Wakoli Bifwoli

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• 14 May 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this chance to support this Motion. The fact that I am saying that this House should adjourn does not mean that I do not agree with the Opposition. I agree that you should go and form a Grand Coalition Opposition. That is true! Every vehicle needs brakes. That, again, is the truth. However, the truth of the matter is that we need to go home to meet the electorate so that they can tell us what to do here. Since we had the 2007 General Election, we did not have the ... view
• 14 May 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there is a lot of work! We need to go village by village to be told by the public what they expect of us. If we do not adjourn, it means we have to travel on Friday. When you travel, for example, to Bungoma, like is my case, you reach there very tired and yet on Saturday you are supposed to be on your way coming back to Nairobi. On the same Saturday, you will be expected to attend a funeral. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, surely, those who come from far like me and the rest, ... view
• 14 May 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I pray that my friends allow us to go and share the little money that we have made. We need to take the money home so that our people can also eat. Even now, I have seen a lot of invitation cards for home-coming ceremonies. This is a good chance. Why do you not go home and make a home-coming ceremony and invite me so that I can get an opportunity to see where you come from? It is the same way I am going to organise a home-coming ceremony and invite some of you who ... view
• 7 May 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that The International Crimes Bill be now read a Second Time. As is stated in the preamble, this Bill is to make provision for the punishment of certain international crimes, namely, genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, and to enable Kenya to co-operate with the International Criminal Court (ICC), established by the Rome Statute in the performance of its functions. So, basically, this Bill is about domesticating the Rome Statute under which the ICC was constituted. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we talk about the world being a global village. It is, indeed, becoming ... view
• 7 May 2008 in National Assembly: Under the Rome Statute, the ICT after a ratification by 60 countries, established the court and commenced its jurisdiction. The 60th ratification was acquired on 11th April, 2002. The Treaty now formally entered into force on 1st July, 2003. By the end of December, 2000, 139 countries, had signed the Treaty. Kenya had not only signed it when it was adopted, but we ratified it on 15th March, 2005. Therefore, by the mere fact that we have ratified this Rome Treaty, we are, as a State, under an obligation to domesticate the Treaty, so that it has a force of ... view
• 7 May 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Clause 6 then states that the crimes for which one may be taken to stand trial before the ICC are only in the cases of genocide, crimes against humanity or war crimes. Let me also inform the National Assembly that, very soon, there will be a fourth category called the crime of aggression. But the definition of what amounts to aggression is currently still being debated at the UN. This is very, very carefully defined: Aggression could unwittingly be the exercise of a people to exercise their fundamental right to self-determination, the war of liberation and ... view
• 7 May 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish to congratulate you for enlivening the session this afternoon. I just wish to thank all those who have spoken in support of this International Crimes Bill. Mr. Githae mentioned, and quite rightly so, that it is there to prevent rather than coming in after the event has occurred. However, prevention is not for the court. Prevention lies elsewhere. It lies with the people of Kenya and the Government of Kenya. Prevention, at the international level, lies with the Security Council of the UN which can come in to prevent. In fact, under the ... view
• 6 May 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that The Criminal Procedure Code (Amendment) Bill be now read a Second Time. This is yet another Bill which tries to reform our penal laws and procedures to comply with the international standards relating to the conduct of the criminal justice system. It may be recalled that in the 1990s, I set up a task force on penal laws and procedures, which was chaired by Justice Luttah and which made many recommendations. This House debated those recommendations under the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, which introduced noble ideas such as taking into account the ... view
• 6 May 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. I wish to thank hon. Members who have made sterling contributions to this Bill. These include the Seconder, Mr. M. Kilonzo, my two former Deputy Attorney-Generals, that is, Messrs. Mungatana and Githae, May 6, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 855 the Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs, Ms. Karua, the crusader for children's rights Ms. Odhiambo and my dear friend and colleague Mr. Nyamweya. It is the first time actually I have heard him speak in this House. Congratulations! They have all made useful comments which, of course, we are going to ... view
• 15 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Are the hon. Members in order to raise these points of order? It is clear, under Section 21 of the Constitution of Kenya, that a Minister or an Assistant Minister shall not enter upon the duties of the office unless he has taken the prescribed Oath of Allegiance and such oath for the due execution of his duties? Consequently, they can sit anywhere! view