26 Feb 2020 in Senate:
I am giving salient points, which will help this nation.
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26 Feb 2020 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Sen. Cheruiyot brought an interesting point; that Gov. Sonko is not a government by himself. Therefore, that supports what I am saying that such an arrangement does not have capacity. Therefore, that agreement is null and void. Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. also clearly asked what the consideration in law was and what Gov. Sonko benefitted with. These are the ping-pong games of politics. Gov. Sonko was bound to be impeached if the impeachment Motion was to be brought to this House. So, that is what he got in exchange. This has been supported by none other ...
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20 Feb 2020 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity; and also thank you, Sen. Zawadi. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this House has the same powers as the High Court, and we know that. Anytime you issue legal proceedings like the summons to the CS or anybody in this Republic to attend, it is mandatory; there are no two ways about it. Therefore, like you have been told before, you should not even re-issue the summons. You should make all the necessary arrangements for the arrest of that CS to be brought here with a lot of speed, to come and ...
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10 Feb 2020 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I was very alert. Let me also take this opportunity, as I also mourn my dad whom we buried two weeks ago. On behalf of the people of Machakos and myself, I condole with Kenyans and the family of the late President Moi.
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10 Feb 2020 in Senate:
The late President Moi was a towering and exemplary Pan-African leader who served and agitated for what we call Pan-Africanism. We remember very well in his words that he used to agitate for the formation of a ‘United States of Africa (USA)’ together with the late President Muammar Gaddafi.
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10 Feb 2020 in Senate:
On International Law, politics and diplomacy, the late President Moi played very well. He tried to reposition the Kenyan foreign policy in the area of international trade and investment. The growth was enormous in both domestic and foreign realm. In fact, at that time, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Kenya was around five per cent; the record bears me out to that extent.
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10 Feb 2020 in Senate:
It was the late President Moi who played very well on matters sports especially athletics diplomacy. We recall that at that time Kenyan athletes, and even today more than ever, we achieved a lot in terms of medals profile.
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10 Feb 2020 in Senate:
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10 Feb 2020 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, on matters of military diplomacy, it was the late President Moi who was categorical in promoting non–alignment or non-interference with other states’ internal affairs. That is the reason he did not want - without referring to the United Nations (UN) Charter - to interfere with internal affairs. It was the late President Moi who supported the Organization of African Union (OAU) and the UN in peace keeping by providing the military personnel from the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) in war-torn states such as Ivory Coast, Namibia, Somalia, Chad and even Sudan. It was the late President Moi, ...
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10 Feb 2020 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I wind up, I recall that the late President Moi also participated in hosting and receiving some of the greatest persons in the world leadership, including the British “Iron Lady,” the late Margaret Thatcher. She even went as far as the Rift Valley. I will also not forget the late Pope John Paul II who visited Kenya twice.
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