Billow Kerrow

All parliamentary appearances

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• 15 Oct 2015 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to seek your guidance on a matter that I think is of utmost importance to this House. Under Standing Order No. 90(1), we are not privileged to discuss the personal conduct of the Speaker except through a substantive Motion. However, I would like your guidance in the case where the Office of the Speaker of the National Assembly published statements in the media today, that ridiculed the Senate and Senators in general and, are insulting to both the dignity and mandate of the Senate. This issue has been extensively carried ... view
• 15 Oct 2015 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also rise to give my support to this Motion. I was privileged to be among Members of the Committee that did this work. There is no doubt that a lot has changed since we embraced this new political dispensation about five or six years ago. A lot has changed in the way we govern ourselves, where Kenyans hold their governments to account. We have also changes in the powers of the Executive; the checks and balances, the role of many public institutions and the bicameral nature of Parliament. A lot of the changes that have ... view
• 8 Oct 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think the counties that are the source of power, as the Senator for West Pokot said, should not actually be suffering in the manner that the Senator has explained. For a country that is now considering among other things nuclear The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 8 Oct 2015 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the personal statement that the Senator for Kakamega has given with regards to the action of the Senegalese President is appropriate. We, as Africa, need to share the good policies and celebrate when some of the countries in this continent take actions that are desirous of good governance. Good governance has been the biggest challenge in Africa. When we see leaders in many parts of this continent taking action in a manner with which the Senegalese President has done, I find that The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A ... view
• 1 Oct 2015 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Motion because it is significant and worthwhile. It draws our attention to a very important sector of our society that is hardly recognized, except when we see the performance on television. As the Mover said, this The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 1 Oct 2015 in Senate: My apologies, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I apologise and I will continue in English. It is important that we bring out this sport to the rest of the country so that this nation feels this is athletics for Kenya and those people are Kenyans, they need to be taken to Mandera, they need to be flown by the Government to Mombasa, they need to be paraded in those trucks to Nairobi so that people can know these are the people who are doing us proud in this country and globally. The Government needs to do that, not to lift them ... view
• 30 Sep 2015 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with all due respect, if anyone of you has served in the Government, which I had the privilege of serving, you have two ways of signing a document. If you are not available, you authorize your name to be put there as the substantive office holder and somebody signs or initials on your name. That person takes responsibility. In this case, it is written “Anne Waiguru.” It is not just “the Cabinet Secretary for Devolution and Planning.” If it is written “Cabinet Secretary for Devolution and Planning,” you could say that it is not signed by ... view
• 23 Sep 2015 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The Senator for Migori County, who is the Vice Chairman of the Committee, has invariably been the one answering questions relating to the Committee on Health in this House. I need your guidance on this. How do you then, as the Vice Chairman, ask your own Committee a question? view
• 23 Sep 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, how then do you ask your own Committee a question? I thought that as a Member, you can deliberate on issues and then seek for answers? view
• 23 Sep 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, sir, mine is to thank the Chairman of this special Committee, the Senator for Elgeyo-Marakwet, Sen. Murkomen, Who I think worked very hard to deliver this very important report on the proposals to strengthen this House for posterity and also strengthen devolution. I think it is a remarkable achievement and we have to congratulate him and his team for the good work done. I think the Senate owes it to this House to set the agenda for this country, and we must collectively, in a bi-partisan way, carry this matter forward to its logical conclusion. I want to ... view