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• 18 Feb 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also rise to congratulate Sen. Loitiptip for raising this very important matter. If we were all to give our personal experiences from our respective counties, issues of dealing with health are the ones that are causing the greatest pain to the people we represent here. Although this discourse is now at the national level where issues dealing with constitutional reform are making recommendations for a National Health Commission, there is something that the governors are not doing right. This problem of health facilities not working is not restricted to the County of Lamu. About two weeks ... view
• 18 Feb 2020 in Senate: I support this Petition and urge that some of us who are privileged to serve in this Committee on Health should take this matter seriously. view
• 13 Feb 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I also rise to first support the Motion. We, as a House, agree that the men and women who have been chosen to serve us have been tested. All we are asking of them is to try and elevate this House to the level that it should be, that is the Upper House. Mr. Speaker, Sir, over lunch hour, I was speaking to a Member of the National Assembly from the Committee on Health. He told me that next week, they are making a trip supported by the Ministry of Health to Japan on Universal ... view
• 13 Feb 2020 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, honestly, what sign do we need to see as Senators to know that we are a House that is slowly being pushed away from legislation? If that trend continues, we really have no business to sit as Senators. In countries where Senators occupy their positions by virtue of popular votes, they are never treated casually the way the Senate is treated here. If you go to Australia, for example, anytime there is a disagreement between the Senate and the House of Representatives, that becomes a serious issue. The consequence The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report ... view
• 13 Feb 2020 in Senate: of the two Houses disagreeing in Australia leads to them being dissolved. Since 1901, in Australia, Congress and the Senate has been dissolved five times simply because there have not been able to agree on Bills coming from the Lower House to the Senate. If we continue with this trend, where we reject a Bill, it goes back to the National Assembly, and the next time it is enacted, assented to by the President; we are being rendered irrelevant by the day. There is no way we can expect somebody outside this House to find a solution for this crisis. ... view
• 10 Feb 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me join my colleagues in registering my message of condolences on behalf of myself, my family and the people of Nyamira County for the passing on of Mzee Daniel Toroitich arap Moi. Mr. Speaker, Sir, they say that history is the final judge of our deeds on earth. For most of us who saw the kind of treatment that was meted on President Moi when he was handing over power to President Mwai Kibaki, it is gratifying to see the kind of tribute that has poured this afternoon in favor of President Moi. I think that ... view
• 29 Jan 2020 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I would like to seek the guidance of the Chair. According to the programme, we should be receiving evidence by the Governor; either evidence of witnesses if any or cross examination or re-examination- in-chief. Thereafter, we are supposed to receive closing statements and there is a sequence of events where we are supposed to listen to the county assembly before we get closing statements on behalf of the Governor. However, having listened to counsel for the Governor, I am getting impression that we have mixed up the programme. It is like we ... view
• 29 Jan 2020 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I have tremendous respect for my learned friend, Sen. Murkomen. However, we are guided by our Standing Orders. One of the cardinal rules is that when you are on the Floor, you should not become emotional and not use unparliamentary language. Is the Senator in order to state that he is about to lose his cool? view
• 29 Jan 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to correct the impression that is being created before this House that Governor Waititu was denied an opportunity to be heard. We all know that an opportunity to be heard does not mean that we pull you into this House and force you to bring evidence, so that it can be considered by this House. Opportunity to be heard means that we accord you an opportunity to present your The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard ... view
• 29 Jan 2020 in Senate: evidence before this House. The rules give hon. Waititu three days under Rule 6. What have we seen? We have sat here and accorded Hon. Waititu four hours; there was no evidence given on oath by him, there was not even a name of any one witness that was put forth before this Senate who could have come to give evidence to rebut what the County Assembly of Kiambu had placed before this Senate. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we all appear in tribunals or courts of law. If you are given an opportunity to present evidence and you do not present ... view