Cleophas Wakhungu Malalah

All parliamentary appearances

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• 12 May 2020 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I stand corrected. I will continuously address you as the Chair. view
• 12 May 2020 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for purposes of clarity, I also want to seek advice that during this season of COVID-19, how then as a leader would I consult the membership of my Coalition? view
• 12 May 2020 in Senate: It is very important because--- view
• 12 May 2020 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there are certain matters that are emerging on the Floor of the House, and I may need consultation--- view
• 5 May 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to congratulate the petitioners and remind ourselves that the Constitution of Kenya and the County Governments Act have provided a platform and a way in which the Senate together with respective county assemblies can perform their oversight roles. As Senators, we only rely on the reports of the Auditor-General to oversight our counties. We need to have a more meaningful engagement in oversighting our counties in their day-to-day running. As it is right now, it is only the Members of the County Assemblies who can do the day-to-day oversight of the county executive. ... view
• 5 May 2020 in Senate: SMS; no motion was moved on the floor of the House to adjourn the County Assembly of Kakamega. They communicate through SMS. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is important that this House provides mentorship to the respective county assemblies, so that they appreciate the essence of oversight. We have seen misappropriation of funds in county governments. However, we can do little, as Senators, to avert such situations. Therefore, it is important for the Members of the County Assemblies to know that it is their role to do the day-to-day oversight. As Senators, we can only wait for the Auditor-General’s reports. This ... view
• 5 May 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, Sen. Wetangula was very clear as to what resolution he would want this House to adopt. He had suggested that this House adopts a resolution that the disbursement and the implementation of that project be stopped until this matter is resolved amicably. I wish this House can resolve to say that the disbursement of these funds be stopped until we resolve as a House. view
• 5 May 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I stand to support my distinguished cousin, Sen. Sakaja--- view
• 5 May 2020 in Senate: I stand guided. view
• 5 May 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I stand to support the Senator of Nairobi for bringing out this matter. I watched and read it in the media and I was perturbed. I was perturbed after seeing this matter in both print and broadcast media. The intent might be right, but the timing is wrong. We are all alive to the fact that we are fighting with the COVID-19 pandemic. These families are left in a catch-22 situation, where both “yes” and “no” are wrong for them. They have been kicked out of their houses. They have no shelter and yet today at 7.00 ... view