Elizabeth won the Kasarani parliamentary seat in 2007, a constituency that was previously dominated by hardened male politicians. She also served as an assistant minister in the coalition government and was ODM party’s deputy Chairperson.
31 May 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I stand to support this Bill. Let me start by congratulating both Houses of Parliament for setting aside business last month and passing this Bill because of the timelines that were involved, the international deadlines as well as the possibility and the risk of having our good athletes locked out of the impending games. Having said that, I want to disagree a little bit with the Senate Majority Leader on his view that while passing this Bill today, we should just consider the proposed amendments coming from the international community. I want to insist that The ...
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31 May 2016 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is the Senator for Elgeyo-Marakwet in order to continuously mislead this House and the nation by giving irrelevant examples between athletics and reckless competition in this country, where the winner is never given the right to lead? You cannot continue misleading us by comparing the athletes who compete and win honourably with the politics of this nation. In the Tenth Parliament, I was fighting side by the side with the Deputy President.
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31 May 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we were in the streets together. When Sen. Murkomen, who is a newcomer in politics insists that fighting certain battles by picketing and demonstrations - which is provided for in the Constitution - is something akin to not accepting or not dialoging, is he in order? 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
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31 May 2016 in Senate:
Okay, that has been corrected. Proceed, Senator.
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31 May 2016 in Senate:
Sen. Murkomen, what is out of order?
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31 May 2016 in Senate:
What exactly is out of order?
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31 May 2016 in Senate:
To the best of my knowledge, I think we are all in agreement in this country that the Opposition has always sought for dialogue which the Jubilee Administration has not accepted before and so, when we see indications akin to dialogue, we should all treat it with the decorum it deserves and wait for the leaders to dialogue but not vilify. We might stop a good process. Proceed, Senator and now dwell on the Bill.
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