Ekwee David Ethuro

All parliamentary appearances

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• 8 May 2013 in Senate: And better be a real point of order. view
• 8 May 2013 in Senate: We are just consulting. Our Standing Orders have taken us to where we should be but of course we have started from where we are not supposed to. The voting should be electronic. That is what is provided for. Basically the The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 8 May 2013 in Senate: Are there no contributors? Sen. Haji! view
• 8 May 2013 in Senate: It is definitely not in order and I ruled as such. My ruling on the request for adjournment by Sen. Orengo is that the Motion has been proposed and Sen. Orengo knows how to propose adjournments, if he wishes, but he did not do so. Really, it is not up to the Chair to meddle with how the Committees are constituted. That is the job of the respective political parties. One thing I can confirm is that this Motion was actually passed by the Rules and Business Committee where all political shades are fully represented and they actually agreed that ... view
• 8 May 2013 in Senate: Order, Senators! While I appreciate that the Senator for Bungoma wants to aspire to the same level of the late hon. Martin Shikuku of being a stickler to rules and reminding the Chair consistently, on this particular one, it is alphabetical. Where you have the ranking is on the first business when you are electing the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker. In terms of parliamentary practice and democracy all over the world, there are other benefits outside this House where ranking counts. For purposes of voting, we will go in the alphabetical order. view
• 8 May 2013 in Senate: I did not deny you; you just used the wrong vehicle. view
• 8 May 2013 in Senate: Order, Sen. Kipchumba. The wording is, I vote yes, no or abstain or any sign language. view
• 8 May 2013 in Senate: Order! Let us listen to Sen. Wetangula and if you want to inform him, he must agree to be informed. view
• 8 May 2013 in Senate: Hon. Senators, let me explain this: While Sen. Wetangula is very right and correct in his contribution, he should be kind enough to the other contributor because he had not even uttered a single word. So, how did you anticipate whether he was not going to declare his interest in the matter? He simply said he supports and he stopped there. That support could have been on the basis of what you assume to be his declared interest, which he was to declare or otherwise. I just felt it was a bit premature for you to make that contribution. You ... view
• 8 May 2013 in Senate: Order, hon. Senators! There is enough time for everybody to contribute. I want to entertain contributions. You will still make your points; just note them down and you will prosecute them. ADJOURNMENT OF DEBATE UNDER STANDING ORDER NO.97 view