Billow Kerrow

All parliamentary appearances

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• 27 Nov 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is a very important Statement that the hon. Senator has requested. I seek your guidance because we are only here for next week. It is highly unlikely that within the next week, we will be able to get the answer. However, we will by Thursday try to see if we can get a response from the KWS and communicate to the House in the last day of the session. view
• 27 Nov 2014 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I think we need to proceed. We, as a House, are already under the microscope with regard to the delays in some of the Bills that have been forwarded to us. With all due respect, if the committees did not take the trouble to look at this Bill for the three or four months, there is no certainty that, in fact, we will make amendments. But whatever it is we will make it in the Committee and during the Third Reading. So, I suggest that we proceed, because everything else really is not something that we ... view
• 26 Nov 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the statement made by the Chairman is, indeed, a very a very serious matter. I agree with my colleagues on this. Security is one of the key challenges today that we have in this country. If the Cabinet Secretary and those who are responsible have now advised that they are not willing or able to come to respond to Parliament, which is responsible for oversight in the functions of the Executive, it is important that this House communicates through a resolution or through your office, on this grave matter. The decision by a department of Government and ... view
• 26 Nov 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the issues raised by Sen. Hassan are very serious. Members of Parliament are elected to represent people and because of democratic ideals of representative democracy, they give views that are often in conflict with views which 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
• 26 Nov 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this Motion follows the numerous incidents of terrorist attacks across the country in the past three years, starting with the recent one where 28 people were killed in Mandera, Lamu, Westgate and other parts of this country in which hundreds of people have been killed. Terrorism is a global problem--- view
• 26 Nov 2014 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, noting that there have been numerous incidents of terrorist attacks across the country in the last three years, including the most recent at Arabiya town on Saturday, 22nd November, 2014 in Mandera County which have resulted in the loss of hundreds of innocent lives, injuries and massive destruction of property contrary to the principles and objects set out in Articles 238 and 239 of the Constitution; aware that Pursuant to Article 239 (1) of the constitution, the national security organs are the Kenya Defence Forces, the National Intelligence Service and the ... view
• 26 Nov 2014 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is a very critical time in the history of this country. For the first time this country is facing serious challenges in security. We 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
• 26 Nov 2014 in Senate: I will ask the Senator for Makueni, Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. to second me. view
• 26 Nov 2014 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Did you see the hon. Senator for Busia County who is the Attorney-General Emeritus, enter the Chamber as if he is entering a restaurant without going through the usual procedure of bowing to the Chair? Is he in order? view
• 26 Nov 2014 in Senate: On a point of order Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Every Committee in this House has a mandate. However, there are many instances where from the Floor of this House, the Speaker has directed that two Committees work together on a particular issue. It happened, for example, when the issue of Isiolo came here; both the Committees on Finance, Commerce and Budget were involved. It is normal that sometimes two Committees look into the matter because of the different mandates. For example, in this one where there are human rights, the mandate of this Committee is to assist. It is also ... view