William Kipkiror

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 771 to 780 of 1616.

• 10 Oct 2017 in National Assembly: I will now move to Clause 7 of the Bill. It seeks to amend Section 44 of the Elections Act in the usage of technology in election. The Clause seeks to amend Section 44 of the Elections Act to exclude political parties as a specifically identified category of stakeholders. It further seeks to give the Commission general powers to make regulations in respect to the use of technology. This shall ensure that the Commission has the direction to provide for the most appropriate mechanism on the use of technology in electoral processes. view
• 10 Oct 2017 in National Assembly: Additionally, the amendment proposes deletion of sub-sections 6 and 7 of Section 44 of the Act. This was applicable to the elections held on 8th August 2017. Sub-sections 6 and 7 relate to provisions dealing with elections held on 8th August 2017. Therefore, they are not relevant in this particular case. That is the position in Kenneth Otieno versus Attorney-General and others in Petition 127 of 2017. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 10 Oct 2017 in National Assembly: Allow me to move to Clause 8 of the Bill. It seeks to amend Section 44(a) of the Elections Act by requiring the IEBC to establish a complementary mechanism limited to identification of voters. You realise that Clause 39 of the Bill would have taken care of provision of electronic transmission of results as well as the manual bit, as I have said earlier. In our proposed Clause 44(a) we seek to provide for a complementary system for voter identification because it is equally critical. view
• 10 Oct 2017 in National Assembly: Clause 9 of the Bill seeks to amend Section 83 of the Elections Act, 2011. This section was the focus of the presidential election. The Supreme Court was of the view that the petitioner had the burden of proving that the election was not conducted in accordance with the principles laid out in the Constitution and the electoral laws or that the non-compliance with the principles laid out in the Constitution and election laws affected the results of the elections. I do not need to read that. What we are saying here is that Section 83 has two aspects: one, ... view
• 10 Oct 2017 in National Assembly: In our region, the same provision as proposed in this Amendment Bill is in use in Nigeria, Ghana, Zambia, Tanzania and Uganda. I cannot explain how we did not provide for our laws to be realigned in that manner. What is relevant now is for this House to make a decision and amend our laws. view
• 10 Oct 2017 in National Assembly: As I conclude, Clause 10 of the Bill seeks to insert Section 86(a). In a nutshell, presidential elections are covered in three situations. One, normal elections under Article 138 of the Constitution; two, the run-off; and three, presidential election anticipated under Article 140(3) which arises after nullification of the election. Whereas the other two scenarios have clear constitutional provisions, we have a problem with regard to presidential election under Article 140(3). The law is silent and the Constitution in not very clear. I want this august House to be remembered as the House that was able to provide for a ... view
• 10 Oct 2017 in National Assembly: limited time. We have no timeframe within which to make laws, amend the existing laws or create new laws. We have that unlimited time. Those who allege that position also know that we have no limited time to legislate. I want to thank my colleagues for having time. Some of them even appeared before the Committee to give their views. I call upon the leaders who are opposed to this law to appreciate that we want to make laws for posterity. We have no intention whatsoever, as a Committee, of making this law for Jubilee or Uhuru Kenyatta. We are ... view
• 10 Oct 2017 in National Assembly: I did that at the beginning. view
• 10 Oct 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you for giving me just one minute to make this point. Why I am saying this is because sometimes I do not feel good as a Kenyan when those of us who know the truth chose to mislead Kenyans for selfish interests. My appeal to the country is that let us all be truthful to our country. Let us be loyal to our country and to our laws. I therefore move that the Election Laws (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.39 of 2017) be now read a Second Time. I request my colleague, Hon. Murugara, to second. view
• 10 Oct 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Let me start by thanking my colleagues. I would have wished to donate time to my colleagues, but I am told procedurally, I am not supposed to. view