31 Jul 2012 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I raised the issue of collective responsibility and it has not been addressed. This is coming too often when Ministers are passing the buck and when the Leader of Government Business sits there as if he is part of the collective responsibility and he does not want to answer questions.
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31 Jul 2012 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. As Ministers give their Ministerial Statements on the day that they have indicated, you directed the Clerks-at-the- Table to be preparing a schedule and they have religiously been doing that since you directed them to do so. It is in that respect that I seek to find out from the Attorney- General’s Office when he will give the Ministerial Statement that I requested on 13th June regarding the Executive interference with the principle of separation of powers. On 13th June, I also sought a Ministerial Statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ...
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31 Jul 2012 in National Assembly:
Are you indicating that you have spoken previously on this matter? I understand and I am guided that you addressed a point of order.
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31 Jul 2012 in National Assembly:
I will take it as information.
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31 Jul 2012 in National Assembly:
Indeed, as he suggests the nominee was on the list and was interviewed.
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31 Jul 2012 in National Assembly:
If indeed, that is the factual situation then he cannot be misleading the House.
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31 Jul 2012 in National Assembly:
Let us get this clear; there were interviews conducted; at the end of these interviews a list was prepared and submitted to the Principals. On the list that was submitted to the Principals this particular nominee he is referring to was not there. Was that the situation?
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31 Jul 2012 in National Assembly:
Order! That is besides the point. I just want to get the facts correct. Mr. Namwamba is telling you that in fact what happened was that there were interviews done and a list was prepared and submitted. You are saying that, that list had the name of the nominee that he is referring to. If it had that name then you would be the one misleading the House. Otherwise, referring to the persons who would have been interviewed is neither here nor there, because we are concerned about the list that was submitted to the Principals after the interviews. I ...
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31 Jul 2012 in National Assembly:
Order! So far so good, at the end of those interviews, was there a list that was submitted with a number of names to the two Principals? Mr. Muriithi, after the list on the schedule that you have referred to, was there a list that was submitted to the two Principals as a result of the interviews?
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31 Jul 2012 in National Assembly:
Order! That is the point. That is what Mr. Namwamba is telling you, that after all the interviews there was a list with a certain number of names and in that list the name of the particular nominee was not there. That is the point he is making and you are saying he is misleading the House.
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