George Peter Opondo Kaluma

Hon. Kaluma Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this all-important procedural Motion. The Leader of the Majority Party of the House is asking why I am sitting on the seat of Hon. Jakoyo Midiwo. I can assure the House that we are still praying...

Hon. Kaluma Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this all-important procedural Motion. The Leader of the Majority Party of the House is asking why I am sitting on the seat of Hon. Jakoyo Midiwo. I can assure the House that we are still praying...

Hon. Kaluma(off record)

Hon. Kaluma On a point of order.

Hon. Kaluma Thank you, Hon. Speaker. The Leader of the Majority Party is a leader of the House and I highly respect him. However, I do not think it is right, being a leader of the nation and this House, for him to appear to be celebrating the ailment of...

Hon. Kaluma Yes. You heard him tell Hon. Okoth, “Your competitor is in hospital.” That does not befit the status of the Leader of the Majority Party.

Hon. Kaluma Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, the Bills we are discussing came out of negotiations and the leaders of those---

Hon. Kaluma I have said that it is good. Baba has spoken. Baba says it is good. I am---

Hon. Kaluma Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, Baba has read this Bill and confirms it is good. I drop any amendment to it. Hon. Kaluma(Proposed amendment by Hon. Kaluma dropped)(Laughter)

Hon. Kaluma On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady.

Hon. Kaluma Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, my concern is that Hon. Chepkong’a, who is moving these amendments merely on behalf of the Committee, now says he is withdrawing them on behalf of the Jubilee Coalition. I think that is a wrong statement to go on record and it should be...

Hon. Kaluma Mhe. Bi. Mwenyekiti wa Muda naomba kuweka hii chini. Sijui tuseme nini. Baba amekwisha soma na amesema ni mzuri. Mimi sitaki amendment tena. Nimeweka chini. (Laughter)

Hon. Kaluma Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, in my thinking as a Member I thought these were amendments that could be entertained, but on the position of the leadership of the nation that this is a negotiated instrument, I beg to drop my proposed amendments to Clause 21 and Clause 38....

Hon. Kaluma Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, the Bills we are discussing came out of negotiations and the leaders of those---

Hon. Kaluma I have said that it is good. Baba has spoken. Baba says it is good. I am---

Hon. Kaluma Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, Baba has read this Bill and confirms it is good. I drop any amendment to it. Hon. Kaluma(Proposed amendment by Hon. Kaluma dropped)(Laughter)

Hon. Kaluma On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady.

Hon. Kaluma Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, my concern is that Hon. Chepkong’a, who is moving these amendments merely on behalf of the Committee, now says he is withdrawing them on behalf of the Jubilee Coalition. I think that is a wrong statement to go on record and it should be...

Hon. Kaluma Mhe. Bi. Mwenyekiti wa Muda naomba kuweka hii chini. Sijui tuseme nini. Baba amekwisha soma na amesema ni mzuri. Mimi sitaki amendment tena. Nimeweka chini. (Laughter)

Hon. Kaluma Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, in my thinking as a Member I thought these were amendments that could be entertained, but on the position of the leadership of the nation that this is a negotiated instrument, I beg to drop my proposed amendments to Clause 21 and Clause 38....

Hon. Kaluma Hon. Speaker, the position in which we are working with Hon. Wanga is bothering other parties and everybody in the House. Hon. Wanga said that we work side by side and yet, she is my party boss in the county. I am working under her. Let me confirm...

Hon. Kaluma Thank you, Hon. Speaker. It is important that we look at the laws governing our elections. The country has not forgotten that a short while back, there were demonstrations on how we can improve the electoral system. [The Speaker (Hon. Muturi) left the Chair] Hon. Kalumavote. According to...

Hon. Kaluma On a point of order. (Loud consultations)

Hon. Kaluma Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I had placed a request to rise on a point of order and not to contribute immediately. I am not contributing on this Bill.

