Gideon Kimutai Koske

All parliamentary appearances

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• 10 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: 3) What short and long-term measures does the Government have in addressing perpetual human-wildlife conflicts occasioned by wild animals when they stray into human habitat? Hon. Deputy Speaker, this matter needs urgent attention because school and farming activities in the area have stopped for a while because of the wild leopard. view
• 3 Dec 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of the House: A Petition by the Kenya Association of Retired Officers on improved terms for pensions in Kenya; and, A Petition on a proposal to enact legislation for provision of maintenance and welfare of parents and senior citizens. view
• 24 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. This is a Personal Statement on the derogatory attack on my person by Hon. John Mbadi Ng’ongo on the Floor of the House on 19th November 2020 - Morning Sitting. view
• 24 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 84, I wish to make a Personal Statement regarding the derogatory attack on my person by Hon. John Mbadi Ng’ongo, and Leader of Minority Party on the Floor of the House on 19th November, 2020, Morning Sitting. Hon. Speaker, I rise not to defend my academic qualifications that the Hon. Minority Leader John Mbadi Ng’ongo cast aspersions upon when he termed me ‘illiterate’ or to explain why the people of Chepalungu Constituency chose me to represent them in this House. Hon. Speaker, I rise today to defend the integrity, honour and place of this ... view
• 24 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: It influences the nation’s political culture and the ethos of tolerance and respect as Kenyans from different backgrounds interact out there. Hon. Speaker, if we reduce this House to a theatre of name calling and insults, the same will be replicated out there. It is quite unfortunate that Hon. John Mbadi was extolling the virtues of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) as a necessary path to peace and cohesion in this country only to stop midway to call me an illiterate from somewhere he does not even know. view
• 24 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: We cannot bridge the divide between Kenyans if we do not have a bridge connecting us as Members of the same Parliament. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 24 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: I am a Member of Parliament representing Chepalungu Constituency and I happen to belong to the same National Super Alliance (NASA) Coalition as Hon. Mbadi. For some reasons, Hon. Mbadi seems to have forgotten that Chama Cha Mashinani (CCM), the party that sponsored me to Parliament belongs to the same coalitions as Mbadi’s ODM Party. If Mbadi does not recognise the bridge between our parties, then building bridges between whole communities is, indeed, a daunting one. view
• 24 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: My point of order that day was a very constructive one and Mbadi did not let me finish. Our country has experienced election-related violence since the advent of multiparty democracy in 1992. It took the handshake between President Kibaki and Hon. Raila in 2008 on the steps of Harambee House to stop this country from descending into a full blown civil war. This House was instrumental in enacting laws that made the Grand Coalition Government possible. Ten years later in 2018, Hon. Raila and President Uhuru Kenyatta did another handshake on the steps of Harambee House after demonstrations drove this ... view
• 24 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, this House is called the august House for a reason. As a reminder, “august” means respectable, distinguished, exalted, hallowed and venerable. It is almost like a place of worship because the deliberations we make here impact the lives of the people in very significant ways, both current and future generations. Our words and deeds should live to their expectations. view
• 24 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: To correct the impression created out there by that unfortunate slur by Hon. Mbadi that this House may be populated by people with dubious academic credentials, it is worth noting that Hon. Mbadi and I share an alma mater in the University of Nairobi, where we both studied Bachelor of Commerce. Hon. Babu Owino and I met in some classes while Hon. Naomi Shaban and I were contemporaries at Kenyatta University where I studied my Masters in the field of commerce. view