Franklin Mithika Linturi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 3 Mar 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to add my voice to what the Senior Counsel, Sen. Orengo, and my good friend, Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr., have raised in regard to the processes and your admission that when you sat with the Speaker of the National Assembly, you realized that our procedures are inadequate in trying to address how we need to treat this kind of a Bill. This is because this is the first time that it is being introduced in Parliament. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to say that it is important to do wider consultation on this. ... view
• 3 Mar 2021 in Senate: Thank you. view
• 11 Feb 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Allow me to add my voice to the Statement being sought by Sen. Seneta and appreciate that it is timely. When you look at the time from now to the date of the general election, for purposes of ensuring that there is confidence among Kenyans, a few things must be done the right way. People must be apprised throughout on what is being done. As we sit here today, IEBC is not fully constituted. We would want to know the steps and measures being put in place to ensure IEBC is fully constituted and has ... view
• 11 Feb 2021 in Senate: Chairperson, hold your horses, better inform me when I have finished because I would not mind your information. This is what I would want you to inform me. It is true that people want more constituencies. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as we get this Statement, I would want the Chairman to further bring out the expected change in the cost of running these constituencies, which costs should not be limited to salaries of Members of Parliament and other allowances, but must also extend to the level of infrastructure development required to house or maintain the extra 70 Members of Parliament. If ... view
• 11 Feb 2021 in Senate: When you increase the Membership of Parliament to around 400 legislators, you will require a uniform for identification just like any other secondary school like Alliance and Mang’u that have uniforms. view
• 11 Feb 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we are trying to be positive and think progressively. When you have a National Assembly of 420 Members, a stream in a day secondary school is 40 students multiplied by eight classes makes a total of 320 students. For you to identify those students, they must be dressed in a uniform. When Parliament has 500 or more Members, then the prudent way is getting a uniform to identify one another, because many strangers will be around and the security of Parliament will be threatened. view
• 11 Feb 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is not my tradition or norm to interrupt Senior Counsel Sen. Omogeni, the Chairperson of the Justice, Legal Affairs and Humans Rights Committee. However, he is misleading the House and the country that Article 89 (4) has been stayed by the BBI Report. 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 Feb 2021 in Senate: This is just a report which has not gained the force of law or been passed. How can it stay a constitutional provision that is an active document we are relying on? Unless and until Kenyans adopt the BBI Report, that is when I will agree with him. Since we do not know the outcome of the referendum, the best is to apply the law as it is and not imply that BBI will pass and the constitutional provision will not apply. view
• 10 Feb 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I do not think Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. is being very honest. This is because he is giving us examples which, in my view, are irrelevant at the time. view
• 10 Feb 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would agree with him on developed democracies. Development of democracy in Kenya is still evolving. The aspect of political parties and the place they are supposed to sit in the development of our country’s political system and democracy is completely different. That is why I do not want to agree with him. We have adopted a cut and paste kind of system when we are making legislations, without understanding that some of those issues that we pick from certain countries may not fit in Kenya. Mr. Speaker, Sir, an example is the Political Parties Act of ... view