Irungu Kang'ata

All parliamentary appearances

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• 18 Oct 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. We have had various discussions in the Committee on Finance and Budget led by Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud and we invited various stakeholders. We had a discussion first with the Controller of Budget, then with the Commission for Revenue Allocation (CRA) and also with various Senators. If you recall, we held an informal kamukunji at Crowne Plaza Hotel, Upper Hill. After all those discussions, we resolved to come up with some amendments. Those amendments were drafted by a committee of experts. Once that was done, a report was prepared and brought before the Committee on Finance ... view
• 18 Oct 2018 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, what we can do so that we move forward, is to ask either the Chairperson or the staff to tell us the timeliness. Therefore, if we withdraw the Bill, we know within what timeliness we should have that publication. That way, everyone will be satisfied. view
• 18 Oct 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. On the understanding that the Bill will be published within two weeks from today and that the Chair has already expressed himself on the HANSARD giving that pledge and you have also made a ruling that the publication should take place within two weeks from today, I hereby withdraw the Bill on those conditions. view
• 18 Oct 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. Allow me to support this Motion for several reasons. The first reason is that councillors, who used to serve in the former local authorities, did an important job. There were various pension schemes which were originally intended to assist them once they retired. For instance, we have the Local Authorities Pension (LAP) Trust and the Local Authorities Provident (LAP) Fund and all those entities. However, they were not structured well. One, there were several instances where money was not being remitted to those authorities. Two, it was also not clear who was entitled to that. ... view
• 18 Oct 2018 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
• 18 Oct 2018 in Senate: have served several broken periods? I say that because to the best of my knowledge, the people who have been paid something post their time, were those who served for 20 years consistently, and they are few. To me, that is unfair because when we compare with other professions or areas, once you serve in a position, at the end of your term, you are entitled to an honorarium. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this Motion talks of an honorarium; one pay-off. Therefore, it will not be a burden on the taxpayer. This is in tandem with general labour practices, which ... view
• 18 Oct 2018 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
• 18 Oct 2018 in Senate: The work of leadership does not pay at times. You will find yourself putting all your energies to the public service or spend all your resources with the public that you do not even accumulate for your family. Therefore, in such a case, we need to reward those people who have served this country well. To me, those people include councillors. Councillors have done a very good job. Were it not for them, there would be no resources or assets which would have been devolved to the so-called county governments. They are the pioneers of the entire superstructure that is ... view
• 27 Sep 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, pursuant to Standing Order No. 47(1), I rise to issue a Statement on an issue of general topic regarding the danger posed to society by hyper-liberalism jurisprudence of Kenyan Courts. 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. view
• 27 Sep 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to give five reasons why I disagree with those decisions. One, a majority of Kenyans do not support gay relationships in this country. That has been confirmed by surveys which have been conducted. Article 1(1) of the Constitutions states- “All sovereign power belongs to the people of Kenya and shall be exercised only in accordance with this Constitution.” Sovereignty means ultimate political authority. Therefore, the Constitution vests ultimate political authority on the people. If the people of Kenya oppose gay relationships, the same court should also uphold that. They should not impose gay relationships on ... view