Ochieng Tom Kajwang

Hon. Kajwang’ Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I have heard the Leader of the Majority Party saying the appointment of the Secretary to the Commission requires the approval of the House. Is he in order to mislead the House? Sections 16 and 17 of the Act read together, make...

Hon. Kajwang’ On a point of order, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman.

Hon. Ochieng

Hon. Ochieng Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, this particular Bill is very important, and the Clause by Hon. Oner is meant to shield Kenyans from witch-hunt, being fought in the media and to shield Kenyans from what we saw two weeks ago, where people were summoned through the media then they...

Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. The Temporary Deputy Speaker (Hon. Kajwang’)It is in my information that the Member rising is a medical doctor but I think must be---An

Hon. Kajwang’ Hon. Deputy Speaker, let us make the best use of the time of the National Assembly. This is an issue that was taken to a Division. Even the subsequent issue was taken to a Division. The second Division was even higher than the first one. For you to...

Hon. Ochieng I will request Hon. Jakoyo to second this. The Temporary Deputy Chairman (Hon. Cheboi) : Hon. Jakoyo.

Hon. Ochieng Thank you so much, Hon. Speaker. I also seek to second this Bill. We started wrongly. We started by assuming that corruption could be fought using a commission. When we were doing the new Constitution, we thought that commissions would help heal all the ills in the country....

Hon. Kajwang’ Hon. Speaker, did you hear this Member call another Member, “Benja”? (Laughter)

Hon. Ochieng Clause 72 is very fundamental. It is really sad, it says that the Auditor-General cannot question any Government policy; that this person can only question expenditure but cannot question any Government policy. If you allow me to read, I will read for you so that you understand the...