Ekwee David Ethuro

All parliamentary appearances

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• 21 May 2015 in Senate: Order, hon. Senators. I disposed of the point of order raised by Sen. Billow. There was also another one raised by Sen. Muthama and now Senator Khaniri. Sen. Okong’o did not give me the opportunity to respond to Sen. Muthama. He wanted me to respond to Sen. Muthama before Sen. Hassan made his intervention. Let me take all that in totality. First, Sen. Khaniri, this is not a petition. This is a Message. Therefore, the Standing Order that applies is 43 – Messages to and from County Governors. The Senator presenting the Message has no choice but to present it ... view
• 21 May 2015 in Senate: That is an issue that has been with us for a while now especially in relevance to that Message. I took the view that a Governor can act singularly or collectively. The spirit is the source, the Governor. So, “Council of Governors” represents Governors. I admitted it on that basis. view
• 21 May 2015 in Senate: Order, honourable Senators. Some of these issues can be canvassed at the end of the Message unless it is something to do with delivery of the message; I will deal with the matter at the end. In the meanwhile, Sen. Hassan Omar, let me see that message. view
• 21 May 2015 in Senate: Hon. Senators, the other alternative we had was to ask each one of you to read the same Message because the 47 of you are heads of delegations. You can see that it is not tenable. The Chair signed and it was written at the end, “On behalf of the Governors.” When your Speaker says something on behalf of the Senate, it is not expected that each one of you will come to append your signatures to the letter or correspondence. To me, this is a provision that we created in this House so that you can communicate with the ... view
• 21 May 2015 in Senate: Order, Senators! I direct that the Message be forwarded to the Committee on Health. view
• 21 May 2015 in Senate: Agreed. The Message is referred to the Standing Committee on Health. Let it remain there. But let me make it also abundantly clear that 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
• 21 May 2015 in Senate: Are you saying it was committed to the Committee? view
• 21 May 2015 in Senate: So, the committees are yet to report? view
• 21 May 2015 in Senate: We will look into it. ALLEGED MISAPPROPRIATION OF FUNDS BY THE GOVERNOR AND THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT OF WAJIR view
• 21 May 2015 in Senate: Order Members, I have a Petition relayed to the Senate by the following residents of Wajir County; 1. Mohammed Abikar 2. Abdi Birk Abdinur 3. Abdifatah Diriye 4. Ahmed Abdi Sabdow 5. Abukari Abdullahi Sheikh and 6. Johara A. Hussein Hon. Senators, pursuant to Standing Orders No.220 (1) (a) and 225 (2) (b), I hereby report to the Senate that a Petition has been submitted to the Speaker, through the Clerk, concerning the alleged misappropriation of funds by the governor and the County Government of Wajir. As you are aware Article 119(1) of the Constitution states that:- “Every person has ... view