George Peter Opondo Kaluma

All parliamentary appearances

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• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, what I indicated is that I approached the substantive Speaker under Standing Order No.55(2) and he told me to consult the Chairman and, indeed, the House saw me leave the substantive Speaker’s seat and approached the Chairman. What I said is that the substantive Speaker left the seat when I was still consulting and when I returned, you were sitting there. I gave the proposal to the Chairman as directed by the Speaker and you indicated you have applied your discretion and allowed the amendment. How can you reverse it? view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: That is correct and you said that you have exercised your discretion. view
• 18 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Yes, hon. Speaker view
• 18 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to add my voice to this matter. I disagree with the idea that we should pigeon on the work of various Committees. That is because from the manner in which the law and the Standing Orders of this House are made - and I wanted to ask my colleagues to think about it very seriously – it is such that Committees will always interface in their work. There will always be overlapping of functions. I can give an example. If you took for instance, at the Committee on Delegated Legislation, the ... view
• 18 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: on an issue. Proceed on the basis of facts. When you proceed on facts and not rumours, hatred or mischief in doing our reports following investigations; why should one Committee come to a different finding on the same set of facts? The problem we have is that people import their party affiliation, ethnic thinking, professional issues and personal vendetta into the reports of Committees which, to me, is not a question as to whether or not the Committee should be doing their work, but upping up their game particularly in the area of oversight. We have genuine fears - and ... view
• 18 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: I am sorry. I regret, hon. Speaker. I was absent for some part of last week and I thought it had been debated. I am saying that if we are proceeding on the same set of facts, we should not fear a situation where all Committees are dealing with the matter because they will come to the same decision. Where the Chair is of the view that there could be thinking that could lead us into separate reports then the various Committees concerned should come together as joint Committees and deal with the issue. They should not say that they ... view
• 18 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I thank you for the opportunity. view
• 12 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: On a point of order, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. The Chair is requested to give direction on how the matter should--- view
• 12 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: It is in order, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. This matter, as I have heard the Vice-Chair of the Committee, revolves around a regulation at the KNEC. May I request that the Committee on Delegated Legislation sits with the Departmental Committee on Education, Research and Technology as and when that happens so that we can check the reasonableness of that regulation and how it came about without coming to the House? view
• 12 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: On a point of order hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Did you hear the hon. Member for Mbita say that the President and the Deputy President are not sitting properly? How are they sitting? It is serious! view