Erick Okong'o Mogeni

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 971 to 980 of 2536.

• 4 Oct 2022 in Senate: I was in this House when we enacted the amendment to The Political Parties Act. The law as it stands today says that if the Speaker is in doubt as to which side a Member belongs in any coalition or a political party, we can seek communication from the registrar of political parties. view
• 4 Oct 2022 in Senate: So that this matter is put to rest to finality and we transact business while respecting the Constitution, our laws and our Standing Orders, we need to know which side has nominated Sen. Ali Roba. view
• 4 Oct 2022 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, additionally, for the record, not just for today, we need to know which side United Democratic Movement(UDM) and the Senators elected on that party belong to in this House. As I have said, Mr. Speaker, Sir, if you are in doubt, a communication should be sent to the registrar of political parties to communicate to the House so that we know. view
• 4 Oct 2022 in Senate: So, before we proceed further, I am seeking your direction. We need that issue to be disposed of as a preliminary matter before we proceed to approve the names as read on the Floor. view
• 4 Oct 2022 in Senate: I thank you. view
• 4 Oct 2022 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I stood on a point of order. I have not spoken on this question. He is my senior and so he understands this Standing Orders more than myself or my neighbour from Kericho. I want to be on record as opposing the Motion that is on the Floor. On 8th September, 2022, we took an oath before the Floor of this House and the words were that we shall obey, respect, uphold, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution and laws of this country. When the people of Kenya enacted this Constitution, if you read the preamble, it ... view
• 4 Oct 2022 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
• 4 Oct 2022 in Senate: “We, the people, exercising our sovereign and inalienable right to determine the form of governance that our country wants, enact this Constitution.” Mr. Speaker, Sir, while I was seated here, the Senate Minority Leader, Sen. Madzayo, in invoking the provisions of Standing Order No.105 on a Statement of fact, tabled a letter before this House with communication from the Registrar of Political Parties, where a communication has been made to this House through the Clerk, informing this House that UDM is a member of the Azimio Coalition. I know that Sen. Ali Roba is a practicing Muslim. I am also ... view
• 4 Oct 2022 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, with tremendous respect for the Senator for Kakamega and whose son was a faithful member of the Law Society of Kenya (LSK), I do not see any point of order in what he has just said. I beg that I proceed. If Sen (Dr.) Khalwale wants me to go further, I will challenge him to request the letter that has been tabled on the Floor of this House to be read because what I am saying is a fact. Therefore, this Motion as presented, creates the erroneous impression that Kenya view
• 4 Oct 2022 in Senate: Coalition has forwarded the name of Sen. Ali Roba as Member of the KenyaKwanza Coalition, which is not correct. Mr. Speaker, Sir, even if we were to forget our Standing Orders, I wish to read Article 94(4) of the Constitution. It states- “Parliament shall protect this Constitution and promote the democratic governance of this Republic.” Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is very undemocratic to un-procedurally poach Members from our side to the Majority side. If anything, you sitting as our Chair and having been elected pursuant to Article 106 of the Constitution, you must enforce good behaviour. view