Irungu Kang'ata

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Irungu Kang'ata

Majority Whip of the Senate (12th May 2020 - 9th Feb 2021)

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 661 to 670 of 1643.

  • 23 May 2019 in Senate: 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
  • 23 May 2019 in Senate: The County Government of Murang‟a is yet to respond to the issues that I raised, which were purely objective. They were raised in the Auditor General‟s Report of the Financial Year 2015/2016. Those issues relate to- (1) When will the Murang‟a County Milk factory that is being constructed in Maragua be completed? (2) When shall the people of Murang‟a County, in particular, the milk farmers, start reaping the benefits of that factor, specifically, ensuring that they get Kshs40 per litre once they take their produce to that place? (3) There have been complaints by the landlords who have given out ... view
  • 16 May 2019 in Senate: On a point of order Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. view
  • 16 May 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No. 98(1), (2) and (3) states that: ―(1) Subject to paragraph (5), no Senator shall refer to any particular matter which is sub judice or which, by the operation of any written law is secret. (2) A matter shall be considered to be sub judice when it refers to active criminal or civil proceedings and the discussion of such matter is likely to prejudice its fair determination. (3) In determining whether a criminal or civil proceeding is active, the following shall apply- (a) Criminal proceedings shall be deemed ... view
  • 16 May 2019 in Senate: (b) Criminal proceeding shall be deemed to have ceased to be active when they are concluded by verdict and sentence or discontinuance.‖ It is public knowledge that the subject matter of this Statement has a criminal case that is pending in court. If we proceed with this discussion, when it is still active and witnesses are yet to give evidence, we shall be flouting this law. view
  • 16 May 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. You can either take parliamentary notice of what is happening because it is in public realm but in the unlikely event that you refuse to adopt that, I give a pledge that I will Table those documents on or before Tuesday next week. view
  • 28 Mar 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I do not blame Gov. Sonko. Instead, I blame myself and the Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights because there is no express provision in the law that commands Gov. Sonko to appoint a deputy governor within a certain period of time. We should take the initiative and come up a clear provision. Otherwise, I do not see anything that---. view
  • 28 Mar 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to reply then I can address---. view
  • 28 Mar 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to address two issues that have been raised by the Senator for Nairobi County. The first issue is on the Bill or a law that compels the governor to appoint a deputy governor within a certain period. It is true that the Bill was passed here but it is yet to become law. It is still in the National Assembly. view
  • 28 Mar 2019 in Senate: Yes, it has not been signed by the President for it to become law. There is a procedure to be followed before a Bill becomes law. The President must sign it and it has to be gazetted. Until that happens, we do not have a law. That is my position. Secondly, on the issue of---. view

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