Sen. George Khaniri

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1171 to 1180 of 1873.

• 23 Sep 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I referred to the fact that people who live in grass houses should not throw stones. view
• 23 Sep 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, that is not my quote, let him clarify that one. view
• 23 Sep 2015 in Senate: Which one? view
• 23 Sep 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am not about to start teaching Sen. Njoroge English exclamations. That is just a simple English exclamation. view
• 23 Sep 2015 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. We are setting a very bad precedence. The Order Paper is laid out very clearly. When it is Notice of Motion, give Notice of Motion. Let us obey our rules and when it comes time to debate after you have moved the Motion, then you can say all those good things that we also want to listen to. We really appreciate but you are saying them at the wrong Order. It is a Notice of Motion. view
• 23 Sep 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Senate Standing Order No. 226 says:- “The Speaker may allow comments, observations or clarifications in relation to a petition presented or reported and such total time shall not exceed 30 minutes.” I do not have comments on this but I need your clarification. In my understanding, changing the number of devolved units will amount to a constitutional amendment. We all know that the Constitution is very clear on how we can amend it and on such a matter; we may require to go through a referendum. Therefore, is this Petition in order? Can we do this ... view
• 23 Sep 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, my clarification was that, in essence, what the petitioner wants us to do is to change the number of devolved units, which amounts to a constitutional amendment. Is that within our mandate? I have gotten part of the answer from the submission by the Attorney-General Emeritus. The Speaker (Hon. Ethuro): …….. (Inaudible) view
• 17 Sep 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we will take your directive but I am not really sure if the report is ready, but let me make a commitment that if it is not ready, we will report back to the House. view
• 16 Sep 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I join my colleagues who have spoken earlier in, first of all, thanking Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo for presenting this petition on behalf of the former leaders. Secondly, I thank the former leaders for the path they have taken for their matter to be addressed, by petitioning this House, by exploiting Article 119 of the Constitution. I know that other people would have rushed to courts and used all other means to get redress. However, they chose to petition this House. It is important that we expedite the process. I know that you will refer it to the ... view
• 16 Sep 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we welcome your direction to the Senate Majority Leader. However, given the weight of this matter, do you not think that it will be prudent for us to give him some timelines by which he should report to the House? view