Irungu Kang'ata

Hon. Kang’ata Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to second the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Bill, 2016. The proposed amendments to the Betting, Lotteries and Gaming Act (Chapter 131 of the Laws of Kenya) make a lot of sense. The idea is to harmonise that law with the...

Hon. Kang’ata Thank you. I take this opportunity to first and foremost congratulate the new President of America, Mr. Donald Trump. I wish him well in his new job. I strongly believe he is the right leader for America at this stage. I have a copy of the Agreement between...

Hon. Kang’ata Hon. Speaker, I am looking at this document. I know it is divided in three parts. We have the Committee Report, which has an annexure and it is the one I am referring to. You can clearly see that I am also reading the annexure, part of which...

Hon. Kang’ata Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I have the Agreement as part of the annexure to this Report. I am trying to look at whether all the issues pertaining to what I am raising have been captured in this Agreement. For instance, Article 4 of the Agreement says: “Expenditures by...

Hon. Kang’ata Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to oppose this Report and ask Members to ensure that we do not ratify the Paris Climate Change Agreement. The reasons are as follows. This Agreement will cause massive unemployment in our country. Why do I say so? When governments introduce...

Hon. Kang’ata Hon. Deputy Speaker, the scientist should answer one question. What percentage does Kenya contribute to climate change? Compare that to China or the USA. That is the question. Therefore, if you were to agree with me that we contribute zero point something to that thing called “climate change”,...

Hon. Kang’ata Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. My point is very simple and I want to reiterate it again. What is the extent of our contribution to climate change?

Hon. Kang’ata Look here, Hon. Deputy Speaker: As a poor country, you should be aiming at what we call “full employment”. That should be what is taxing any policy maker. “Full employment” is not obtained by putting a lot of bottlenecks. These are bottlenecks you are putting for entrepreneurs. I...

Hon. Kang’ata Exactly, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Allow me to give my ideas and I am going to cite examples of countries which have developed by trashing these ideas. China, in 1979, was a very poor country. Deng Xiaoping assumed power and his first idea was to trash away these ideas...

Hon. Kang’ata Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Bill. There are several Bills which have been proposed for amendment under this law. In respect to the first law, the Industrial Training Act, Chapter 237 of the Laws of Kenya, this is a very...

Hon. Kang’ata Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I apologise. On the one in respect to the Copyright Act, 2001, I am not so certain as to whether the Memorandum of Objects and Reasons will be achieved by the proposal. I say that because when you look at the Memorandum of Objects...

Hon. Kang’ata Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I rise to support this Report. At the outset, let me declare that I am a Member of the PIC. This is a well done Report. However, I have some observations to make. First, I draw your attention to pages 3 and 4 of...

Hon. Kang’ata Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Let me say that giving is very positive. Therefore, to that extent, I would not want to support a Bill that appears to criminalise the act of giving, particularly when it comes to the issues relating to medical fundraising. In my own opinion, I...

Hon. Kang’ata I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 10 of the Bill be amended in paragraph (b) — (Loud consultations) Hon. Kang’ataEssentially, what I am seeking---(Loud consultations)

Hon. Kang’ata Well, the issue is about appeals. After the party primaries, you need to give candidates some days to finish---

Hon. Kang’ata I have.

Hon. Kang’ata I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 10 of the Bill be amended in paragraph (b) —

Hon. Kang’ata Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Let me say that giving is very positive. Therefore, to that extent, I would not want to support a Bill that appears to criminalise the act of giving, particularly when it comes to the issues relating to medical fundraising. In my own opinion, I...

Hon. Kang’ata I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 10 of the Bill be amended in paragraph (b) — (Loud consultations) Hon. Kang’ataEssentially, what I am seeking---(Loud consultations)

Hon. Kang’ata Well, the issue is about appeals. After the party primaries, you need to give candidates some days to finish---

Hon. Kang’ata I have.

Hon. Kang’ata I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 10 of the Bill be amended in paragraph (b) —

Hon. Kang’ata Hon. Deputy Speaker, I rise to support the Report after---.

Hon. Kang’ata Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I support the Report now that it has been amended. I strongly believe in this Report now that the elephant in the room has been kicked out. (Loud consultations)

Hon. Kang’ata Hon. Deputy Speaker, first, we have managed to kick out the IEBC commissioners. (Hon. Onyonka crossed the Floor)

Hon. Kang’ata Hon. Deputy Speaker, the first issue that was very important for Kenyans was to remove the IEBC commissioners. I have heard a Member say that we do not have a procedure for kicking out the commissioners. It is clearly denoted that any person can voluntarily vacate office. We...

Hon. Kang’ata Hon. Deputy Speaker, secondly, I have looked at the articles relating to nominations and noted that we shall have nominations at least 60 days before the next general elections. That means on or about 8th June, 2017 the names of the people who are going to be nominated...

Hon. Kang’ata Hon. Deputy Speaker, I support the Report because it has taken into account other matters that have been affecting the fairness of elections. Party registers will be cleaned up. According to this Report, an international reputable firm will be looking at the registers to ensure that dead voters...

Hon. Kang’ata Hon. Deputy Speaker, the Joint Parliamentary Select Committee had representatives of the Jubilee and the CORD Coalitions. In order for us to move this country, I urge hon. Members to support this Report so that we can have the general elections next as scheduled. If we reject it,...

Hon. Kang’ata I have two issues. One, I imagine that when it comes to deterring corruption, media do the best work towards that. To the extent you are doing this amendment, you are going to remove that aspect of deterring further corruption. In any event, you have remedy if at...

Hon. Kang’ata Hon. Speaker, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.66. It provides that before giving a Notice of Motion in respect to this kind of a matter, one must indicate the grounds and the particulars of the violation of the Constitution. Members must also sign in support of that....

Hon. Kang’ata Hon. Speaker, it will be very unfair if, indeed, it is proved that there have been some changes in what the Members had signed for and what is before this House. One, on the part of the person who is being complained against, it is against rules of...

Hon. Kang’ata Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to oppose this Motion. The reason I am opposing is one: when you look at the Constitution and the article that gives a Member the right to bring this kind of Motion, it talks of “gross violation of the Constitution.” When you...