Cleophas Wakhungu Malalah

All parliamentary appearances

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• 12 May 2020 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it depends with your pronunciation. They have different pronunciations. Al Bashir Assad once said- “Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.” On this issue of removal of Sen. Murkomen as the Senate Majority Leader and Sen. Kihika as the Majority Whip, I choose to comment in silence because I live in a glass house. However, I want to encourage them. I have been following Sen. Murkomen’s tweets of encouragement and Bible verses every evening. Today, I want to encourage him to read 1st Corinthians 15:58, which says- “Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, ... view
• 12 May 2020 in Senate: Yes, because the Senate Majority Leader is a member of KANU. Therefore, he has joined the Government. I want to congratulate the President for effecting the coalition between KANU and the Jubilee Government. The fruits of the coalition are seen through Sen. Poghisio I want to congratulate the President because in the past we have observed that governments that have performed are those which considered the opposition and other parties to be part of them. An example was the NARC Government. According to me, this is the best performing Government since we got Independence. The electronic version of the Senate ... view
• 12 May 2020 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to encourage the President to consider opening the Jubilee Government to other parties. We have parties like the Forum for the Restoration of Democracy-Kenya (FORD-Kenya) who should be encouraged to get into Government. We have brilliant minds like Sen. Wetangula who will help this Government execute its mandate. We have parties like the Amani National Congress (ANC), Maendeleo Chap Chap and the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) which should be given an opportunity to be part of this Government because the key role of Government is to serve its citizenry. That does not say ... view
• 12 May 2020 in Senate: You interrupted me, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 12 May 2020 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I was concluding on that matter. view
• 12 May 2020 in Senate: As I summarise, I just want to correct this notion that when a party like KANU joins Government that does not mean that they relinquish their oversight mandate. The Constitution is very clear that we have separation of powers between different arms of Government. The Executive will execute its mandate as the Executive. As Legislators, we are mandated to oversight the Executive as a whole, but not as the Majority and Minority side. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to encourage, Sen. Poghisio to know that he is not only a representative of the Executive, but he is here ... view
• 12 May 2020 in Senate: Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 12 May 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I stand guided although I was consulting with--- view
• 12 May 2020 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was consulting with Sen. Were on Party issues. We are Members of ANC--- view
• 12 May 2020 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have also consulted you and the Clerk. view