Cherarkey K Samson

All parliamentary appearances

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• 18 Oct 2018 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I appreciate that the Attorney- General emeritus is the institutional memory of this country. However, as a country, there is a way we must insist and urge. view
• 18 Oct 2018 in Senate: Finally, Madam Temporary Speaker, I know that this Motion – as Sen. Wako has said – is one that this Senate has taken with the seriousness it deserves. I, therefore, call upon the Government and the necessary agencies to work together to ensure that we give a dignified life, and not a dignified exit, because we do not want to--- I, therefore, call upon all Senators to come together and support the 12,000 former councillors who are watching us today. That is the reason they brought the Petition to the Senate and not the National Assembly, because they know that ... view
• 18 Oct 2018 in Senate: With those few remarks, Madam Temporary Speaker, I beg to second. view
• 17 Oct 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. From the outset, I want to congratulate Sen. Pareno for this Bill. There was a petition that we brought here when I was the chairman of Nandi Team Transparency Group. I remember the first encounter when we wanted to present a petition to the County Assembly of Nandi in 2014; it did not end well. This is because, apparently, there was no standardized procedure. I ended up being injured. Apparently, there was no standardized procedure. That is when I was injured. In fact, the reason I suffered injuries is because we were taking a Petition ... view
• 17 Oct 2018 in Senate: (g) indicate whether any efforts have been made to have the matter addressed by a relevant body and whether there has been any response from that body or whether the response has been satisfactory; (h) Indicate whether the issue in respect of which petition is made is pending before any court of law or other constitutional or legal body. view
• 17 Oct 2018 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, there is no need for Clause 3(g). However, it will help to curb the habit of many agencies, for example, Government agencies, which do not care to open some of these Petitions that we present. Therefore, we should relook at this part and try to merge it with Clause 3(h) which is important. You are a legal mind of long standing and part 3(h) is critical and important. If you say that we indicate efforts, you may need a letter and may be a particular agency or body has not responded. You might also need evidence to ... view
• 17 Oct 2018 in Senate: Could we also re-modify this so that it does not become the work of the Clerk yet we know the politics that surrounds the running of counties. For example, the ad hoc Committee on Solai Dam Tragedy went through hook and crook to ensure that it was successful. However, there were so many blackmails and intimidations. These are the same people whom we told to petition the county assembly and agencies that are powerful. Therefore, we need to check this. Clause 5 (1) states that:- “The Clerk shall, if satisfied that the petition meets the requirements specified under this Act, ... view
• 17 Oct 2018 in Senate: messenger. He or she should only indicate in writing and not determine a Petition. Therefore, Sen. Pareno, you need to re-look at how to modify this. This is a good thing. However, how do we ensure that the process of rejection or acceptance of a Petition meets a particular minimum threshold when we are giving immense powers to only one person? Clause 6 (1) states that:- “The Clerk shall keep and maintain a register in which shall be recorded all petitions and supporting documents, and the decisions of the county assembly on the petitions”. view
• 17 Oct 2018 in Senate: This is in the principle of natural justice. We need an audit. I heard someone allege that the Governor of Migori County has Kshs2.5 billion in his account. I wonder where the auditors are. Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. has questioned this because there has been no specific Petition to the Senate or any other agency. Therefore, for auditing purposes and in the spirit of fighting corruption and ensuring transparency, equity and fairness, I applaud you for this part. It will now be easy to visit a county assembly to counter-check any malicious rejection of Petitions to the county assembly. Madam ... view
• 17 Oct 2018 in Senate: That is why there should be reasons why the Petition has been rejected so that it is not challenged in any aspect; for example, if a Petition is not written in a respectful, decorous and temperament language. However, I have never seen a Petition that is not respectful. I believe that it can be put in a lighter way. When making strong demands and prayers, you may sound hard, but polite in your submissions. If you have to reject some decision, there must be good reasons to do so. For example, if there is a particular petition from Kajiado or ... view