14 Feb 2023 in Senate:
This is so that when the responses to Statements are being brought, it is the tradition and with respect that all the individuals should be communicated to. For instance, if the Senator for Mombasa sought a Statement from the Committee on Lands, Environment and Natural Resources, it should not proceed without his consent.
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14 Feb 2023 in Senate:
The Standing Orders have also allowed virtual sitting. Therefore, sometimes Committees proceed without the input or satisfaction of specific Committee Chair.
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14 Feb 2023 in Senate:
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14 Feb 2023 in Senate:
I agree with Members that have said that sometimes Motions, Statement and Bills are being called--- I do not want to say that my colleagues are busy with other things. They are also busy serving people. However, they should teach their people that they also have business to transact.
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14 Feb 2023 in Senate:
Sometimes in the Order Paper as per Standing Order Nos. 45, 43 and 41, you find a Statement that has overstayed longer than the ordinary ugali that is eaten in the morning yet it has been cooked in the evening.
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14 Feb 2023 in Senate:
We need to agree as colleagues that it is in the interest of saving time for the House. If you are a Member and you cannot make it to move your Motion, Bill or Statements, kindly indicate to SBC or even through the Speaker’s or Clerk’s office so that you do not waste the time of the House.
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14 Feb 2023 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, we do not have a Committee on Implementation. However, I appeal to the SBC to follow up on some of the Committee reports and resolutions that we make so that they do not end up gathering dust in most of our offices.
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14 Feb 2023 in Senate:
I note with a lot of respect that we have many people who are serious and experienced serving in this Committee. Mr. Speaker, Sir, you can find that there is a fire outbreak somewhere in the Aberdare. Let me not say Nairobi because somebody might read mischief. Aberdare could be burning, either accidentally or coincidentally. Why should we wait for 14 or seven days to get a response? I ask the Senate Business Committee (SBC), that when they sit to consider urgent matters, they should at least bend their rules. If that matter has been brought on a Thursday, you ...
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14 Feb 2023 in Senate:
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14 Feb 2023 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I said ‘curiously’ at the beginning of my statement. I am just noting; I am yet to conclude.
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