Hon. William Kipkemoi Kisang

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• 28 Apr 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, taking into consideration the findings of the Departmental Committee on Communication, Information and Innovation in its Report on the consideration of a Petition regarding removal from office of Ms. Tabitha Mutemi as a member of the Media Council of Kenya, laid on the Table of the House on 30th March 2021, and pursuant to the provisions of Section 14(3) of the Media Council Act, 2013, this House finds that the Petition as The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report ... view
• 28 Apr 2021 in National Assembly: submitted discloses sufficient grounds as contemplated under Section 14(1) of the Media Council Act, 2013 and resolves to submit the complaint to the Cabinet Secretary for Information, Communication, Technology and Youth Affairs in accordance with Section 14(3) of the Media Council Act, 2013. You conveyed the Petition by Mr. Muriuki Muriungi who is an advocate of the High Court regarding removal of Ms. Tabitha as a Member of the Media Council of Kenya on 11th March 2021. Consequently, you referred it to our Committee for consideration and tabling in the House within seven days in accordance with the provisions of ... view
• 28 Apr 2021 in National Assembly: The Petition avers that Ms. Tabitha was ineligible for appointment as a member of the Medial Council of Kenya according to Section 16 of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Act as read with Section 2(1) of the Fourth Schedule which stipulates that an employee of the IEBC - and it is good for the Members to listen to this - shall not be eligible for appointment to another public office. That is what the law says. The petitioner contended that Ms. Tabitha Mutemi’s appointment to the Media Council of Kenya was also in violation of circular No. OP/CAB19/1A ... view
• 28 Apr 2021 in National Assembly: The other ground advanced by the petitioner for the removal was gross misconduct based on the allegation that Ms. Tabitha defied advice from the Principal Secretary, Ministry of Information, Communication, Technology and Youth Affairs by a letter dated 16th September 2020 that she should not hold two public offices and that she had to choose one by 30th September 2020. Hon. Speaker, without providing further particulars, the petitioner also alleged that in support of the gross misconduct ground, Ms. Tabitha defied a lawful instruction from the office of the Chief of Staff, the Head of Public Service, the office of ... view
• 28 Apr 2021 in National Assembly: In summary, the grounds for the removal of Ms. Tabitha were three: 1. The ineligibility of Ms. Tabitha Mutemi for appointment as a Council member by dint of being an employee of the IEBC. 2. The breach of written laws, the Constitution and Government policy in her appointment. 3. Gross misconduct for failure to adhere to lawful directions by her superiors and the appointing authority. view
• 28 Apr 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, the petitioner, therefore, prayed that: i. The Petition be dealt with immediately in view of the urgency and gravity of the issues raised. ii. That the National Assembly, within seven days from the date of receipt of the Petition, considers the complaint and if satisfied with the case for removal, to submit the complaint together with recommendations to the Cabinet Secretary for suspension of Ms. Tabitha Mutemi. 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
• 28 Apr 2021 in National Assembly: iii. The appointment of a tribunal to consider the matter and if it discloses sufficient grounds for removal, recommend to the Cabinet Secretary removal of Ms. Tabitha from office in accordance with Section 14 of the Media Council Act. Section 14 of the Media Council Act No.46 of 2013 regulates the removal of the Chairperson or a member of the Board of the Media Council of Kenya (MCK). Section 14 (1) provides for the grounds of removal as follows: (i) Violation of the Constitution or any other written law, including contravention of Chapter Six of the Constitution; (ii) gross misconduct; ... view
• 28 Apr 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, earlier on 3rd March 2021, the Committee had received and considered a complaint by Ms. Tabitha Mutemi on similar matters. At that time, it was a complaint but on the same issue. Even though there was no proper petition before the Committee for her removal, the Committee invited Ms. Tabitha and her legal counsel to appear before the Committee. Indeed, all the other stakeholders came. They included the Editors Guild, the Solicitor-General and the MCK amongst others. The Committee appreciated the issue from the presentations and ultimately made a finding that the Chief Executive Officer of the MCK ... view
• 28 Apr 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, with respect to the second ground relating to breach of written laws, the Constitution and government policy on appointments, the Committee observed that Ms. Tabitha submitted that prior to presentation of the Report to the Cabinet Secretary, the selection panel through exercise of abundance of caution saw the advisory of the Attorney-General on whether 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
• 28 Apr 2021 in National Assembly: public officers could serve on the Board of the Council. The Attorney-General in an advisory referred in the Report of the selection panel confirmed that public officers could serve on the Council and submitted the report of the selection panel for the positions of the chairperson and member of the Media Council of Kenya. The Office of the Attorney-General submitted that the said legal opinion concerns the question of whether prohibition of multiple directorships in Mwongozo - Hon. Speaker, I might need an additional two minutes because I have seen the light on as a warning. I ask for three ... view