Hon. Kaluma Hon. Speaker, I understand it but I am always keen to speak on matters before this Assembly fully prepared. I beg that this chance goes to another Member.

Hon Kaluma Thank you, Hon. Speaker for the opportunity to address this matter. I sit in the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee and may I begin by telling the House that I am just returning from the United Nations Conference against Corruption on your own nomination, for which I thank...

Hon. Kaluma Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, the provision on limiting the trial span of a case to 12 months seeks to re-engineer how the courts dispose of matters. I support it. This being the Committee stage, I would like to say that it takes painfully too long for cases to...

Hon. Kaluma Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I thank the Chairman of the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee in which I sit. Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move:- Hon. KalumaTHAT, the Bill be amended by deleting Clause 36 and substituting thereof the following clause─ Power to punish for contempt...

Hon. Kaluma Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, let me answer. Remember we are not going to charge that individual with all these. He will just commit one offence. I am saying this to correct the good honourable engineer. It is a balance between respect for proceedings and decency. You do not...

Hon. Kaluma Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I have covered everything I needed to cover, save for the fact that I may need to thank my friend. The court will be so intimidating. Even if one said that this judgment is not as deep as I should make it, they would...

Hon. Kaluma I would support the amendment, but what bothers me still is this power generally being given to the CJ to make rules particularly for the matters in Clause 40 (2) (a) , (b) and (g) . I would propose that in as much as that amendment should be...

Hon. Kaluma Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I have no problem with the provision as amended, if it is to apply to subclause (2) (a) to (f) because those matters concern administration of the High Court. However, subclause (2) (g) gives the CJ rule-making authority that is already given by another...

Hon. Kaluma Yes, there is a pin, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Thank you for the observation. I beg to move that the Motion for agreement with the Report of the Committee of the whole House be amended by inserting the words “subject to recommittal of Clause 8”. The Temporary Deputy...

Hon. Kaluma Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, for giving me this opportunity. I support the deletion of this provision on two accounts. If you look at sub-clause 2 of the proposed Clause 36 of the Bill, it gives the idea that the DPP may be compelled to act on...

Hon. Kaluma Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, this is a dangerous provision. I request my colleagues to read the clause proposed to substitute the existing one. We are proposing to give officers within the precincts of Parliament power of a police officer. My worry is with the words “have all the...

Hon. Kaluma Yes, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I am standing under the relevant Standing Order seeking recommittal of a clause of this Bill. The Temporary Deputy Speaker (Hon. Kajwang’) : Re-committal? Where are we? Order! Hon. Kaluma, can you remind yourself where we are. You may have been overtaken by...

Hon. Kaluma Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. The House has spoken to the important matter we have. I am also noting there are more matters to be canvassed. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, would I be in order, with the indulgence of my colleagues and the Chair, to request that...

Hon. Kaluma Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I thank the Leader of the Majority Party for raising the issue. However, I want to say that matters that are subjected to a referendum are clearly stipulated under Article 255 of the Constitution. My view is that such a matter does Hon. Kalumanot...

Hon. Kaluma Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for this opportunity to talk about this important matter. There is a worry that this will affect the term of the President, which is a matter that requires a referendum under Article 255 (1) (f) of the Constitution. May I disabuse my...

Hon. Kaluma Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, this is now a difficult decision following a defeat of the further amendment. I thought that when we said the EACC shall ensure confidentiality, it was to ensure that information and materials reaching the Commission are not published to third parties pending investigations. That...

Hon. Kaluma I seldom disagree with our Committee’s leadership. However, on this one the interpretation by the Chairman and the lawyers who spoke before me is not right. This Commission is created under Article 79 and it says that: “Parliament shall enact legislation to establish an independent ethics and anti-corruption...

Hon. Kaluma Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I would support this amendment if the extension is limited to the term of the Commission under the Constitution. The term of the Vetting Board is ending on 31st of December. If we permit the amendment as proposed, they are going to go beyond...