Ekwee David Ethuro

All parliamentary appearances

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• 3 Dec 2013 in Senate: Order, Sen. Orengo! One, we will check on the HANSARD, because when you start by questioning whether somebody heard, you are only telling us that you heard better than everybody else. So, we need to verify and we will give you your dues, if it is the correct position. If not, we will also give you the opposite. view
• 3 Dec 2013 in Senate: But more fundamentally on whether or not he is entitled to say that he is the father of the nation, I think that, that is a point of argument, really. I do not think it relates that once you have a father of the nation, you are a feudal state. It is not necessarily correct. view
• 3 Dec 2013 in Senate: Order, Sen. Orengo! Do you really want to pursue this? 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
• 3 Dec 2013 in Senate: Sen. Murkomen, in fact, I thought that you were going to add “just as I suppose that he is the father of his household.” For purposes of delegations here, the Head of delegation is like the father of the delegation. view
• 3 Dec 2013 in Senate: Actually, that is not a point of order. view
• 3 Dec 2013 in Senate: Is it the one of the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC)? view
• 3 Dec 2013 in Senate: Well, I thought that, that was more of an administrative issue. So, the relevant officials can deal with the matter. What is, definitely, true is that they are supposed to be covering one of the Chambers. So, I do not understand why they are not doing it. It means that if they do not do it, then they should not be paid for a service not rendered. I think that, that is the important point that you are making. But we will find out about the issue. view
• 3 Dec 2013 in Senate: Hon. Senators, before I put the Question let me also introduce the second round of the delegation of the Members of the County Assembly of West Pokot. As you know, our Chamber is still small and so, we have to take them in phases. We hope that we will move to a bigger one soon. I will introduce them and request each hon. Member to stand up once he or she is called out, so that we may acknowledge them in the normal tradition of the Senate. The second group of the delegation is composed of the following:- Hon. Nancy ... view
• 3 Dec 2013 in Senate: I do not know; I have a lot of sympathy with the contributions by Sen. Murkomen. It is only that given the timing – that is why I have actually given a provisional ruling for purposes of proceeding with this particular matter. My own gut feeling is basically to go by Sen. Murkomen; but I felt it is important that I give a considered ruling. So, I will do so, for the next matter. This is because, essentially, if the parent Act is affecting counties, then any other subsidiary Business would also affect counties. So, for purposes of looking at ... view
• 3 Dec 2013 in Senate: Sen. Orengo, it will not be vacated; the ruling has been made. Sen. Murkomen was doing it in the interest of future engagements. I think he was very clear and I am sympathetic to that future direction. But for the present, the ruling has been made. In fact, the Question has been put and carried. view