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28 Aug 2014 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, with those many remarks, I ask my colleague the Leader of the Minority Party, hon. Francis Nyenze, a man who served under Baba Moi – the only original Baba – who under his leadership I had the benefit to drink the Nyayo milk. So, anybody who gave you milk that is the Baba and that is why the Member for Kapenguria, hon. Moroto, knew I would say this and today, he is dressed in the Kenya African National Union (KANU) colours – the tie, the coat and everything. He is only missing the
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28 Aug 2014 in National Assembly:
So, hon. Speaker, I beg to move and ask hon. hon. Nyenze to second.
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28 Aug 2014 in National Assembly:
Thank you, hon. Speaker for giving me the opportunity to also contribute to this Adjournment Motion. I also wish to join my colleagues, in utmost sincerity, to thank the leadership of the House and hon. Members for the very good work that we have done in this Session. We have managed to pass very crucial Bills during this Session. This includes the Appropriations Bill and the amendment Bill concerning the counties. This House passed this Bill with fairly fast speed. The House also managed to The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version ...
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28 Aug 2014 in National Assembly:
gather the constitutional two-thirds requirement in order to ensure that money is available to our counties so that we can support devolution.
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28 Aug 2014 in National Assembly:
On the same note, I think our colleagues at the Senate should take the matter with the urgency that it deserves and make sure that that Bill passes even if it means convening a special sitting. That is because we do not want to hear what we are hearing now about governors saying that money is not available to pay salaries of Kenyans working in the county governments.
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28 Aug 2014 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, as we go for recess, this is an opportunity for us to go and serve our people. It is also an opportunity to go and share a lot of time with our people and get to understand the real issues that affect them. We will also get to understand the developmental needs, issues of concern that require oversight and issues that require to be brought to the attention of the national Government. This recess gives the opportunity to go and share time with our people. I really look forward to go and spend plenty of time with the ...
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28 Aug 2014 in National Assembly:
There is looming drought in the northern parts of Kenyan. Unfortunately, because the House will be on recess, in case emergencies occur, it might not be easy to bring them to the National Assembly. However, I want to take this opportunity to call on the Ministry of Planning and Devolution to take quick measures because there is drought right now in parts of Garissa and the entire northern Kenya. For that reason, I call upon the national Government to take immediate measures. We need to give emergency supplies to the people now. Drought is killing the animals and people are ...
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28 Aug 2014 in National Assembly:
I have been following the Ministry of Devolution and Planning, Special Programmes, for more than three weeks now to try and bring them to the sense that there is need for emergency supplies to the people, particularly of my constituency. This has taken such a long time. It will not be worth anything to give food and other supplies when people have already died. We had better save lives.
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28 Aug 2014 in National Assembly:
As I end, I just want to share a bit of what hon. Gikaria said earlier; this is the issue of the referendum. Even as we try to sensitize Kenyans on how they have the ability to exercise their right to call for a referendum, we do so in a sober manner, a manner that does not divide the country, but educates our people that a referendum is their right. They have an opportunity now to fine tune the smaller issues that are outstanding in the Constitution. When we passed the Constitution, we said that it was 80 per cent ...
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28 Aug 2014 in National Assembly:
So, it is not a surprise to go for a referendum. Let us not use the tricks of giving goodies to the Count Assembly Members and telling them that they will get car grants, this and that, and that they should not support the referendum. The Members of County Assemplies (MCAs) are respectable people; they are ladies and gentlemen who have the interest of the country at heart. I want to tell them to put the interests of Kenyans first, and not goodies such as car grants. Indeed, one of the things that this referendum wants to achieve is to ...
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