Franklin Mithika Linturi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 28 Feb 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to also give my views on the manner in which this House has been treated by the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Coordination of National Government. Madam Temporary Speaker, this Cabinet Secretary probably has not understood what it means to be the people’s representative. When the Senate of Kenya speaks, the people of Kenya have spoken. view
• 28 Feb 2019 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 Feb 2019 in Senate: All the Senators seated here represent a delegation. If you look at what is provided for under Article 96 of the Constitution of Kenya, Senators represent the interests of the people of Kenya and those of the counties. These people that he is trying to register with that system are living in counties. So, we must be involved and heard. When Senators speak about and say that we have reservations in a manner this exercise is being done, a reasonable or careful Government official has to listen. Secondly, Madam Temporary Speaker, the Cabinet Secretary who does not want to appear ... view
• 26 Feb 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Let me undertake on behalf of the Committee that once this Report finds its way on our desks, then we will do what is required to ensure that the information contained therein will be able to inform us towards ensuring that in future, Kenya will have credible elections. In the meantime, I ask Members to hold their horses because the Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights is a Committee that has the benefit of having senior counsel in it led by Sen. Orengo and the Attorney-General emeritus, Sen. Wako. I assure them that ... view
• 21 Feb 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 21 Feb 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I can as well say that the procedure or motion of welcoming Members of Parliament is part of debate of this House. I am a Member of the Committee on Public Accounts. Like Sen. Murkomen, I want to take this opportunity to emphasize the work of the MCAs in the oversight function in the counties. view
• 21 Feb 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the opportunity that MCAs of Elgeyo-Marakwet have today is very rare because not all MCAs in the country will have an opportunity to come here and share ideas. So, the more they visit, the more we are able to use the opportunities to enlighten and encourage them on the challenges that they face. In my view, that will go a long way in trying to help them to conduct their businesses more prudently and in the best way possible. view
• 21 Feb 2019 in Senate: I want to remind all MCAs that they are referred to as Members of County Assemblies and are legislators at the county level. MCAs, by virtue of our new Constitution, are people that make laws and the laws that they make have serious implications on the citizens and within the counties. For that matter, the work that they do must be taken seriously. They must understand that their level in the country’s leadership, in terms of their functions and duties, is very different from what used to happen when we had councilors that used to serve in the then local ... view
• 21 Feb 2019 in Senate: These are people that we require once in a while and we should see how to build capacity for them to perform their functions in the best way possible. view
• 21 Feb 2019 in Senate: Let me remind them this, because I have shared with a number of Senators in this country. MCAs need to know and must understand that they do not serve or are not subservient to any governor in this country. We have shared experiences where some MCAs have been intimidated to the extent of being warned not to raise certain issues. They are told that if they become firm in their work, they will not have any development in their wards. That is not how it should be. The work of a governor is to develop the county. view