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• 12 Feb 2019 in Senate: that we represent. view
• 12 Feb 2019 in Senate: I saw a story yesterday of a poor old woman who went to hospital with a baby suffering from meningitis, and she could not get any services from our hospitals because our nurses are on strike. These are the cries of our people and we must speak for them. How can we live in a country where nurses go on strike and do not care about people who are dying because they cannot receive services and yet, we are the representatives of these people? Therefore, I hope that this very able team that we will approve today to serve in ... view
• 6 Dec 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I also want to join my friend, Sen. Wetangula, to really applaud your ruling. Being lawyers, we know that there is the Oxygen Principle, which is in Section 3 of our Civil Procedure Rule. That is a rule that always gives discretion to our Judges to find a way of being innovative, where the law has not made a specific provision on how to deal with an issue. As you have rightly ruled this afternoon, the framers of our Standing Orders, put that particular provision, so we give discretion to the Speaker; that where ... view
• 6 Dec 2018 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, remember that the Supreme Court made an important decision that is of benefit to the Senate. They said with a good Speaker, you can find almost anything and everything that affects devolution. They made reference to security issues. They said that if you are enacting laws on security, it is an issue that touches on devolution. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, your ruling this afternoon is a statement that reaffirms that Standing Order No.1 should not be a toothless bulldog. It is an order that we should revert to when we have an issue that is not ... view
• 6 Dec 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I support this Motion that gives us an opportunity to retreat to our counties and have engagements with the people that we represent. Madam Temporary Speaker, I am going back to my county disappointed that we have not dealt with this issue of medical equipment. Let us not beat around the bush; this is just looting by law. I am a lawyer and a Senior Counsel in this country. I have never seen a situation where you enter into a contract by compulsion and not by consent. view
• 6 Dec 2018 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I have read the report that was tabled before the Senate this afternoon. In Bomet County, the Governor never signed any Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the national Government. However, their money has been deducted at source in subsequent years. The Constitution we enacted in 2010 was to protect us from thieves and looters. How can you have a person working for a Government, who behaves like a witch doctor? In Kakamega County, the medical equipment was delivered at night. Are we having a Government of witches or a Government of people who are reasonable? view
• 6 Dec 2018 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, when we come back in February, let us sharpen our teeth, as Senators. We must deal with this scandal conclusively. There are people who belong to jail. view
• 6 Dec 2018 in Senate: They should not even continue serving in Government. In my own County in Keroka, we have been paying for equipment that was dumped there, and the excuse being given for not using them is that the supply of electricity is not three 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
• 6 Dec 2018 in Senate: phase. How do you deliver equipment to a hospital, dump them by force and cheat us that you carried out a needs assessment? If you did that, you should have known that the power supply in Keroka cannot accommodate that kind of equipment. This issue has caused some people to lose their seats. In Bomet there was propaganda that was peddled that the former governor, hon. Isaac Ruto, caused people to lose their lives because he refused to sign the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). I dare say that among the 47 governors, that is the only man who remained standing, ... view
• 6 Dec 2018 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I want to applaud the ruling that was delivered by the Deputy Speaker this afternoon that we, as Senators, must reclaim our space in legislation in this country. view