William Kipkiror

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1301 to 1310 of 1616.

• 4 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: So, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, these regulations are before the House for debate. I want to make it very clear that the purpose of the BVR System is purely for registration and identification of voters during the polling day. That is the true position and I cannot mislead this House. view
• 4 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it should actually be--- view
• 4 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: I agree with you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. In fact, in my view, when we discuss that issue in this House, the part “or electronic” should be considered because it is not going to be relevant since we will not use electronic voting this time round. view
• 4 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I had said earlier that the penalty is provided for specifically in the IEBC Act. I also said that I may not be able to confirm now. I am trying to establish this from the Act now. view
• 4 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: There are two issues here; that is, the finger prints and the facial recognition. These two features will help us identify the voter at the time of registration and voting. As I said earlier, the aim of the equipment is only to identify the voter at registration and on the polling day. It will not be misused, but it will be used for the betterment of our electoral process. view
• 4 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the whole idea is really accurate identification of the voter. The facial elements are being taken into account in this process because it is a process where we want to have full recognition of this particular voter when he appears in the polling station. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I said it and I want to repeat it; that it is not intended to be used to the disadvantage of a Kenyan during or even after the election process. It is to accurately identify the voter. view
• 4 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, once the equipment is in the country and the election process is complete, this equipment under Article 86 of the Constitution will be secured by the Commission. If it was to be that after the process again, the equipment is taken back to another country; that fear could be real. I see the fears of the hon. Members, but this equipment will be secured by the IEBC as required by the Constitution. Therefore, no foreign country or body will have a chance to use that particular equipment. view
• 4 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: I am willing, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 4 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, my earlier answer to a question raised by a Member here was: It is important for us, as a House and people, to appreciate the stages of that process. There is the first stage of securing the equipment. view
• 4 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the second stage really is the feeding of information to the equipment in Kenya. After the process, the information will be retained in our country. That is why we want to assure the House and the nation that the information will not leave the country. It will be within our borders. It will be secured under the Constitution as provided for. view