Godana Hargura

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• 16 Feb 2021 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I would also like to thank the Muslims who came out to pray for him because I witnessed a phenomenon I have never witnessed in this country before. Because of the funeral prayer, all mosques in South C and its environs were all filled 30 minutes to the prayer. Meaning, people had that kind of goodwill for him. I hope that will be a good sign for him that his deeds have been accepted by the Almighty. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can ... view
• 16 Feb 2021 in Senate: The people of Marsabit County benefited from Sen. Haji’s wisdom. During our trying times, we had clashes in Moyale in 2013. The President, H.E. Uhuru Kenyatta, appointed Sen. Haji and the former Speaker, Hon. Kaparo to mediate. I saw what leadership was that time, when he brought the elders from warring communities. He told them they had to sit down and talk to each other and not leave that room until they came up with a solution. That is when the 35 member elders committee was formed and that is how the clashes in Moyale ended. view
• 16 Feb 2021 in Senate: Personally, I had experience serving with him in the last Senate in the Committee on National Security, Defense and Foreign Relations. I had the privilege of watching and following two elderly Senators, Sen. G.G. Kariuki and Sen. Haji, when we were discussing even visiting Kapedo and Laikipia during the clashes. Sitting just watching them, you could see what this country has gone through in terms of democracy and all that. view
• 16 Feb 2021 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, to them, it was like we were not taking our responsibility seriously. There was a lot liberalism even in the way we conducted out things. They were people who went through systems where decisions were made and followed, unlike now, where leaders can make statements and nobody follows. view
• 16 Feb 2021 in Senate: I also had the privilege to travel with him to Tehran. He was the Chairperson and I, a Member of a Committee. You could also see how he handled international relations in terms of talking to people from foreign countries. I leant a lot from him by interacting with him. That gave me an insight as to what leadership was and what it is now and what we need to take into account as leaders, so that we can deliver services to our people. view
• 16 Feb 2021 in Senate: Lastly, his focus for representation of the people of Garissa County is very clearly stated. When it comes to even the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) issue, I heard what Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. said; that as much as he was the Chairperson, he had reservations. I believe among the reservations is the introduction – through the backdoor – of the formula of the one-man-one-vote; the capping. That is one reason why as the people from Northern Kenya – sparsely populated, pastoralist and marginalised areas – we have issues with BBI. It is because what we fought for, for two to ... view
• 9 Feb 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I would like to join you in welcoming Members back from the long recess. I would also like to support the Motion on the approval of Senators to serve in the House Business Committee (HBC). view
• 9 Feb 2021 in Senate: We have a lot of work to do. You know very well we went to court and the courts agreed with us that legislation which did not go through the Senate need to be recalled. I would also like to thank the lawyers in the House, led by senior counsel, Sen. Orengo, for the work they have done. It is now upto us to put in our effort to make sure we pass the over 20 legislations. view
• 9 Feb 2021 in Senate: This is an interesting time because this Session might be filled with politics. We have BBI and the 2022 politics shaping up, which by virtue of being politicians, most of us might be involved in. Therefore, this SBC needs to plan the business of the House in such a way that we are still able to deliver on our legislative mandate. They need to take into account that Members might be attracted towards the politics of BBI and 2022 politics. view
• 9 Feb 2021 in Senate: I would like to urge Members to focus very well. Before we get into those political side issues, let us make sure we have our legislative agenda taken care of so that we deliver especially on the Bills, which have been recalled because of our own action. Let us ensure we prove that we are not doing that just to show that we need to participate in the legislative process but actually participate and improve the quality of all those Bills that were recalled. view