William Kipkiror

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of the House: The Reports of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs on its consideration of: (i) Petition by Mr. Geoffrey Otieno Ogola to amend the Constitution of Kenya to establish an elected Jury to end the exercise of sovereign power of the people by the Judicial Officers in contravention of Article1(2) of the Constitution. (ii) Petition by Dr. Gibson Machanga Mareka to amend Articles 81,138,144,145 and 148 of the Constitution of Kenya. Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 20 Sep 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to support this Motion and thank the Members of the Budget and Appropriations Committee for doing the Report within a short time. We were able to table the Report today for us to deal with this very important issue. view
• 20 Sep 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, there are a lot of loud consultations. view
• 20 Sep 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker, I support this Motion and refer Members to the increment of Kshs1.5 billion to the Judiciary. Our Constitution requires that we have a High Court in every county. We have over 72 law courts across the country in various levels of development. In Kabarnet Town in my county, I have a High Court which is already built, but with a complete record of 40 per cent. We have many other courts in our country where we need funding to complete. Access to justice by the Kenyan people is critical. As we deal with the economy and ... view
• 20 Sep 2018 in National Assembly: So, allocating Kshs1.5 billion to the Judiciary to complete the construction of courts is a move in the right direction. This money is a donor funding from the World Bank and we want to encourage the Judiciary… We have had sessions with the Judiciary, the Chief Justice and the Registrar of the High Court and we have agreed with them that within the next few months, they should conclude the construction of these courts so that we can move to other counties where we do not have high courts. view
• 20 Sep 2018 in National Assembly: I also note from the Report that we have a sector which has taken away some substantial amount of money from the Office of the Attorney General, Registrar of Political Parties (RPP), the Witness Protection Agency (WPA), the Kenya National Human Rights Commission (KNHRC) and the Commission on Administrative Justice. My plea is that in our next Supplementary Budget Estimates, these are critical agencies which are also important in ensuring that Kenyans access justice. As we move to the next Supplementary Estimates Budget, funding should be given to those institutions because they are very important. I would like to call ... view
• 30 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I want to agree with the Leader of the Majority Party. There are over 69 proposed amendments to the 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
• 30 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Bill touching on various statutes. Indeed, you will find a situation where two or three Members propose amendments to the same sections of those statutes. As a House, it is important for us to harmonise all this so that we spend the time of the House in a manner that is going to be very useful. So, I support the proposal that we adjourn this matter. I support the Leader of the Majority Party, and he is busy consulting. view
• 30 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, the essence of this Bill is to align areas where we feel the law is not properly aligned. So, it is very important that we take time and move together as a House. Lastly, what is it, Hon. Mutavi, Member for Yatta? view
• 29 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the Bill. I take this chance to thank Hon. Wamalwa for coming up with this proposed amendment to the Constitution to change the date of the elections from August to December. I chair the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs. This Bill was referred to my Committee. I want to inform the House that this proposed amendment received overwhelming support from Kenyans. We split the Committee into three groups. One group went through the Western and Nyanza parts of our country. Another group undertook public hearings in Nairobi, Machakos ... view