Gideon Mbuvi Mike 'Sonko'

All parliamentary appearances

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• 26 Jun 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. First and foremost, I support the teachers’ strike as provided for in Article 37 of the Constitution. They are entitled to peaceful demonstration. I know the pain the teachers are facing. My own children went to public schools, the first born went to Buruburu Girls High School which is a public school. My second born went to Our Lady of Mercy which is in my former constituency. The issue of payment of teachers’ salaries and the issue of laptops are two different issues. Allow me to defend our Government. You have heard the remarks of ... view
• 26 Jun 2013 in Senate: is a friend and not abusive language. view
• 26 Jun 2013 in Senate: With all due respect, if I put the word shogga in English, it will be abusive word. view
• 26 Jun 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. My friends who are here to criticize the Government and the laptop issue, I would like to challenge them and I repeat that this is a digital Government. view
• 22 May 2013 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 22 May 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. With all due respect, I take note of what you have just ordered. However, there are a few remarks I would like to make. The Constitution is very clear. Article 96 explains our role. If it is a battle of supremacy, we are the Upper House. We represent and protect counties and their governments at the national level while our brothers and sisters at the National Assembly have a responsibility of representing constituencies. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want you to put yourself in our shoes, between a village elder and a chief or ... view
• 22 May 2013 in Senate: We campaigned and ensured the promulgation of a new Constitution. We deserve to be respected as national leaders. The National Assembly Standing Orders do not allow them to address us in a disrespectful manner. They were not supposed to use abusive terms. We have young, beautiful ladies here, who are wives to prominent people in this Republic. view
• 22 May 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am about to finish! view
• 22 May 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think that today I have known why the civil society was referring to these hon. Members as pigs. view
• 23 Apr 2013 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Is it in order for Sen. Wetangula to criticize the Government when he was a Minister in the former Government and a Member of Parliament for over 15 years and our current President, when he was Minister for Finance, channeled funds to each and every constituency through the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF)? view