Erick Okong'o Mogeni

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1661 to 1670 of 2536.

• 17 May 2021 in Senate: When we went through the first impeachment and even the one for Hon. Waiguru, it was noted that most governors who appear before the Senate have consistently taken the view that the law does not obligate them to appear before the County Assembly. Also, view
• 17 May 2021 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 17 May 2021 in Senate: the requirement of making an address to the county can happen even during public holidays. Therefore, we noted there is a big gap in terms of what the law anticipates. This Committee recommends that this Senate should come up with a legislation that will clearly address this issue. view
• 17 May 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, on Allegation No.13, the Committee went through the evidence that was tendered before it and found that this allegation was not proved and the same was therefore not substantiated. Allegation 14, which is violation of Article 227 of the Constitution and the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act, the Committee having gone through the evidence that was placed before it found that this allegation was not proved. Mr. Speaker, Sir, having found that the 14 allegations had not been proved, the Committee made some observations. The first observation is that there is need for the Members of ... view
• 17 May 2021 in Senate: Another allegation is failure to submit annual report of the implementation status of the county polices and plans. Having gone through the provisions of the law and the obligation placed in the hands of the Governor, the Committee arrived at a finding that the Governor had not complied with this requirement under Section 30(2)(j) of the County Governments Act, 2012. He has failed to submit the annual report on the implementation status of the county polices and plans. view
• 17 May 2021 in Senate: The Committee was not persuaded that other plans that do not specifically respond to this obligation can be a substitute for this very clear statutory requirement. However, the Committee observed that not each violation or failure to observe a particular section of a statute should lead to impeachment. The Committee looked at the precedent that has been set by past impeachments and arrived at a decision that what should lead to an impeachment of a governor should be gross violation of the Constitution. The Committee was, therefore, of the view that though clearly the Governor had not complied with the ... view
• 17 May 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, when we sought for evidence from the MCAs in support of this allegation, we were given examples which caused a lot of excitement and a lot of serious concern from the women Senators. That the MCAs attended a meeting at the residence of the governor where the First Lady was in attendance. The question was; if the MCAs of Wajir elect to pay a courtesy call to the residence of the Governor of Wajir, do they expect the First Lady to take leave of absence from her own house? Mr. Speaker, Sir, if anything, the Committee was ... view
• 17 May 2021 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 17 May 2021 in Senate: Act. Therefore, the allegation that the Governor did not seek approval were premised on wrong provisions of the law. If anything, it was noted that the County Assembly did note that oversight on the County Disaster Management Act and the same has since been amended to bring it in conformity with the PFM Act. It now obligates the Governor to seek approval within two months after making payments. Therefore, the Committee was of the view that it would not be constitutional to hold the Governor liable for an offence that was not an offence as at the time it was ... view
• 17 May 2021 in Senate: Therefore, on the credibility of the witness, the Committee was not convinced how a statement that was bearing the stamp of EACC, stamped January, 2019, could have been obtained from the bank during the month of April, 2021. view