Cherarkey K Samson

All parliamentary appearances

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• 2 May 2023 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, this was illegal from the word go. I agree with the Committee that the specific Cabinet Secretary can gazette and request for an extension of such regulations. I do not know why the Committee did not use its powers. There is what we call the Powers and Privileges Act. Article 125 of the Constitution gives Parliament the power to summon any witness. The Attorney General is not an exemption. view
• 2 May 2023 in Senate: The work of Parliament is not a wedding; it is not a baby shower or a birthday party where we say “please come and appear”. The Powers and Privileges Act and the Constitution have given us powers; quasi-judicial powers of the High Court to summon when the invitees have declined our invitation. The law has given us the power that the Inspector General of Police should produce a witness without failure. We have been given powers to surcharge those State officers by making them pay way and above Kshs500,000 as a fine for failure to appear before a Committee. view
• 2 May 2023 in Senate: I would like to challenge the Committee on Delegated Legislation through my brother, the Vice Chairperson, that they have powers to summon the Attorney General if he fails to come. This is not a courtesy business. The law requires that if the Attorney General - where I serve, as the Vice Chairperson and a member of the County Public view
• 2 May 2023 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
• 2 May 2023 in Senate: Accounts Committee (CPAC), we have on several occasions summoned Governors and ensured that they are frog marched. I sat in the Committee of the 12th Parliament, where there was the famous case of Hon. Mwangi wa Iria from Murang’a County. We directed that he be produced by the Inspector General (IG) of Police. The IG appeared before us and explained why he could not frog-march Mwangi wa Iria. When I see former Governor of Murang’a Mwangi wa Iria lecturing us about integrity and going to maandamano, I always cry for this country. The same person who is saying, “follow the ... view
• 2 May 2023 in Senate: These people are hypocrites of the law. We fined the former Governor of Kitui, Hon. Charity Ngilu. It is because of these instruments that we can summon and charge them. I want to challenge them on the Floor of this House. The President has been magnanimous with Parliament. This is why we amended the Standing Orders, so that Cabinet Secretaries can appear on the Floor of the House to answer questions. The President of the Republic of Kenya, His Excellency (Dr.) William Samoei Arap Ruto, has instructed all Government officers to appear and answer questions before Parliament. Therefore, the goodwill ... view
• 2 May 2023 in Senate: If somebody does not want to appear before Parliament, they get paid by taxpayers and they serve Kenyans. Unless they serve anybody else. Anybody, including Senators who are seated here, serve Kenyans. Madam Temporary Speaker, you also serve Kenyans at your capacity. Who else is our boss? It is Kenyans. view
• 2 May 2023 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, when these organisations remain illegal as they are today because of rules and regulations, somebody must be held for the commission or omission. I urge the Committee to stop writing love letters to the person concerned. This is a serious matter. Let us be serious. view
• 2 May 2023 in Senate: The Attorney General enjoys the status of a CS. In my view, in future, if any CS declines to appear before a Committee through your office, they should not appear before the Senate. You cannot refuse to appear before a Committee of the Senate, then you want to appear before the Senate to answer questions. Madam Temporary Speaker, you should give a direction and a ruling that such individuals who do not want to appear before our Committees, should not appear before the Senate during question time on Wednesdays. view
• 2 May 2023 in Senate: Since this is a straightforward matter, this is to challenge CSs. They need to be the ones that issue the extension of the arm of these rules and regulations. The rules and regulations are many. I would not want to tire my colleagues because I know the report view