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• 20 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I also want to take this opportunity to send my condolences to the family of Mwalimu Ougo. I learnt of his sickness about a week and a half ago and I had promised myself that I would go and see him at Avenue Hospital in Kisumu. Unfortunately, I never made it to see him, but the few encounters that I had with hon. Ougo left no chance doubt that he was nothing but a humble human being. It is also good to remember that when Ougo Ochieng’ was a Member of Parliament for Bondo, at our side of ... view
• 20 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: My God rest his soul in peace. view
• 20 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker, for giving me this chance. The last time hon. Members contributed to a Bill of this nature; we got a lot of ignorant noise and bashing from outside Parliament. But we have a duty and responsibility to talk and say our minds when we think something is wrong. It would be prudent to tell hon. Members to utilize their time in committees correctly. Hon. Speaker, this Bill has a few good things in it. But it has majority bad things in it as well. I want to tell you that there may be a few but ... view
• 20 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: we cannot do a Bill for or against individuals. It would have been good for this Committee--- They still have a chance to come up with things that prevent domestic violence; things that teach our children values. Hon. Speaker, I would be in support of a Bill in this House which proposes a curriculum change to teach our boys and girls good attitudes and respect for the other gender. We should teach our children good morals. We are not doing that in our schools. In fact, a lot of things we see on the streets are perpetuated by people who ... view
• 20 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: It is true. What happens in Nyeri is not what happens in Gem. I cannot pass a law that will go and hurt the people of Nyamira County; even if those things do not happen there. Therefore, it is important to know the cultural practices of certain counties. I know where this is headed to. This is how you pass a law to correct something small but you hurt something big. We shall not accept that. We should sit down and I am sure our good Speaker will call a Kamkunji and we talk over this matter. We will tell ... view
• 20 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: This law can go either way. Any man or any woman who is here knows our opposites are quite often in bad moods. You cannot predict them because when you go home--- There are very few days you would find her in good moods and I agree with hon. A.B. Duale - like this one. But on some days, we talk here and I go home tired after having quarreled with hon. A.B. Duale and I want to sleep--- I can be sued for domestic violence. view
• 20 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: When you live with your mate, you should know that you are not twins. The only reason you live together is because you are not even related. That is how you can do those things. That is the only reason. Hon. Speaker you cannot make a Bill that is fake and somebody can take it to court. You do not know who will be sitting on the bench to try to prosecute you for a crime that you did not even know it existed. Therefore, it is important that if we want to make a law and we want our ... view
• 20 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: I want to plead with our lady colleagues that we have tried. I have been here when there were no women in this House. Now, we have almost 60 of them and we are all here and the number is increasing. Therefore, you cannot use the numbers we are adding you to hurt us. We cannot allow you to do so. Therefore, it is very important that it is known that we are a Kenyan society; but we are not yet a nation. Any Bill that will destroy the fabric of our nation is one that we cannot accept. This ... view
• 20 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: I am giving you an example. I am not naming anybody. view
• 20 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Therefore, it comes a time when, as parents, you are offended by that free fall of society. There are some people in society - just because they have money and might - they are doing anything. They know their colleagues have expanded numbers here and they will come and pass a law and you cannot question those things. We cannot agree to that. Some of these things are different from tribe to tribe in this country. Some of the things they are defining here are so different and you cannot leave everything to the interpretation of the court. You cannot! view