William Cheptumo Kipkiror was elected as MP of the Baringo North constituency in 2007. He also served as Assistant Minister of Justice, National Cohesion & Constitutional Affairs.
5 Nov 2013 in National Assembly:
Article 234(2)(a)(ii) says:- “appoint persons to hold or act in those offices, and to confirm appointments.” Secondly, it is also the function of the PSC to appoint any person(s) to hold offices which are created by the PSC. So, the finding of the Committee is that the appointment of Mr. Kahuho as the Director-General of Lands, based on a draft structure of the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development and the gazettement of that person to sign titles was done outside and in clear breach of the express provisions of Article 234(2) of the Constitution. It is important for ...
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(a) applies or interprets this Constitution;
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(b) enacts, applies or interprets any law; or
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(c) makes or implements public policy decisions.
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5 Nov 2013 in National Assembly:
Therefore, the position that the Committee took is that the Cabinet Secretary ought to have been guided by the provisions of Article 10 of the Constitution so that any appointment or creation---
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5 Nov 2013 in National Assembly:
Thank you, hon. Speaker, Sir. I would like to proceed moving the Motion.
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5 Nov 2013 in National Assembly:
We are saying, as a Committee, that Gazette Notice No.13766 which was published by the Cabinet Secretary was illegal and unconstitutional. When the Cabinet Secretary realized about the illegality of this Gazette Notice, she went ahead and revoked it vide Kenya Gazette Notice No.14102. She revoked the previous Gazette Notice that appointed the Director-General of Lands which was done illegally.
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5 Nov 2013 in National Assembly:
Members of this House have definitely gone through this report because you ordered on Thursday that it be circulated. I really do not want to take too long.
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5 Nov 2013 in National Assembly:
Finally, let me go to the recommendations of the Committee. In the absence of constitutional, legal, administrative and procedural backing for the transfers, promotions, appointments, establishment of offices and gazettement of posts in the Ministry, the Committee recommends as follows:- (i) The officers who had been irregularly transferred or un-procedurally removed from office be reinstated and the purported transfers be revoked with immediate effect; (ii) all irregular promotions and appointments in acting capacity be reversed and that due process as laid out by the Public Service Commission be followed in all appointments, promotions, transfers and establishment of offices in the ...
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