Benjamin Kipkirui Langat

All parliamentary appearances

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• 4 Dec 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. I think casting aspersions on the Chair is like casting aspersions on the whole House. You have already said much about the rules of the House. We have been here and several times I have been moving Bills. I have always been complaining about absence of Members, especially in that coalition. Many times the other coalition votes by walking out. They seek sympathy through the Press that we oppose this Bill, yet they are in the House. They do not oppose it in the House. They walk out and then oppose it in the Press. I ... view
• 4 Dec 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. I think casting aspersions on the Chair is like casting aspersions on the whole House. You have already said much about the rules of the House. We have been here and several times I have been moving Bills. I have always been complaining about absence of Members, especially in that coalition. Many times the other coalition votes by walking out. They seek sympathy through the Press that we oppose this Bill, yet they are in the House. They do not oppose it in the House. They walk out and then oppose it in the Press. I ... view
• 4 Dec 2013 in National Assembly: They should remain in the House and vote in the House. Walking out is not wise. view
• 4 Dec 2013 in National Assembly: They should remain in the House and vote in the House. Walking out is not wise. view
• 3 Dec 2013 in National Assembly: I want to seek your guidance, because the question seems to me like it should be directed to the Departmental Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Cooperatives. I can do it but it seems like a question that should be directed to this Committee. view
• 3 Dec 2013 in National Assembly: I want to request the hon. Member to give us two weeks, but I will also liaise with the Committee on Agriculture. view
• 3 Dec 2013 in National Assembly: I think the Member is taking advantage of his time to damage my goodwill. I want to promise him that he will get an answer before the end of the week, unless there is anything pending. view
• 3 Dec 2013 in National Assembly: I think you are correct, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I can see my good friend, the Chairperson and I believe that he will give a commitment to deliver that Statement. view
• 20 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we need to spend our time well. It has been said in this House before that if you are a Member of a Committee, you should not seek a Statement from that same Committee, unless you want to play to the gallery, which, in my view, is not necessary. In fact, in admitting that the answer is not sufficient, as a Member of the Committee, he is actually saying that he has failed in his duties in that Committee. view
• 20 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I beg to move that the Insurance (Motor Vehicle Third Party Risks) (Amendment) Bill, National Assembly, Bill No.6 of 2013, be now read a Second Time. This Bill came for the First Reading way back on 27th June, 2013. Pursuant to our Standing Orders, we did engage the stakeholders so that we also hear their views. When this Bill came to our Committee, we did engage the Association of Kenya Insurers, PricewaterhouseCoopers; which is an independent accounting firm, the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya and the Law Society of Kenya. Hon. Temporary ... view