13 May 2009 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Mr. Omingo is laughing but I am not laughing because this is not the first time that they are failing to answer this Question. It was on the Order Paper yesterday. The Chair ordered it, and notice was put under Standing Order No.97 that if this persists, he would find the Minister out of order. That is what the Chair said. Today, again, you are giving them indulgence for the second time. What happens if they do it again? I am not challenging your ruling but I want it to be ...
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13 May 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, ordinarily, when a Minister is not in, there is a Leader of Government Business to take over. When the Leader of Government Business is not there, there is the First Deputy and Second Deputy Leader of Government
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13 May 2009 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I urge the hon. Member, who has just spoken, to be more frequent in this House. This House has in the immediate past sitting said that no Member shall intimidate another Member. The ruling was very clear. In fact, Mr. Ojode was forced by the Chair to withdraw the remarks he had made against another hon. Member. Is she intimidating me with spirituality?
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13 May 2009 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Now, seriously, coming to this matter again, about hon. Omingo holding brief for the Government, he did not give a reason why the Minister and Assistant Minister are not there, and why no written communication has been given about this matter.
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13 May 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think you should actually take some measures in this House. There is something wrong somewhere. There is a whole system that is wrong and we are saying that we are not joking! Something is wrong! The Government needs to organize itself! Is it in order for him to just ask that this Question be deferred to another date without even bothering to give a small explanation?
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13 May 2009 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.
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13 May 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to thank the Prime Minister for the answer he has given to this House. It looked more historical than forward looking. We have precedents from governments like the Government of Japan which has sought and obtained apology for the sex slaves that were enslaved during the Second World War.
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13 May 2009 in National Assembly:
We have heard that there has been no formal attempt by the Kenya Government to even obtain an apology. When will the Prime Minister formally seek an apology for the heinous atrocities that were committed against the Mau Mau by the British colonizers.
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13 May 2009 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. According to what is on the Order Paper, today, we have a Motion under Order No.9. I have read the Report and I strongly feel that the same things the Right hon. Prime Minister is talking about should well be said during the debate on the Report of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture, Lands and Natural Resources on food security and maize shortage in the country. I, therefore, rise on a point of order under Standing Order No.77 to seek a clarification as to whether the Prime Minister is not out of ...
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13 May 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise on a point of order under Standing Order No.169 on failure by some Members to attend Committee meetings. A matter of grave concern has come to the attention of hon. Members of this House that the House Business Committee has failed to raise quorum. In fact, some hon. Members have never attended the Committeeâs meetings since we passed, in this House, a Motion making them Members of the House Business Committee. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I request for your ruling under Standing Order No.169, which states:- â(1) If a Member fails to attend four ...
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