William Kipkiror

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• 25 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 25 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, upon reviewing Sessional Paper No.2 of 2018 on the National Ethics and Anti-Corruption Policy, we observe that there exist several laws that govern the fight against corruption. However, challenges still persist in their implementation. Kenya is a country with sufficient laws to fight corruption. Unfortunately, we still have this view with us. Why? That is the problem we want to deal with. How do we deal with the challenge that still persists in the implementation of anti-corruption laws? The existing challenges in the anti- corruption sector has been occasioned by, among other factors, lack of a ... view
• 25 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: The challenge we have, and I am saying this as the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, is that these institutions do not have enough resources looking at our recent budgetary allocations to the Office of the Attorney-General, which hosts most of the institutions. If you also look at the money allocated to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), the EACC and the Witness Protection Agency, you will find that they are very little. The institutions are unable to function as required. When it comes to salaries for their staff, they are also not well paid. ... view
• 25 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: (4) That the communication strategy in the anti-corruption campaign must be accompanied by other necessary additions including increasing public participation, building trust institutions and enhancing access to information. This is another critical recommendation we are making. view
• 25 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: (5) All agencies involved in the fight against corruption should come up with a proper mechanism to improve coordination of anti-corruption efforts. Again, the issue of synergy between these institutions is critical. As we debate the Sessional Paper Policy on Anti- The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 25 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Corruption, it is important for us to know that the people vested with the responsibility of creating the necessary environment for the war against corruption to succeed are in this House. view
• 25 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: We have the capacity to pass the laws and allocate resources. As we move to the next allocation in the coming Supplementary Budget, I will seek for further funding based on our recommendation here, so that we should not have the EACC or the DPP before us saying they do not have enough money to hire prosecutors, investigators or buy equipment. This is a critical area and I am happy this House has the constitutional capacity to strengthen these institutions. I want to urge this House to adopt the Report. view
• 25 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: With those remarks, I would like to urge this House to adopt the Report of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs on Sessional Paper No.2 of 2018 on the National Ethics and Anti-Corruption Policy laid on the Table of the House on Wednesday, 26th June 2019. I want to thank the Members of this Committee because we spent time and came up with a very comprehensive Report. Therefore, I move and request Hon. Mutai, who is a Member of the Committee and a legal mind, to second. One of my senior colleagues in the profession, Hon. Kioni, is ... view
• 25 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 4 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the House: Report of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs on its Consideration of the Institute of Directors of Kenya Bill (National Assembly Bill No.3 of 2019). view