Abshiro Soka Halake

All parliamentary appearances

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• 22 Sep 2020 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, let me start by saying that the constitutional rights of women of Kenya cannot wait another minute. For that reason alone, I support and affirm the decision by the CJ to render advice to the President that this House is unconstitutional. If there will be any constitutional crisis or pandemonium that will happen, it is not because of the CJ. It is because of lack and failure by this House to do what it should have done 10 years ago. view
• 22 Sep 2020 in Senate: My friend Sen. Wetangula said that he has been philanthropic and charitable to women. We do not need charity of party leaders. We need constitutionalism that will ensure that we exercise equal rights to legislative representation. view
• 22 Sep 2020 in Senate: To be a CJ of this country is to be a laughing stock; to be abused, threatened and intimidated. However, I applaud the CJ because he is a legal fundamentalist and he should continue to be true to the laws of this country. This country is blessed to have CJ Maraga at the helm of the Judiciary. view
• 22 Sep 2020 in Senate: Failure by Parliament to enact legislation on the Two Thirds Gender Rule is tragic. It has been said by Hon. Muturi that it is not part of the mandate of Parliament. If the implementation of the Constitution is not the mandate of Parliament, whose mandate is it? view
• 22 Sep 2020 in Senate: It has also been said that there is no mechanism to implement this provision. Why do we have Schedule Four if there is no mechanism? It has also been said that it is too costly to implement the Two Thirds Gender Rule. Why is it that we can do all the other things? We implemented devolution, we can have a referendum and commissions upon commissions and we can repeat a presidential election but we cannot implement the Two Thirds Gender Rule. Is it expensive or just blatant denial of the rights of women in this country? view
• 22 Sep 2020 in Senate: I said it in the Kamukunji and I will say it again. It is no longer about legislation. It is about impunity and refusing to uphold the rule of law for which we legislators are responsible. The constitutional rights of women of this country must be respected and implemented. We must not wait. view
• 22 Sep 2020 in Senate: I do not agree that the CJ did not follow the mechanisms provided. We have been told that he has written letters to this House and there have been petitions. He has acted within the law to ensure Article 261(7) of the Constitution is followed. view
• 22 Sep 2020 in Senate: Article 102 is about the Term of Parliament. I am not a lawyer but I would like an interpretation of what is more important. What happens in cases of contradictions? Do we just jump to the one that suits us? We should not run to Article 102 that talks about the Term of Parliament. We must exist before our calendar exists. If we are legit under the law, so be it. We cannot have a calendar when we are not legitimately constituted. view
• 22 Sep 2020 in Senate: It is amazing how sometimes we look at ourselves. Those of us who are nominated should have been more scared. We have been ridiculed that our lists will disappear. Stay with your lists and go back to the ballot. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 22 Sep 2020 in Senate: I support the CJ and celebrate him for his brevity and courage. When he nullified the presidential elections, the people sitting on the other side who are now literally abusing him were the ones crying. Today--- view