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• 18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: referenda, we will not need regulations. A good law will enable Kenyans to exercise their sovereignty through referenda. view
• 18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: The other important aspect is civic education. For people to exercise their independence and individual democratic decisions, a strong civic education on any item that is brought up by the proponents, whether it is an individual or a group, Parliament or Government or the people themselves is important. It will be important to mount a working civic education system. I believe this Act also will serve that purpose because when you look at it at the moment, the dimensions that the debates are taking in terms of referendum, sometimes we lose the very essential objective, and we can end up ... view
• 18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: The other issue is the cost of referendum. This is the elephant in the room. We have seen arguments that a referendum is going to be expensive; that it is billions of shillings. When we talk of referendum and elections in this country, it becomes a huge cost. We must think as a country about how to make referenda cost effective, convenient and easy for the people. We have seen other democracies where they have gone into electronic voting system. That electronic voting system makes it extremely cheap. We should not deny the people the opportunity to exercise their sovereign ... view
• 18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: I believe this Bill is coming at the right time so that we can save on areas where we are losing. We can midwife democracy. Men and women have suffered in this country to ensure that we have a working democracy. At the moment, we may end up losing the independence of the Judiciary. State agencies and constitutional commissions are also under capture and I think the voice of the people would be very important. I support this Referendum Bill. view
• 18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for the opportunity to contribute to this Bill. view
• 18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: On the outset, I would like to indicate that I support the Bill, but with some amendments. Clause 7 of the Bill is speaking to the need to hold a national referendum about any issue other than a referendum, to amend the Constitution. When I look at the understanding and the definition of a referendum, it clearly indicates that we need to distinguish between seeking constitutional amendments which, in this case, is what we can see as we look at the reconciled notes from the two Committees, and a plebiscite, where you can have an advisory referendum and where you ... view
• 18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: how the people, themselves, in guidance with the law that exists, can express or make clear what they are looking for. The promoters of the popular initiative would be the ones with the responsibility of framing the question. It should not be something that would be discussed, given to some other body or somebody else. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the fourth point that I would want to make concerns power that would be seen to be given to the IEBC. When we look at resolution No.8, I am in agreement that the power to make regulations should not be given ... view
• 18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. On the outset, as a Member of the Committee, I would like to say that this is, indeed, a timely Bill and one that is going to make a big contribution. As we look at the Kenyan populace, starting with the older generation to the younger generation, we realise that not only do we have a challenge of reading culture, but we would like to reclaim some of the lost values and in particular to see ways in which we can have intergenerational conversation and mentorship. One of the significant achievements of the Bill is that ... view
• 18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: participation with the Ministry responsible and other key stakeholders confirmed that this Bill is timely and appropriate and is, therefore, a key achievement and a necessary addition to the kind of services that we have. With those remarks, Hon. Speaker, I support. Thank you. view
• 16 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I join you and the rest of the Members in conveying my condolences and those of the teachers of this country, and also by extension the workers, to the families of Senator Yusuf Haji and Member of Parliament, Hon. Oyioka. Senator Yusuf Haji has been praised very much in this House and in the country as an outstanding statesman. From my personal experience in 1990 when we trekked all the way from Egerton to Nakuru Town to protest the killing of the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Member for Kisumu Town, Dr. Robert Ouko and we ... view