Florence was at one point the vice chairperson of Law Society of Kenya (LSK). During her campaigns she overcame all odds to win against the strong Alliance Party of Kenya (APK) wave in her backyard. The impetus to seek a platform to represent the people of Meru was created by the pro bono cases she undertook in the years she practiced law in Meru.
27 Feb 2014 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I support the amendment. When you give it that national heritage touch, it brings out the patriotism that we want to bring out in this Bill. It is a very important amendment.
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25 Feb 2014 in National Assembly:
Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the Motion before the Floor of the House. I appreciate the leadership of CORD in the sense that they have been able to bring us a very able lady going by the standards that have been read to us by hon. Gladys Wanga.
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25 Feb 2014 in National Assembly:
I feel proud as a Kenyan when a lady is said to have the qualities that hon. Jimmy Angwenyi has expressed in this House. With that kind of a lady joining the Commission, and looking at the ladies that we have in the Commission and so far what they have been able to do for us, I feel proud and appreciate this lady and say that we should approve the names of the two individuals who have been brought before us. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can ...
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25 Feb 2014 in National Assembly:
I believe that we came to the Eleventh Parliament when there were very many challenges that came on board with an expanded Parliament. Therefore, if we are able to constitute the PSC and have everybody on board so that they are able to attend to the issues that affect our Members, then so be it.
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25 Feb 2014 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I know that there is a reason as to why Article 248(2)(d) that talks about the setup of the PSC was enacted in the Constitution. Among other commissions, we know that as legislators this is a very important Commission because it takes care of issues concerning the membership of this Parliament.
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25 Feb 2014 in National Assembly:
I, therefore, and without hesitation request hon. Members to stand up and appreciate these individuals and approve their names so that the PSC can move on as a full house.
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20 Feb 2014 in National Assembly:
Thank you, hon. Speaker. I appreciate entirely the comments and concerns raised by my very able member hon. Ochieng. But I think, hon. Speaker, that the truth must be told at some point. This is a Committee which we appreciate was formed by the Eleventh Parliament and so, this is the first time it has come into operation. There are times correspondence has come to the relevant offices but, instead of that correspondence being channeled to the relevant Committee, I think persons choose to forget that there is a Committee on Regional Integration. I have had to go and fish ...
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20 Feb 2014 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, I know that this is a Select Committee and that is why we were told also that we could not vet the Principal Secretary for East African Affairs. I then forced myself into the vetting process through the Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations. However, this is just a concern that Members are expressing and I think it is right for Members to express a concern that they have in the Committee. It is worth to note that you are the boss in this Chamber. So, we are just talking to you as your children. But we ...
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19 Feb 2014 in National Assembly:
Thank you, hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to speak to this issue that I consider to be one that calls for a national intervention. I know that you have been in the Judiciary and served this country in that institution. You are aware that for an injunction to be issued there must be principles that must be followed. All of us who have practised and passed through a law school are aware of the Giella vsCassman Brown ruling, which guides the courts on when an injunction should be granted. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is ...
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19 Feb 2014 in National Assembly:
When I was an advocate, we would persuade the courts to grant injunctions on the basis that there was a prima facie case that could be proved. What I am seeing today is failure to use the principles that are supposed to be looked at when one is granting an injunction. There is total interference in other arms of Government; this Constitution that we passed on 27th August, 2010, clearly sets out the principle of separation of powers. Hon. Speaker, I have looked that the Constitution, Article 10 of the Constitution talks about national values; the core values that every ...
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