28 Apr 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we cannot continue having village elders creating quorum in our meetings. I do recall every other time we have a security issue in some locations or sub-locations in Mombasa, we ask village elders to attend certain meetings. Therefore, they have been a very integral part of public administration and The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate.
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28 Apr 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, since Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale has said that he has done his research, is it in order for him to provide facts to demonstrate the proportionality or otherwise of the imbalance that he is alluding to about young Somalis being recruited here? Could he provide statistics and real facts?
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28 Apr 2015 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.
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28 Apr 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have enormous respect for Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale but when he tries to challenge the patriotism or otherwise of Muslim leaders, is he in order?
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28 Apr 2015 in Senate:
Absolutely, then he should just---
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28 Apr 2015 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I got very worried when the Mover was speaking. However, my fears were allayed after Sen. Wetangula spoke. I am also one of those who believe that the due process must follow its course and not apportion guilt by association. If I recall, the young man was in Moi University, about two years behind me, at the time that I was in the university around the late 1990s. Pumwani Riyadh Mosque is associated with a young Eng. Ahmed Iman, who is the head of Al Qaeda or Al Shabaab Kenyan cell in Somalia. I ...
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28 Apr 2015 in Senate:
I have not condemned anybody. I have said that as leaders of this country---
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28 Apr 2015 in Senate:
Therefore, I am asking this Senate to let the law take its course. The United Nations (UN) Monitoring Group Report has been active in the public domain for the last three or four years. The same report has accused the Kenyan forces in Somalia of trading in charcoal. All these reports need to be investigated in good faith but we must stop the strategy of profiling every Muslim and whenever you want any Muslim to be under pressure, you fabricate any charges. I hope the intelligence will come out clear on these matters and resolve them conclusively.
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28 Apr 2015 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.
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28 Apr 2015 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. When we speak here, let us make statements that we have sound knowledge of. I have deep respect for the Senator, but we should not speak without research. Before you speak go and research before you make such wild pronouncements.
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