All parliamentary appearances
Entries 571 to 580 of 1385.
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5 Mar 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I seek a Statement from the Chairperson of the Committee on National Security and Foreign Relations on the status of the Government’s mobilisation of resources to handle the ongoing threat of terrorists in Mandera County. The Statement should address the following issues:- (a) how much financial resources have been allocated to security agencies in the county for the operations; (b) how many serviceable motor-vehicles, excluding trucks, and armored personnel carriers have been mobilised since last year in the county; (c) the number of security personnel in the county deployed to specifically deal with the terrorist threat. (d) ...
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4 Mar 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I echo the same sentiments, but also alert Members to the fact that when you see petitions coming from MCAs to this House, that is an indication of the challenges that county assemblies are facing in dealing with county governors. We need to appreciate that the dynamics in the counties are making it very difficult for some of the assemblies, both in terms of capacity or other dynamics, to effectively carry out their oversight role. This is an indicator that there are challenges that county assemblies are facing that we, as a House, need to address.
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26 Feb 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, much as we appreciate that every Member is here to debate, one of the fundamental responsibilities in this House is to vote on a Motion. This is where you express the desire, feelings and position of our counties. If we say that all the 67 of us have to ventilate on every Motion and there are timelines, then it means that we will really not make any progress on many of the issues. We must respect the fact that there is a timeline by which we must pass certain things. Also, not only can a decision ...
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26 Feb 2015 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I want to appreciate the comments made by the Members in the last two weeks. It is a very important Motion because it determines how much your respective counties will get. It is, therefore, a matter that I think that each Senator should pay attention to. When I moved this Motion, I explained each of these criteria in details so that Members can appreciate how it was arrived at. Once we approve this, it will be valid for the next three Financial Years; 2015/2016, 2016/2017 and 2017/2018. The next review is after three financial ...
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26 Feb 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I read the Section very clearly. However, the Members have an opportunity any time in the next three years to move an amendment to the existing formula. The point remains that if this particular resolution is not passed, 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.
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26 Feb 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with all due respect, it is very clear that there is a record. This is a House of records. Our Clerks were in that meeting and they recorded minutes of those meetings. We have them.
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26 Feb 2015 in Senate:
What the CRA said is that, “this is our formula.” We told them “fine, after we have looked at it, forward it now to the House.” The matter was forwarded to the House, it was referred to the Committee and the Committee has now brought its report.
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26 Feb 2015 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Please, allow me to finish then you can vote. It is important for Members to appreciate what the Deputy Speaker has said, because the right we have in this House is to make a decision through voting. So, let us not make a big issue out of this matter. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me now clarify one or two of the points raised by Members then I will sit down. I want to advise Members who are really concerned about the amount of money they are going to get that the most fundamental ...
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26 Feb 2015 in Senate:
They can go, but allow us to talk on the matter.
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26 Feb 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we cannot talk if Members are consulting loudly and walking out.
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