20 Dec 2022 in Senate:
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20 Dec 2022 in Senate:
Members in the National Assembly. Anybody else, not including the President himself, can transact any business in this House other than through the way that has been suggested that you can do a proposal.
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20 Dec 2022 in Senate:
This House receives petitions and letters from members of the public. Personally, even as a legislator, I get suggestions even on my social media platforms that “you need to change this law or the other.” That is a suggestion that comes to us. However, it is duty-bound on us as legislators to consider and find ways in which we address these particular issues.
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20 Dec 2022 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, the reason I am impressed with this Communication of yours is that finally this gives us an opportunity as Senate. I know that there is a Constitutional Amendment Bill before the National Assembly. I continue to hold the position that, that constitutional amendment is a nullity in law. This is for the simple reason that you cannot be proposing to put National Government Constituency Development Fund (NG–CDF) at 2.5 per cent and National Government Affirmation Fund (NGEF) at - I do not know what percentage - and give to Senators 0.001 per cent. That is an insult ...
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20 Dec 2022 in Senate:
That Bill would never have seen the light of the day. In fact, I dare say that Members were planning to disappear with the Mace if that Bill had been brought to this House. However, as it is now, we have an opportunity because three weeks ago before the lapse of the term of this House, we proposed an Ad Hoc Committee to look into various proposals that are before the various Houses of Parliament.
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20 Dec 2022 in Senate:
I believe that this is our opportunity as Members of Parliament, especially those that serve in this Ad Hoc Committee, that for every Shilling or every coin that Members of the National Assembly will be proposing especially, with regards to NG–CDF and NGEF, there must be a respectable share of resources to be used to carry out oversight in our counties that is proposed to the Senate.
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20 Dec 2022 in Senate:
Therefore, I do not want to pre-empt the debate, but I believe that when our Ad Hoc Committee sits, the Senate shall finally get justice.
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20 Dec 2022 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to give Notice of the following Motion- THAT, WHEREAS, pursuant to Article 181 of the Constitution and Section 33 of the County Governments Act, on 14th December, 2022, the Meru County Assembly approved a Motion to remove from office, by impeachment, Honourable Kawira Mwangaza, the Governor of Meru County; AND FURTHER, WHEREAS by a letter Ref. No. CAM/RES/VOL.V/2, dated 15th December, 2022, received in the Office of the Speaker of the Senate on Thursday, 15th December, 2022, the Speaker of the Meru County Assembly informed the Speaker of the Senate of the approval of the ...
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20 Dec 2022 in Senate:
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