11 Jul 2013 in National Assembly:
Thank you, hon. Speaker. Just the other day the governors were saying that we do not want to give them the money that they were asking for from the national Government. They insisted that they wanted Kshs248 billion as opposed to the Kshs210 billion that we released to them. They were convincing the people at the grassroots that the Government was not willing to allocate money to them. The other day I heard them say that they are going to collect signatures. I dare tell them to try. I dare tell them to go ask the people at the grassroots ...
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10 Jul 2013 in National Assembly:
Thank you very much, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I also rise to support the Motion.
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9 Jul 2013 in National Assembly:
Hon. Deputy Speaker, I was on a point of order, and I thought you were sorting it out. Order No---
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9 Jul 2013 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, hon. Deputy Speaker. This is a House of rules. Once a President, always a President; Mzee Moi is a respected statesman. If I listened carefully to hon. Wandayi, he quoted a commission of inquiry. The only thing that the Members can do to hon. Wandayi is to challenge him to substantiate or bring evidence. If we ask the hon. Members not to mention commissions of inquiry and hide behind respect for senior citizens of this country, we will not fight corruption. It is important that if a sin is committed, even if you leave office, ...
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9 Jul 2013 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, hon. Deputy Speaker.
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9 Jul 2013 in National Assembly:
I did not want to interrupt hon. David Ochieng because he is raising a very important matter. But I see provisions of Standing Order 103 being violated every day. I think we need to put a stop to it. Standing Order 103(2) says:- âNo member shall pass between the Chair and any Member who is speaking or between the Chair and the Table except in so far as it is necessary for the purpose of the administration of Oath or affirmation of Allegianceâ. The hon. Member for Muhoroni has just passed between you and hon. David Ochieng and I think ...
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9 Jul 2013 in National Assembly:
Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. Hon. Deputy Speaker, the Mover of this Motion is asking us to urge the Government to put in place measures to ensure that no further irregular payments like that of Goldenberg International are effected in order to avoid further loss of public funds. One thing I would like to say is that there is one office which is very relevant in the fight against corruption. That office is even beyond the offices of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), the Attorney-General and the EACC, because it is supposed to be proactive. That is the Office ...
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9 Jul 2013 in National Assembly:
Hon. Deputy Speaker, if we had the moral and ethical authority, some people should be resigning from office. If I occupy position one or position two in Government and I am accused of, and even found guilty of, stealing land from an Internally Displaced Person (IDP) and then you expect me to fight corruption; that would be asking for too much.
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9 Jul 2013 in National Assembly:
Hon. Deputy Speaker, I am not so sure what hon. Kabando wa Kabando is asking me to do but if I got him correctly, he is asking me to cite a few more cases to show that this Government cannot fight corruption. I just said that expecting this Government to fight corruption is a tall order. That is my expression. It is what I believe in, for some good reasons. Firstly, this Government is not very old but hon. Members will recall that just last week, there was a case where one of the Cabinet Secretaries that were appointed just ...
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9 Jul 2013 in National Assembly:
Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. I want to conclude. Actually, you are very right that I did not mention names but I would urge hon. Langat to show respect to the Deputy President. I do not know why he is accusing him. I have not accused him. What I have said is that it is wrong to steal land from an IDP and with those many remarks, I support.
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