11 Feb 2025 in Senate:
No, I was just saying that as a way of learning and I protected him when he was under siege a few minutes ago. That is my advice because the Senate Majority Leader, Sen. M. Kajwang’ and I have been here for some time. We thought the membership would be rotational. Borrowing the Senate Majority Leader’s word, in the last session when we were forming Impeachment Committees, he insisted on rotational membership. I am just asking that in future, let us see how we can do it. Madam Temporary Speaker, I do not doubt your capacity. I know you have ...
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11 Feb 2025 in Senate:
I was in Meru, Mandera, Nandi and Murang’a. The question that people are asking is that we send money to mashinani, but why do we not follow it up and see if it is working? That is the question that all Senators here are asked. We need to be creative and innovative. Let us do away with the Senate Mashinani and start breaking away in 10 groups. In one weekend, two Committees can go to some regions so that we reach various counties. I hope the Senate Majority Leader will take it up with the House leadership and the SBC. ...
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11 Feb 2025 in Senate:
already posted. Somebody who just walked out ameshaweka kwa TikTok and other platforms. The point I am trying to make is that let us be honest with ourselves. In fact, as I speak, and the Senate Majority Leader will support me on this, UDM did a post-coalition agreement as per Political Parties Act. Under the Political Parties Act, the law of Kenya allows both pre and post-coalition agreements. UDA signed an agreement with UDM. In fact, Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya Coalition is no longer there. The Democratic Alliance Party (DAP) walked away with only one MP, a content creator called ...
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11 Feb 2025 in Senate:
something like that? They have walked out of Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya Coalition. Who else has remained in Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya Coalition? Is it Wiper Democratic Movement? The Deputy Minority Whip is in the Wiper Democratic Movement. In fact, he should be removed from his seat because the party is no longer part of Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya Coalition. We must be honest. If we want to interpret this Constitution, we must do it for the betterment of this country.
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11 Feb 2025 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, let us not interpret the Constitution for us to become politically convenient or relevant or to be celebrated. Let us allow the Constitution and be heard. One funny thing colleague Senators are not telling you is that the courts did not determine who is the Minority and the Majority. As things stand, the Minority which is the ODM party and others are the minority because Azimio has disintegrated. In fact, UDA is becoming a majority because of the broad-based engagement with other political actors. Since the court order did not direct the Senate, it cannot be there. ...
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11 Feb 2025 in Senate:
, there is no court order against the Minority or the Majority sides of the Senate. Secondly, today if the court order that came out was authenticated, I challenge Justice Martha Koome and the Judiciary to be proactive. They do not need to be morticians. They decide something that is long dead and gone and the DNA cannot be found and determined. I tell our Members in the National Assembly and the Senate that we are properly constituted and we are the Majority side. Remember when we were electing the Speaker, the Minority side walked out and we elected the ...
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11 Feb 2025 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, my Chair of County Public Accounts Committee (CPAC) and my Majority Leader are here, I appeal to them as per the court ruling that most CPAC reports and County Public Investment Committee (CPIC) should be considered by March. We need to move faster so as to ensure we do not offend the timelines set by law. With those remarks, I leave it there. I also thank you and support the formation of the SBC, so that from tomorrow, we have business. It is good to see Sen. Mandago. I congratulate him. He is now a serious man ...
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11 Feb 2025 in Senate:
My condolences to the Speaker and also to Sen. Kinyua for losing his beloved dad. We pray for them. Some of us could not go there because of what we saw. People were saying that some people walk without underwear. We could not sit in such a forum. Let us allow funerals to be funerals and go to rallies for politics. I support, Madam Temporary Speaker.
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5 Dec 2024 in Senate:
The Vice-Chairperson is not even aware that he is the Vice- Chairperson.
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5 Dec 2024 in Senate:
Sen. Tom Odhiambo Ojienda, SC.
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