Cherarkey K Samson

All parliamentary appearances

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• 24 Oct 2019 in Senate: I have read that Report and the argument is that there was no substantiation of the allegations that can meet the threshold of Article 181 of the Constitution of Kenya. We are blaming the MCAs because they did not follow the procedures to ensure that the charges against the Governor were substantially proved. However, the fact that the Governor of Taita Taveta County, hon. Samboja, did not appear before the Senate, gives us the notion that he treats the Senate with disgust and does not respect the Senate. view
• 24 Oct 2019 in Senate: I did not expect the Special Committee to handle Gov. Samboja with kid gloves. The fact that he did not appear before the Senate or even have the courtesy of coming here, how sure are we that in future, other governors will not quote him and say that they can as well send their advocates to appear before the Senate. We are setting a dangerous precedent as the Senate and that is how the Senate will die in this country. If we can allow governors to treat the Senate with disgust and disrespect by not turning up even out of ... view
• 24 Oct 2019 in Senate: Yesterday, the Chair made a wonderful ruling and stated that there is no institution that can injunct Parliament. Therefore, Gov. Samboja was aware that a Speaker’s Ruling had been made on the issue of the court order. The Governor should have had the courtesy to explain some of these issues. I agree that the impeachment process is political and should have evidence base. However, that is not a justification. view
• 24 Oct 2019 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, Gov. Samboja will now go to Taita Taveta County and say that the Senate has cleared him of the allegation and that he is ‘mweupe kamapamba.’ The Senate will be made to look like a rubber stamp of Gov. Samboja’s lethargic, ineffective, inefficient and bad leadership in Taita Taveta County. There is no resolution in this Report by the Special Committee on sanctions. It has not been stated that the Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations should lead the mediation between the county executive and the county assembly. view
• 24 Oct 2019 in Senate: Lastly, I am aware that instead of the EACC and DCI fighting corruption, they have been in a process of encouraging bartering, stealing and pilferage of what we have in counties. For example, the allegations of corruption charges against the Samburu County Governor have never commenced because the investigation agencies that are supposed to fight corruption are doing a half-baked job. How sure are we that Gov. Samboja will be investigated by the EACC within 60 days? The National Youth Service (NYS) ‘Season One’ has never been concluded, to date. Similarly there was NYS ‘Season Two’ which has not been ... view
• 24 Oct 2019 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, what the EACC and the DCI can do is to make sensational comments and come up with soap operas about corruption and ensure that it makes it to the headlines which die after one week. Gov. Samboja should thank his gods because the Senate has assisted and aided some of his alleged crimes he continues to perpetuate on the people of Taita Taveta County. view
• 24 Oct 2019 in Senate: In conclusion, these impeachment proceedings did not reach the level of impeachment as provided for under Article 181, but if this is the level of oversight that we are doing as the Senate, I am disappointed in the work of the Special Committee. 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
• 24 Oct 2019 in Senate: We should have had other hard hitting sanctions because the report in the media is that, governors are sharing champagne and saying that they now have the Senate on their side. I would have expected more radical sanctions to be meted against Gov. Samboja view
• 24 Oct 2019 in Senate: Thank you. view
• 23 Oct 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I wanted to contribute on the Motion. I thought--- view