Irungu Kang'ata

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 571 to 580 of 1643.

• 29 Jan 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, yesterday and the day before, we had a very long discussion with my friend, Mr. Charles Njenga, concerning this matter. I had made an effort for him to excuse himself from acting in this matter. However, we agreed that for the purposes of that rule, and because I have an obligation to the Government that is led by His Excellency Uhuru Kenyatta, which has appointed me as the Deputy Chief Whip, I need to come to this House and do my duty. I, therefore, ask that, that rule should not apply now. I do not have any ... view
• 29 Jan 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, an issue has been raised concerning the argument that the Governor came to this House and was unable to submit his documents within time and therefore thinks that the trial is prejudiced against him. My advice to the Governor and the counsel, who was handling, is that they ought to have been more strategic in the sense that once you are served with documents, if they are unable to bring all the documents within the set time, they can at least serve a few documents within that time. I say that because--- view
• 29 Jan 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, yes, Mr. Charles Njenga was my partner between 2009 and 2018. I left the law firm of Muchoki, Kang’ata and Njenga to form my own law firm, Irungu Kang’ata, which presently does not have any association with Muchoki, Kang’ata and Njenga. Therefore, on this matter, I have no pecuniary interest at all. view
• 29 Jan 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, my advice to the Governor’s counsel is that once they have been served with the documents, even if they are unable to bring all the documents--- view
• 29 Jan 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, my proposal is that if the counsel is unable to bring all the documents in the first instance, at least bring some documents whether a statement of defense or a list of witnesses. That would have been better rather than not being heard because of the timelines. view
• 29 Jan 2020 in Senate: The Supreme Court has handled the issue of timelines and as correctly stated by other counsel who have camped here, the issue of timeliness is crucial. They are aimed at The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 29 Jan 2020 in Senate: ensuring that the process is fair to each and every person. Therefore, once we provide for timeliness, file this document within certain timeliness, you ought to file them within those timelines. view
• 29 Jan 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, there are three issues for determination. First, do we have enough evidence to convict? So far, we know what kind of evidence exists before us. Secondly, what about the so-called issues concerning purported violations of the law at the Assembly level, for me, that has been ably discussed by my colleagues on how to respond to those issues. view
• 29 Jan 2020 in Senate: Thirdly is on the issues that our country is facing. We all come from the counties. What can we do, as a Senate, to ensure we remedy problems that are currently facing our people? Remember we do not have water. Whereas we have devolved functions, we do not have roads being constructed by governors. What can we do as a Senate and what opportunities do these processes afford us? view
• 29 Jan 2020 in Senate: I thank you. view