Cherarkey K Samson

All parliamentary appearances

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• 18 Apr 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is just a euphemism; a saying that, there are people who are afraid, the guilty are always afraid. I did not mention any name, even the The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate. view
• 18 Apr 2024 in Senate: HANSARD can bear me witness. However, if it is misunderstood, I withdraw that statement and replace that people--- Mr. Speaker, Sir, why is Sen. Sifuna smiling today? He has been told that Uhuru Park cannot be used for political rallies. I hope he is aware. I replace this by stating that everyone within the rank and file of running of Parliament, including ourselves at the Committee level, should be ready to answer questions. We are asking these questions for the sake of our welfare. While moving this Bill, I want to indicate that our business is lawmaking. Let us play ... view
• 18 Apr 2024 in Senate: Section 40 (3) (a) states- “If a motion under subsection (2) is supported by at least one-third of the members of the county assembly— (a) the county assembly shall appoint a select committee comprising five of its members to investigate the matter." We need to rationalize this threshold. The removal of a CECM, the vote of no confidence, impeachment, and the right to recall are political processes that try to bring accountability to our offices. When you swear an oath in Parliament, you swear to uphold the rule of law. In another realm, this is a way of checks and ... view
• 18 Apr 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker Sir, you have been a governor, while Sen. Sifuna is a Member of the County Public Accounts Committee, as I am. We know that it is hard to have a county assembly clerk who has survived in the seat for a long time, unless that clerk is a unique creature. This is because the threshold for removing the clerk is low. On the issue of CECM, as a governor, you need stability to ensure that your CECMs are not intimidated. Several county executives, chief officers and directors in various departments within the county structure live in fear of ... view
• 18 Apr 2024 in Senate: elected. However, he became a miracle Senator by going through that tribulation, and hence this Bill. When you recall somebody or impeach them, it is almost like threatening him not to be elected. Even Governor Sonko, the immediate former popular Governor of Nairobi City was impeached. The consequence of him being impeached is so painful. You have to stay out of office for more than 10 years. If Governor Sonko was to even contest as governor for Mombasa, he would have won and become the governor of Sen. Faki at that point in time. However, that is the pain of ... view
• 18 Apr 2024 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I will make it precise. I would like to start by thanking colleagues who have contributed to this Bill. I am happy that this Bill has received the necessary input and comments from Members. Any suggestion of improving this Bill is welcome. You can bring ideas to enrich it and even amend it for the better. The ultimate goal is to ensure that we enrich, widen, deepen and flourish devolution. I thank colleagues led by Sen. Mohamed Abass, the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations, for agreeing that it will ensure stability ... view
• 18 Apr 2024 in Senate: Sen. Cheruiyot said that the threshold is okay. He proposed that we should review all laws on devolution. Sen. Osotsi said that we need to strike a balance, and I agree and thank him. Sen. Orwoba said that we need to enhance impeachment proceedings and the transition. I agree and welcome those ideas. Sen. Faki is in full support. Sen. Seki talked about stability of the counties. Sen.Wambua, the Senate Deputy Minority Leader, talked about assessment of impeachment procedure, which I agree with. If the Senate Majority Whip takes long, any Member should pick it up, so that we have ... view
• 18 Apr 2024 in Senate: I thank Sen. Syengo for giving me accolades. I wish her well as she pursues her ambition of becoming the woman representative of Kitui County. Before I joined Parliament, I used to admire how fiery ‘mla mamba’, Sen. Mungatana, used to articulate issues on the Floor of the House when it was just the National Assembly. It is an honour to serve in the same Chamber as him. His wisdom is valued. I agree with him that we need to protect these professionals. We cannot create a CCM to be a graveyard of careers. You cannot headhang someone who used ... view
• 18 Apr 2024 in Senate: completed, when your governor appears before the Senate, one of the questions we ask him is if the ECD classroom has a certificate of occupation? view
• 18 Apr 2024 in Senate: The governors normally produce pictures that show that the classroom is available for occupation. If you are building somewhere in Kaplelartet, you must produce evidence of the same. Therefore, I want to say this in conclusion. The fact that most Members do not have offices or they have offices that they are sharing is okay. We do not have a problem with it. However, the point we are trying to make is to follow the law. We are the lawmakers. Why is it that if today a Cabinet Secretary comes here and they are building an institute, we cross-examine or ... view