13 Feb 2018 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for your indulgence. Indeed, I want to agree with the Leader of the Majority Party and the Leader of the Minority Party that one, there may be no constitutional obligation or any statute that guides the provision of security to Members of Parliament. It is very important that PSC accords Members of Parliament security. I was asking myself a question as I listened to the two leaders. Is it the PSC or the National Police Service that is obligated to provide Members of Parliament with security? The Leader of the Majority Party has said that it ...
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13 Feb 2018 in National Assembly:
I have also heard the Leader of the Minority Party say that they are not in the business of praising President Uhuru Kenyatta. I agree with him. Indeed, you should not praise President Uhuru Kenyatta for whatever sake. You should praise the Almighty God only or the other gods you worship. You should praise the work that President Uhuru Kenyatta may do. Away from that, the question of security of Members of Parliament is imperative. I am seated here and I am asking myself, considering what has been going on in this country and the desperation you see in the ...
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13 Feb 2018 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I was saying that it is imperative for you as the Chairman of the Parliamentary Service Commission to clarify to Members whether or not The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor.
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13 Feb 2018 in National Assembly:
it is the Parliamentary Service Commission that is bestowed with the responsibility of ensuring that Members are secure. Is their security guaranteed only within the precincts of Parliament? If that is the case, then every Member of this House is secure. With regard to what Members of Parliament do outside the precincts of the House, we cannot take up the responsibility of ensuring their security, say, in their houses and other funny places that they may visit after official working hours.
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13 Feb 2018 in National Assembly:
Lastly, is the question of vehicles. We must appreciate that those in leadership of the House enjoy the privilege of having cars provided by the Parliamentary Service Commission. It would be okay for Hon. Junet to raise the question of vehicles being withdrawn if it is the Parliamentary Service Commission that has withdrawn those vehicles. As he has clearly said, those vehicles are parked at the police headquarters, Vigilance House. We do not know why the Inspector-General of Police took those vehicles. He could be investigating particular Members for crimes against humanity, crimes of subversion and other crimes that we ...
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14 Dec 2017 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. I rise on Standing Order No. 97 on limitation of debates. Considering that this matter of committees has been dragging for some time, I urge the House that we limit the debate for this Bill and ask the Mover to reply and kindly put the Question to allow us to move to the next Order in the interest of time. Thank you.
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8 Nov 2017 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Hon. Speaker.
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8 Nov 2017 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Of course, I know very well I cannot be on a point of order on your Communication, but in view of the recent happenings between our good neighbours of the Republic of Tanzania, I wish to seek your guidance. We have seen reports of herders from Kajiado having their cattle confiscated and auctioned in the Republic of Tanzania, and in view of your Communication on the ongoing EALA sports and beseeching Members of this House to participate in those sports, and you have particularly mentioned the tug of war, and as much as Hon. Wafula Wamunyinyi ...
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8 Nov 2017 in National Assembly:
I also aware that a number of farmers who have leased land across the border, many of whom come from Gikambura Village in my constituency, have also been evicted. Therefore, would I be in order to seek your guidance as the Speaker of this House, maybe, to persuade Members to also in the spirit not of resistance and boycott, to also boycott these games, to send a message to the Republic of Tanzania that good neighbourliness behoves that we all live with each other peacefully and with mutual respect? We cannot be in a tug of war as Members of ...
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