Wakoli Bifwoli

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 681 to 690 of 1331.

• 26 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, he is on the Opposition Side! view
• 21 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg the indulgence of the House because the answer I have is not satisfactory. I have discussed with the Member and we have agreed that I go and bring the right answer. view
• 21 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, Thursday next week. view
• 21 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I agree that this is a serious issue that Ministers ought to make their Statements as and when they undertake to make them in the House. I am quite sure that the issue will be addressed. Hopefully, facilitated by having the Leader of Government Business. view
• 21 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the Arbitration (Amendment) Bill, 2009, Bill No.2, be read a Second Time. I want, first of all, to thank hon. Members, in particular for the support to do away with the Standing Order which requires automatic reference to the Departmental Committee. I have been asked to give an undertaking and I want from the very outset to give the undertaking, that in this Bill everything has been properly scrutinized, and that which is technical in nature--- All the clauses that we are proposing for amendment are valid. Mr. Temporary Deputy ... view
• 21 May 2009 in National Assembly: I want to pay particular tribute to the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators of Kenya (CIAK), the Kenya Branch, which is part of the International Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (ICIA), for having observed the international trends and the standards required, particularly by the United Nations Conference on International Trade Law, and the amendments that had been brought to what is commonly known as the Unistral? Model Legislation on Arbitration and coming up with these proposals. So, these proposals are not just proposals which have come from the head or brain, of the Attorney- General. They are proposals which have emanated from ... view
• 21 May 2009 in National Assembly: Since that time, and we were very few, we now have 343 arbitrators, most of whom, of course, are ordinary members; they are not necessarily fellows. Of these 343, we have 171 advocates, 57 quantity surveyors, including the hon. Member here, who is also an arbitrator. We have nine architects, 48 engineers, 47 people from the insurance industry, 14 accountants and eight administrators. So, in the membership of this Chartered institute, we have the people properly qualified to do arbitration. It is this institute, and credit is due to it, which has brought the amendments, which I also went through. ... view
• 21 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise on a point of order to request that the Mover be called to reply. view
• 21 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I really wish to thank the Members for the great support they have given to this Bill. I also want to thank them for accelerating this Bill. All hon. Members have made very positive contributions. Hon. Odhiambo mentioned that we should have copies of the present law together with these amendments. But if you read the Standing Orders, what is required is that the existing sections of the law being amended should be attached to the Bill. You will find from page 74 onwards of this Bill, the old sections that are being amended. It ... view
• 19 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, what the Member of Parliament is saying is correct. We have written to your office saying that we are not yet ready to answer this Question. I discussed the same with the hon. Member. view