11 Oct 2017 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I know it is an opportune moment for many of us to make political statements on a very serious matter, but it is also very irresponsible of us in this House. This is a House that has been charged with the responsibility of appropriating resources. The Member from Turkana has said very unpleasant things about the Government. He may assume that he is speaking about the Government but he is talking about this House because it is this House which appropriates resources. Is the Member in order to say that this House is appropriating ...
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28 Sep 2017 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Hon. Deputy Speaker.
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28 Sep 2017 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. My point of order, despite the question of relevance, is on the misleading insinuations that Hon. Chris Wamalwa is advancing. One, he is already propagating – and the Leader of the Majority Party was very clear that we should not be selling propaganda even from the Floor of this House – that the reduction of the The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor.
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28 Sep 2017 in National Assembly:
publication period from 14 days to one day is to deny the public participation, which is far from the truth? That is what Hon. Chris Wamalwa said verbatim and you can check from the HANSARD.
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28 Sep 2017 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the Motion. Besides what the Leader of the Majority Party has spoken about providing the Kshs9.2 billion for the IEBC, it is not just for the sake of providing money to the IEBC. We have said that the IEBC is an independent constitutional commission and one of the things that guarantees that independence is this House allocating adequate resources for it to carry out its mandate without necessarily having to depend on funds from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and those others who purport to be financing the IEBC for ...
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28 Sep 2017 in National Assembly:
no better way to invest in education than dedicating adequate resources to ensure that all our children access both primary and secondary education. With the advent of technical training institutes across many of our constituencies, we will have a very well-skilled labour force in this country that will take up the numerous opportunities that will come about. Our manifesto also spoke about the establishment of industries in each county. For us to provide labour to the industries that will be set up in each county, we must train the right skills in our constituencies. The allocation of money towards the ...
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28 Sep 2017 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker.
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26 Sep 2017 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me this opportunity. I rise to support the Motion for Adjournment to discuss this matter of urgent national importance. When the Leader of the Majority Party was moving it, he alluded to the fact that there are those who are seeking to establish a Government other than the way it is stipulated in our Constitution. I wish to draw the attention of the House to Article 3 of our Constitution which states: “Every person has an obligation to respect, uphold and defend the Constitution”. That is what we seek to do today thorough this ...
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26 Sep 2017 in National Assembly:
an opportunity to get into Government. We must also make it clear that unlike those days, we cannot establish a government in any way other than that provided for in the Constitution. Such a move is prohibited under Article 3(2) of the Constitution. Therefore, we must as a House stand firm to uphold the Constitution. Let us ensure that the sanctity of the ballot and the vote-count following the end of the voting exercise, counts at the end of the day. I also take this opportunity to ask the House that should the time come when we will need to ...
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