William Kipkiror

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 861 to 870 of 1616.

• 20 Dec 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I beg to withdraw the Motion before the House because of the seriousness of the Motion listed after this, so that we can deal with it. I beg to withdraw the Motion listed as Order No.12. view
• 20 Dec 2016 in National Assembly: Yes. view
• 20 Dec 2016 in National Assembly: 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
• 1 Dec 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg that a Committee of the whole House has considered the County Governments (Amendment) Bill, Senate Bill No.4 of 2016 and approved the same with amendments. view
• 1 Dec 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that the Committee of the whole House has considered the Elections Laws (Amendment) Bill No. 63/2015 and approved the same with amendments. view
• 22 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I support this Bill. A month ago, this House passed a Motion I had moved. We declared cattle rustling a national disaster. I further urged the Government to set up a special fund to compensate victims of cattle rustling. This menace is a big challenge to the communities where cattle rustling is rampant. In 1977, I narrowly survived a bullet from raiders who had come to our compound. They took away all our livestock and we were left poor. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version ... view
• 22 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I support this Bill. A month ago, this House passed a Motion I had moved. We declared cattle rustling a national disaster. I further urged the Government to set up a special fund to compensate victims of cattle rustling. This menace is a big challenge to the communities where cattle rustling is rampant. In 1977, I narrowly survived a bullet from raiders who had come to our compound. They took away all our livestock and we were left poor. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version ... view
• 17 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you Hon. Speaker. I wish to second this Bill by saying that the Constitution guarantees the Kenyan people the freedom of expression and association. Those freedoms are necessary for Kenyans to express their will in whatever issues they have. The principle of contempt of court has been in some occasions used by the courts to deny Kenyans freedom of expression. In some cases, some Kenyans have not been able to express their opinion in certain areas because of fear of the principle of contempt of court. This law, in my considered opinion, is now going to set the record ... view
• 17 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Part III of this Bill, particularly Section 4, defines what contempt of court includes. This is the first time - and I am saying this as a lawyer - that the concept of contempt of court has been defined. The ambiguity which used to exist in this principle is clarified, whether one is facing contempt of court or civil proceedings or in criminal contempt. It is now defined under Section 4. I like this because we are now able to distinguish and know what contempt of court in civil and criminal proceedings is all about. view
• 17 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: More importantly, is the defences that one can raise when he or she is accused of contempt of court. Section 9(a) all the way to (j) outlines very clearly the defences that can be raised in a situation where he or she is accused of contempt of court. view