Erick Okong'o Mogeni

All parliamentary appearances

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• 11 Apr 2023 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am moved and saddened having listened to the agony that has befallen the family of the late Hon. Jean Marie Seroney. It is a collective shame that as a nation, we have let the family of that great Kenyan to be subjected to the kind of suffering that I have heard Sen. Cherarkey convey to the House. Whether we like it or not, in the fullness of time, you will either be a former or the late Senator. That is a fact. When you hear such moving stories of a former great leader like the late ... view
• 11 Apr 2023 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
• 11 Apr 2023 in Senate: threatened to effect arrest against a sitting Deputy President of this country. He swore that affidavit and presented it in court and we proceeded as if nothing happened. Under Article 244 of the Constitution, the National Police Service (NPS) is supposed to uphold the tenets of human rights and professionalism. However, as I speak, that police officer is still serving in the NPS. The same way the late Hon. Jean Marie Seroney was unlawful arrested and detained by the police force, it means that police officers are still behaving the same way they used to before the promulgation of our ... view
• 29 Mar 2023 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, allow me on behalf of the Senator for Nairobi City County, Sen. Sifuna, to welcome students from Lenana School to the Senate. In our days, when we used to attend O levels and aspire to go to ‘A’ levels, Lenana High School was one of the schools that used to attract a lot of interest from students. Only the ones who were top used to make it to Lenana. Today, I am proud to welcome students from Lenana High School. I am happy that they have shown keen interest to visit the Senate so that they ... view
• 28 Mar 2023 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I also want to join my colleagues’ Senators and the Senate Majority Leader, Sen. Cheruiyot in celebrating the ten years that the Senate has been in place. I will not repeat the salutations of Senators who have left a mark in this House. I think the Senate Majority Leader has done very well in giving a very good summary. However, a challenge has been thrown our way this afternoon by the Senate Majority Leader, that we must also leave a mark. Listening to the contributions and confessions this afternoon, including what I have heard from ... view
• 28 Mar 2023 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
• 28 Mar 2023 in Senate: and do the same thing. Look at bursaries. You have the Members of Parliament, Women Representatives and governors disbursing bursaries. Which household receives what? Madam Temporary Speaker, I pray that this Senate will lead the way in amending the Constitution so that we truly become an Upper House. This is not about United Democratic Alliance (UDA) or Azimio. This is about having a--- view
• 28 Mar 2023 in Senate: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. view
• 28 Mar 2023 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, before you announce the tally-- I want to begin by saying that the Senate Majority Leader did very well this afternoon. You did very well and you set the tone. Following on that tone, we wanted to have a debate in this House this afternoon. First of all, before we even look at our Standing Orders, we must acknowledge--- You are a distinguished lawyer. The Constitution in Article 122(2) says- On a question proposed for decision in either House— (a) The Speaker has no vote. view
• 28 Mar 2023 in Senate: If you go to Article 260 which has the definitions of who is a Speaker or not, a Speaker is anybody on the Chair. So, while you are occupying that seat and acknowledging that the Constitution is our supreme law, you should not cast a vote. You are sitting on that Chair as Speaker view