19 Nov 2019 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, thus far, the case has been mentioned twice---
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19 Nov 2019 in Senate:
I wish Senators from the coast region could listen to this.
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19 Nov 2019 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, they have been asking how far our case is. So, it is important---
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19 Nov 2019 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, thus far, the case has been mentioned twice; on 17th September, 2019 and 28th October, 2019. On both occasions it was mentioned to confirm whether a bench had been constituted by the Chief Justice to hear the case. On 28th October, 2019, the court stated that it was aware that there was a bench, but did not have details of the judges that were to be on the bench. The bench is supposed to serve the Senate with a mention notice for directions on how the case will be heard. In the meantime, a mention date ...
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19 Nov 2019 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, allow me to complete the sentence.
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19 Nov 2019 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, my apologies for that. I thank the Vice Chairperson of the Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations for pointing that out. For Sen. Sakaja to be at rest, I appreciate our party leader and Senior Counsel, Sen. Wetangula, Sen. Sakaja of Nairobi City County, as well as many other Members of the Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations. I was not being biased; my heart just loves my Members more. Last month Justice Odunga declared Section 46 of the Prisons Act unconstitutional and issued orders that prisoners serving long term sentences be ...
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19 Nov 2019 in Senate:
a) Meeting with stakeholders to address the challenges facing prisons and the justice system. I am happy to report that on Friday last week, the Chief Justice, Deputy Chief Justice and the entire Judicial Service Commission had a discussion with our Committee, courtesy of the Office of the Speaker of the Senate, hon. Lusaka. I am glad to report that we will continue to have discussions to ensure the administration of justice in the country is well taken care of. b) Comprehensive review of elections and related laws. On this particular matter, I urge all Senators who are advocates and ...
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19 Nov 2019 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. There are two things that I had requested the Senate Business Committee; that we allow this Committees to do a full audit review of the election laws. Two, there is an amendment that has come from the National Assembly that we are considering at the moment. Our report is ready and we will be ratifying it soon. Next week, we shall table the report on the IEBC (Amendment) Act, especially on the selection panel of the IEBC Commissioners.
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14 Nov 2019 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. From the onset I join you in welcoming the youth empowerment group from Nyandarua County. I assure them that they can be the change they want to see. Some of us, as young people in this House, are leading the way. We are doing all that we can to ensure that the youth in this country have a space in terms of issues of legislation. I assure them of our full support. My brother, a prolific Sen. Mwangi, is a very tough Chairperson. He is a good man---
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14 Nov 2019 in Senate:
No, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I think he did not hear me. I said Sen. Mwangi is a prolific person. I did not say he is my brother.
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