George Peter Opondo Kaluma

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: I thank you, Hon. Speaker. In the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security, I am privileged, with the permission of the Members of the Committee, to chair the sub-committee dealing with Questions, Petitions and Legislation. I share the frustration of Members. These Members have appeared before the Committee. Like the meeting before the meeting which was boycotted by Members yesterday, the Members came. The issues raised were sensitive, Hon. Speaker. You remember the issue of Tiaty that was raised, and that of Moyale. Hon. Sankok and several Members came. They can confirm that we were there waiting one hour ... view
• 25 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Questions we wanted answered. We want the Cabinet Secretary and the Principal Secretary to appear before the Committee. view
• 25 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: This brings me to the reason why we boycotted. They told us that they could only meet us virtually. How do we deal with sensitive issues like the one raised by Hon. Kamket; the issue of the curfew, among other issues that other Members have raised virtually? You do not know who will be listening. Hon. Speaker, you need to give directions. The fact of the matter is that we boycotted because we have a problem with that Ministry. We have reached to the point of believing that the Committee is being disrespected. We will be requesting the House to ... view
• 25 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: As a Committee, we represent this Parliament. We have over-protected this Department. As a Committee we feel that, and Members will agree with us; we have over-protected this particular Department as a Parliament to an extent that the Cabinet Secretary and the Principal Secretary for Interior believe that they are superior to this House. view
• 25 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: They cannot be superior to Parliament. So, we did not deal with the matter yesterday, but we are doing it as a signal to the Ministry that they must treat matters that have been brought to this House with a lot of seriousness. As a Committee, we will be transacting such business as very serious representatives of this House. view
• 25 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I request that we apologize to the Members, but those matters cannot be dealt with virtually. You made a ruling here that it is for each Committee to determine the issues for which a Committee needs a Cabinet Secretary and those that can be delegated. Hon. Speaker, you will confirm that for the last three years, we have never required the Cabinet Secretary to appear before us unless it is very necessary. The one time he came, I remember, he was lecturing the nation through the Committee about court orders. I was not there. I have been in ... view
• 25 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 25 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: I am not 60 years old, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 25 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I wish to donate. view
• 25 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, most sincerely, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Mine was to set the agenda and I am happy with the contributions coming because they will lead to improvement of the Bill. With your leave, may I, therefore, allow Hon. Cate Waruguru to have two minutes to conclude. Then Hon. Martha was requesting for two minutes. view