Charles Reubenson Kibiru

All parliamentary appearances

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• 4 May 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I stand to support the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2020. From the onset, I would like to say that from the day we started talking about the BBI, I was among the people who were elated because as it was said during the making of the 2010 Constitution, there were some issues that were never addressed well. When we went round, especially for those of us who were in the background, we were being told that the 20 percent that was not very good would be amended in the future. The future is now ... view
• 4 May 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will be repeating what many people have said. I was listening through Zoom and I heard what the 20 or so Senators who spoke supported or opposed the Bill. We have been listening and it would be unfair to deny other Senators an opportunity by repeating what other people have said. For those of us who are supporting the Bill, we feel that an opportunity has come for us to make right some of the issues that are not in the best--- view
• 4 May 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Sen. Wambua for that correction. I meant amendment of the Bill. To me, we are about 97 percent in terms of achieving some of the issues that needed to be highlighted during the amendment and passage of the 2010 Constitution. Mr. Speaker, Sir, while I was listening, I was shocked because everybody including my friend who has just spoken and corrected me on the issue of the amendment, are all talking about some seeds going to a certain region. Time and again, some of us always feel a bit uncomfortable when Kenyans stand up and start talking about ... view
• 4 May 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, you know I read somewhere and those were not my words that some of us are very good in grammar and we always put that grammar in use while we are debating. I would not be surprised that Sen. Wetangula who is a Member of my Committee has spoken good grammar. All he has said is that he confirms that certain environments, which by nature are endowed to work hard, work hard. We have what we call comparative advantage. I cannot compete with Sen. Wetangula when it comes to football but I can compete with him favorably ... view
• 4 May 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thought we were a House of order. I wanted to clarify. Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr., is my friend. He is very persuasive. As much as I would want to withdraw, I will do so with conditions that in future--- view
• 4 May 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is because I am telling the truth. If need be, why do we not have an inquiry and find out what happened instead of having people standing here talking about issues that were inflated by others? For the unity of this House, I withdraw and apologise, but the facts are there. As was said the other day, Kenyans understand we did not come to Nairobi the other day, so we know what happened. As we progress, we are talking about very critical issues in the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI), especially on proportional representation whose importance needs ... view
• 4 May 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have a constituency in Kirinyaga County that has almost 200,000 voters or thereabout. The constituency enjoys the same benefits as some constituencies that have less the 30,000 voters. When we talk about proportional representation, it is not that we are infringing on other people’s rights, but a question of looking at equality and equity. view
• 4 May 2021 in Senate: During debate on the revenue sharing formula, people said that money should go to the devolved units. When the amendment proposes that 35 percent goes to the counties, it is a call that we must adhere to because we have always been saying that the funds go the counties. What better way can that be of protecting the counties? Let us stand and be counted to support the Bill, so that the funds can move from the national Government to the counties. That is one way of supporting devolution. view
• 4 May 2021 in Senate: I have heard stories of people saying that we need to include coffee, tea, ndengu and so on, in the amendment Bill. From a reasonable, economic or legal point of view, view
• 4 May 2021 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view