William Kipkiror

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1281 to 1290 of 1616.

• 19 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, what I said really is what you have just emphasized, that we feel that we should not act in vain. This is a very important Commission. We know what it is supposed to do. There is no order that bars the swearing-in of the other two commissioners. But we feel that even if we proceed and have them sworn in, they may not be able to discharge the duties of the Commission as spelt out in the Act. Tommorow, the 20th of this month is the day the rulilng will be given. I would plead ... view
• 19 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is indeed a very important issue because then it will deal with the fears that hon. Members have that maybe there are some things being done behind the scenes. Since this is a different question, my Ministry can call for those cases that existed before the former CEO left and be able to table them before this House. This is information which is critical for us to know and we have no reason to hide it. That can be done under a Ministerial Statement because this Question is fully answered. view
• 19 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the issue raised by the hon. Member again is what I had answered earlier, that it is true there are no court orders to stop us from swearing in the two, but it would be more prudent if the chair is also sworn in. I do not want to anticipate the outcome of tommorow’s ruling but let us really not--- view
• 19 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was still dealing with the issue raised by the hon. Member. The outcome of tommorow’s ruling cannot be anticipated. So, I cannot confirm to this House that the entire Commission should be sworn in on Friday. If the court rules, there is no order stoping us from swearing-in the other two. But swearing in the other two will not be useful to this Commission because they cannot function without the Chair. view
• 19 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am always and I want to continue to be truthful to this House. I should be able to undertake what I think is right and will be done. Although these commissioners were appointed separately, this is now a body; a commission. You have to look at them as a team. Section 4 of the Act as I said earlier, is very clear that the Commission shall consist of a chairperson and two other members. You cannot look at them separately. You need to look at the Commission as a body able to discharge the ... view
• 6 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, what the hon. Member is raising is, indeed, a very pertinent issue. I have also shared with him and I wish to consult further on this issue. That is because the provisions of Article 241 are so express regarding the approval of this House if the situation obtains. The Question, as it is, has been fully answered. On the supplementary question, I might need more time so that I can consult and see if the relevant Ministry of State for Defence would have had an issue on this because it is touching on the defence of our ... view
• 4 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the BVR is a system that, as I have said in the answer, is meant to help this country to avoid double registration and, therefore, double voting by voters in this country. Two features are being addressed here. One is the finger prints and the recognition of the voter’s facial appearance. The other aspects of the retina scans and facial characteristics and hand geometry are issues which we believe may not be very necessary for us because what we want to avoid is double registration. Therefore, we need the facial appearance of the person to enable ... view
• 4 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the user of the information is the IEBC. That is an institution that is given the responsibility to manage elections in this country. Article 86 of our Constitution is very clear. The IEBC shall take appropriate structures and mechanisms to eliminate electoral malpractices and safe keeping of election materials. The BVR is part of the elections materials. They are under duty in law to ensure that those records are kept safely. That is the institution which is going to utilize this information. I believe they have to take care of those materials to make sure they ... view
• 4 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there is the law as it is. I do not want to give the law as it ought to be. I am not able, at this point in time, to give the specific provision of the penalty. But given time, I can be able to confirm that. If it is provided for under the IEBC Act, view
• 4 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I suppose there is a provision on penalties but, at this point in time, I cannot be able to spell out the specific penalties available under the Act. view