1 Mar 2023 in Senate:
It is on record. You can check the results. Look for me in-camera.
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1 Mar 2023 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, what they are inviting you to do is very dangerous. This is because the work of the Senate does not involve Plenary only, but also working from committees, county visitations and other things. I do not want to cast aspersions on our colleagues because I believe, in good faith, they could be in Committee report writing. They could also be consulting with their constituents.
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1 Mar 2023 in Senate:
Under the Standing Order and the Constitution, serving our constituents is part of the job description we are doing. I challenge Sen. (Dr,) Khalwale, whom I believe in his leadership as the Majority Whip, to prove that the Minority side are cat-walking, in Java House café or somewhere doing something not within the purview of Article 96 and Article 93 of the Constitution.
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1 Mar 2023 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, I agree there could be some reservations the Minority side have, but they have not communicated to your office that they are boycotting the Plenary session. As much as I agree with Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale on Standing Order No. 65 on moving some Motions without Notice, it is important to be fair to our colleagues.
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1 Mar 2023 in Senate:
In conclusion, we need to establish if our colleagues are cat-walking. Are they taking tea somewhere while making banters and stories? If, for example, there is prove that they have travelled out of the country, your office always has a notice of Senators outside the country on special visits. Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, if those issues can be proved, then I can support you in taking sanctions against the Minority side for boycotting.
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1 Mar 2023 in Senate:
Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale is telling us to suspend any other Committee meeting, county visits, benchmarking outside the country or any report writing done by various committees. When you have issued a moratorium by saying every Senator should be on the Chamber, if they fail to turn up, then I can invite you to give a ruling.
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1 Mar 2023 in Senate:
I would want to know how that ruling will look like because it will have serious implications going into the future. With those many remarks, I thank you for allowing us to canvass. In conclusion, I have seen Sen. Orwoba and other specially-elected Senators. My appeal because we are in the learning curve, is that you just talk to your head of Delegation. For example, if you are in the Delegation of Murang’a County, Sen. Wamatinga can designate you as a voter. If Sen. Orwoba is in the Nairobi City County delegation or Nyamira---
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1 Mar 2023 in Senate:
Sorry. Sen. Joe Nyutu. If Madam Temporary Speaker, you come together and feel part of the delegation of Murang’a County, then he can designate you as part of the Delegation.
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1 Mar 2023 in Senate:
No, I do not need to be informed because I know what I am saying. Then let me not use Sen. Orwoba. Let me use Sen. Okenyuri, for example, who is a nominated Senator.
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1 Mar 2023 in Senate:
I am on a point of order. The Standing Order is very clear.
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