (6), no law shall be made to make any provision that is discriminatory. Therefore, they have used that particular Section to say that this amendment, in so far as it focuses on women, is discriminatory against men. view
• 15 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, they say that this amendment, in so far as it deletes the existing Section 33, which provides for nominated hon. Members, is discriminatory against men. However, I want to say that this Section 82 cannot, by any stretch of the imagination, be taken as an argument to say that this constitutional provision, that we are bringing in, is unconstitutional. It is like saying that one section of the Constitution can be used to declare another section of the Constitution unconstitutional. If this amendment is passed, it will be part of the Constitution and, therefore, will itself be ... view
• 15 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, if you examine the constitutional provision regarding the Office of the Attorney-General of the Republic of Kenya, it was deliberately made gender-blind. It does not state that the Attorney-General should be a man. So, anybody can be appointed to be the Attorney-General of Kenya. There is nothing in the Constitution to stop the President from appointing a lady the Attorney-General of Kenya. Constitutional offices are gender-blind. Secondly, as the Minister stated, "man" includes woman. view
• 15 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I take your advice. Actually, I should have ignored him a long time ago, but we come from the same district. So, I am sure that, somehow, I can answer him back. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in conclusion, I would like to urge this House to rise up to its constitutional responsibility and vote for this important Bill, affirmatively. With those remarks, I beg to second. view
• 15 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The hon. Member for Saboti is not even around. The hon. Member who has just talked is Dr. Khalwale, the hon. Member for Ikolomani but the Minister is calling him the hon. Member for Saboti. Is she in order to call Dr. Khalwale the hon. Member for Saboti? view
• 2 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the TSC decentralised hiring of teachers from Nairobi and instead took the whole exercise to the DEBs, because DEB members can identify teachers who can teach in the respective districts. The purpose is to ensure that people do not seek employment in other districts and then get transferred to their home districts. Now that the DEBs employ, they are not supposed to be rubber stamps. Why is the TSC now giving new regulations and conflicting authority to the DEBs? Now, who is supposed to employ? Is it the TSC or the DEBs? If it is the ... view
• 2 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you realise that the Government is aware that there is insecurity in Trans Nzoia and Mt. Elgon region. Why is the Government not using the armed forces to stamp out this insecurity? view
• 2 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to second the Motion on the Report of the Departmental Committee on Administration of Justice and Legal Affairs on the nomination of Commissioners to the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights. Hon. Abdalla has elaborately explained what transpired in our Committee; how we interviewed the applicants and came up with the names of the nominees. The whole exercise was done very well and it is now up to the House to adopt this Report for onward transmission to His Excellency the President to appoint four Commissioners out of the six nominees. I beg to ... view
• 2 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, we are debating a very important matter, but there is no quorum! view