28 Mar 2023 in Senate:
Forget about any other Standing Order that is contrary to the Constitution, any other Standing Order that is contrary to the provisions of the Constitution is null and void.
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28 Mar 2023 in Senate:
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28 Mar 2023 in Senate:
It is null and void. You cannot create a Standing Order that is contrary to the clear provisions of the Constitution.
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28 Mar 2023 in Senate:
No, before you make your point of order, I am on a point of order. I always say that the decisions we make today will bite us tomorrow. Madam Temporary Speaker, I beseech you, to respect the supremacy of the Constitution. If you read High Court Decision 284; the one we filed before the High Court - I can table that decision on the Floor - the Court said that any Standing Order that is in contravention of the Constitution is null and void.
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15 Mar 2023 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, you know, you are carrying the entire legal profession. Yesterday, we were debating among lawyers that for the first time in the history of the anti-corruption war, we have a commission that has been constituted with five commissioners without a lawyer. This is because Kenyans are beginning to mistrust lawyers. We are losing public faith and trust.
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15 Mar 2023 in Senate:
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15 Mar 2023 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, before you ascended to that seat - and you are my good friend and colleague in the legal profession - we had a non-lawyer who sat in that seat, Sen. Ken Lusaka. We were in this House when we brought to his attention the fact that Sen. (Dr.) Lelegwe had been arrested. There was no evidence at all; it was by word of mouth. He believed us because we are all hon. Members of this House. When Sen. Malalah was arrested, we did not have any evidence to table before Speaker Lusaka. Nonetheless, he adjourned the House ...
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15 Mar 2023 in Senate:
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15 Mar 2023 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, it can never be, but this one is pulling us back; it is holding us back. That is why I began by saying that I am speaking as your colleague; do the right thing. Senate Majority Leader, Sen. Cheruiyot, there are serious issues that can--- Mr. Speaker, Sir, so that we make progress - I am not directing the Speaker, you have many options - you can even step down from the Chair, write the Communication, come and read it, and we make progress. Otherwise, we are going to look so bad out there, as a Senate, ...
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