Irungu Kang'ata

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• 23 Jul 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, if at all anyone understood it that I meant other Kenyans have not made any contribution, I apologise without any reservation. However, allow me to celebrate the people of Murang’a. view
• 23 Jul 2019 in Senate: The first political party in this country was the Kenya African Union (KAU), which was formed in the late 1940s. The people who formed the first national political party came from a place called Kahuhia in Murang’a County and they were led by a person called J.C. The first African Mayor of Nairobi was called Charles Rubia, another great son from Murang’a County. When it came to the fight for multipartism, many people were fearful to confront the Kenya African National Union (KANU) Government. The people of Murang’a, led by Stanley Njindo Matiba and Charles Rubia, another great man from ... view
• 23 Jul 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I will not stop celebrating, and I am happy that the hero came from Murang’a. I urge other Kenyans and people from other parts of the world to emulate the selflessness of Hon. Kenneth Stanley Njindo Matiba. We also celebrate his good friend, Hon. Charles Rubia, who is now an old man. We are aware that his case is pending before the High Court. I hope there will be a determination on that matter, so that he is compensated. view
• 23 Jul 2019 in Senate: I also urge the State to release the funds which are currently still with the Government. A judgment was rendered by the High Court directing some monies to be paid to Hon. Kenneth Matiba. However, I have been informed that money has not been released partially, and not in totality. Therefore, I urge the Government to consider releasing that money. view
• 23 Jul 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I would also like to bring to the attention of this House the judgment that was rendered regarding Hon. Kenneth Matiba’s case. There were several prayers. One of them was punitive and compensatory damages. The second one was general damages and the third one was loss of business. The main thing that the High Court ruled for him to be compensated was financial losses. The one concerning punitive or exemplary damages was not considered by the High Court. view
• 23 Jul 2019 in Senate: There are many heroes across the country, but some of them have already left us. If at all they were to launch a case before the High Court, they should be considered in terms of payment of punitive damages. We have people like the late Jaramogi Oginga Odinga who is a hero. There are also others who fought against colonialism. view
• 23 Jul 2019 in Senate: Personally, I am inspired by people like Mekatilili wa Menza, a heroine from the Coast who fought against colonialism. I also recall Koitalel arap Samoei of Nandi and Waiyaki wa Hinga. Such are the people we should celebrate in Kenya and teach our children about. I say so because our children are not taught about these heroes. They are only taught about people like Christopher Columbus and Mark Apollo. They are taught about conquerors from the West who came to conquer us, but no one is being taught about Waiyaki wa Hinga, Mekatilili wa Menza, Kenneth Matiba and Charles Rubia. ... view
• 23 Jul 2019 in Senate: I apologise, Madam Temporary Speaker. It is Edith. view
• 16 Jul 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Allow me to inform the House that I am one of the lawyers who are handling that matter. Secondly, indeed, the petitioners behind this Petition are personally known to me. It is also true that death certificates are being processed currently by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. There was even a desk handling the matter. 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
• 16 Jul 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am the one who advised the petitioners to come up with this petition. I did not want to participate in person, because of potential conflict of interest issues, since I am handling some other matters related to this petition. There are several instances where some officials in that Ministry are delaying and are even refusing. I, therefore, thought that it is an administrative issue which this Senate, through its relevant Committee as correctly interpreted by your message, can intervene and cause the hastening of that process. view