Cleophas Wakhungu Malalah

All parliamentary appearances

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• 4 Jul 2019 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I would like to join my colleague, Sen. Ochillo-Ayacko, on the same because some of us have presidential ambitions and traverse the whole country. Therefore, it is cumbersome to contact every Senator for every county we visit. For example--- view
• 4 Jul 2019 in Senate: It is cumbersome. Many of us, like my colleague Sen. Wetangula, aspire to be president. He has been in Kakamega several times without contacting anyone. I think it is not--- view
• 13 Jun 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I want to join the Senate Majority Leader in acknowledging that a dark cloud hangs precariously above us today. This is the saddest moment that we have since I was sworn in. This is simply because the Senate is being undermined. I am surprised that we have degenerated into a fight between the National Assembly and the Senate. I want to remind the Members of the National Assembly that we were all elected to represent the mwananchi . Article 1 of this Constitution clearly gives us the mandate to represent the mwananchi. We do not ... view
• 13 Jun 2019 in Senate: It is very sad that today we are experiencing a situation whereby we have a stalemate in this country. I want to assure Kenyans and respective county assemblies that we will not to be disadvantaged by this stalemate. Let us use this stalemate to strengthen and set a precedent that will liberate us from these shackles of impunity. Madam Temporary Speaker, we have hope in the provisions of this Constitution that even if we have a stalemate right now, we will sort out this problem once and for all. The Constitution provides that in case the Division of Revenue Allocation ... view
• 12 Jun 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I want to comment on the Petition from West Pokot. The issue of deputy governors must be looked into deeply. It is our responsibility, as the Senate and legislature, to look into the County Governments Act and beef up the role of the deputy governor. There is a lacuna in law on what should happen in the absence of a deputy governor. We have counties that have not had deputy governors for almost a year. Nairobi City County is setting a bad precedent of transacting business with an incomplete Cabinet. We need to punish ... view
• 12 Jun 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have counties where deputy governors do not have roles. They only go to their offices to drink tea, walk out and represent their governors in funerals and other ceremonies. It is, therefore, important for us, as we look into the law, to start looking at the definite role of a deputy governor as opposed to just a general overview. view
• 12 Jun 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to join my brother, Sen. Sakaja, who said that we should vet the type of petitions which come to the Floor of this House. As much as people have their constitutional rights to bring petitions here, let us have a way to vet them so as to ascertain their contents. view
• 12 Jun 2019 in Senate: On the issue of the Bungoma County Petition, I am shocked that this is the first time mwananchi is bringing a petition that the county government is building a stadium in Bungoma. I am surprised that the Bungoma mwananchi is bringing a Petition that the Bungoma County Government is building a road. How I wished we looked into the merits of those petitions before they get to the Floor of this House. Otherwise, this House has got the constitutional obligation to ensure that they carry out investigation to those allegations and bring them to light. view
• 12 Jun 2019 in Senate: Lastly, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have an issue on how we implement the resolutions of this House. Kenyans have got a lot of confidence with this House, but the way we treat the resolutions of this House is questionable. We have very little implementation of the resolutions of this House. For instance, three weeks ago, I raised questions on the Matungu issue and up to now, I have not received the answers. Instead, I can see the Senate Majority Leader walking in flamboyantly, yet he has not responded to the issues of Matungu. When we ask questions--- view
• 12 Jun 2019 in Senate: I am well advised, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. However, I still insist that the Majority Side should wake up and ensure that the questions we ask on the Floor of this House are answered. They should not only be answered correctly, but in good time. I want to challenge the leadership of the Majority side; we know that we are in the mood and season of the “handshake,” but we want to challenge and remind you of your core mandate. We, as the Senate Minority Side, shall ensure that we keep you on check, because you have started sleeping on ... view