All parliamentary appearances
Entries 16051 to 16060 of 17799.
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4 Jul 2013 in National Assembly:
is a drug that has economically impoverished the people of the former North Eastern and Coast provinces. I am sure it is the same thing here in Nairobi and other areas. If countries like the UK, which have a high level of sophistication in testing the amount of harmful content in a product, have declared that this crop is harmful, who are we to stand here and urge Kenyans to continue consuming this product?
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3 Jul 2013 in National Assembly:
Thank you, hon. Speaker, Sir. I have two Statements to make, one on security sought by the Member for Saboti, the hon. Wafula and the other by the hon. Johnson Sakaja. I will start with the one by hon. Johnson Sakaja on trip to Senegal by the Chief Justice to meet President Obama of the United States. This Statement is from the Judiciary and it is very brief. It says “The Hon. Chief Justice, Dr. Willy Mutunga, received an invitation from the Ambassador of the United States of America to Kenya to attend a meeting in Dakar
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3 Jul 2013 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, I want to confirm that the Chief Justice went to Senegal in his private capacity. Secondly, that visit has no impact on the ongoing ICC cases. The cases are before the court in the Netherlands. The lawyers there are able. The Chief Justice’s visit has no relevance and no impact. It does not contravene Article 161 of the Constitution. On protocol, the Judiciary is an independent institution. The Chief Justice is not under anybody’s command. He does not get clearance from anybody when he wants to go and attend any function outside this country. On the issue of ...
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3 Jul 2013 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, I have two small related Statements on security. One is about insecurity in Saboti Constituency sought by hon. David Wekesa Wafula. The other one is about the insecurity in Mandera, Wajir and Turkana counties.
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3 Jul 2013 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, Sir, I have two small related Statements on insecurity; one on insecurity in Saboti Constituency sought by hon. Wekesa and another on security situation in Mandera, Wajir and Turkana counties. I will start with the one of Mandera, Wajir and Turkana. Hon. Speaker, Sir, I wish to issue a Statement about the security situation in Mandera, Wajir and Turkana counties. In the last two months, Mandera and Wajir
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3 Jul 2013 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, there are two hon. Members by the name of Abass in the House. One of them is the Member for Ijara, while the other one is the Member for Wajir Town. The hon. Member to whom you gave the Floor happens to be the Member for Ijara.
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3 Jul 2013 in National Assembly:
Having said so, I want to totally agree with the leadership of the northern Kenya region, including hon. Abass of Ijara, hon. Fatuma, hon. Elmi and hon. Abass of Wajir Town. The matter at hand is serious. I am sure that the leadership of that region will confirm that we had agreed to provide leadership. We cannot allow innocent women and children to be butchered by their own people. It is very shameful and immoral. As the
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3 Jul 2013 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, protect me. Hon. Kaluma should know that he has to wait for the microphone.
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3 Jul 2013 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, Sir, first, I want to clarify that I am not a messenger. What I am doing is spelt out under Article 108 of the Constitution. I thought that hon. Kaluma is a lawyer and can do better unless he is a back street lawyer!
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3 Jul 2013 in National Assembly:
Secondly, for clarification, I can reply even on what I have read. So, clarification does not mean that you go back. A Member can seek clarification on what he was maybe not paying attention to.
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