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.
21 Feb 2019 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I chaired the Committee on Delegated Legislation in the 11th Parliament. Before 2013, I just want Members to know this point because it is important, no institution was required to publish and bring before Parliament any regulation. From 2013, when we passed the Statutory Instruments Act, it became mandatory that any institution vested with the responsibility of making regulations under the statute that institution is operating under must bring those regulations to the House after publishing them. It is not in vain that that law is in place and that the regulations should be brought here. ...
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21 Feb 2019 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I chaired the Committee on Delegated Legislation in the 11th Parliament. Before 2013, I just want Members to know this point because it is important, no institution was required to publish and bring before Parliament any regulation. From 2013, when we passed the Statutory Instruments Act, it became mandatory that any institution vested with the responsibility of making regulations under the statute that institution is operating under must bring those regulations to the House after publishing them. It is not in vain that that law is in place and that the regulations should be brought here. ...
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21 Feb 2019 in National Assembly:
to make the regulations, but he is outside the law if he does not present those regulations to the House.
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21 Feb 2019 in National Assembly:
to make the regulations, but he is outside the law if he does not present those regulations to the House.
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18 Dec 2018 in National Assembly:
Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move the following Special Motion: THAT, taking into consideration the findings of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs in their Report on the vetting of the nominee for appointment as Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission, laid on the Table of the House on Tuesday, 18th December 2018, and pursuant to the provisions of Section 16(1) of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2012 and Sections 3 and 8 of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, 2011, this House approves the appointment of Maj. (Rtd) Twalib Abdallah ...
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18 Dec 2018 in National Assembly:
It is a requirement under Chapter 10 of the Constitution to establish the status of the nominee with regard to their integrity, tax compliance, criminal record, education loan repayment and political party affiliation. This necessitated the Clerk of the National Assembly, through a letter dated on 6th December 2018, to request for information from the EACC, the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) and the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties. I want to inform the House and the country that those agencies did not have any outstanding issues ...
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18 Dec 2018 in National Assembly:
the approval hearings, the Committee was satisfied that the nominee met all the requirements of Section 16(2) of the EACC Act.
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18 Dec 2018 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the House:
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18 Dec 2018 in National Assembly:
Leadership and integrity are critical components because the nominee is going to oversee the EACC, which primarily deals with matters of ethics, leadership and integrity. Therefore, it was very important for us, as a Committee, to satisfy ourselves that the nominee, indeed, qualifies in this respect. While determining the suitability of the nominee to be appointed, the law requires the Committee to take into account the requirements of leadership and integrity under Chapter Six of the Constitution. In this regard, the Committee took into account the following areas. I will be brief on this. The Committee looked at Article 73(2) ...
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18 Dec 2018 in National Assembly:
The fourth item is the nominee suitability to be appointed to the office. Upon hearing the nominee and examining his certificates, the nominee possesses the academic credentials, professional training and experience. He meets the requirements of Section 16(2) of the EACC Act. The nominee has not…
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