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• 25 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Therefore, I want to plead with the Chair - and this is very last – that, from your Chair, at least, tell the media that we are here and our mandate is to legislate. When we legislate, the media cannot go out there to misrepresent the facts. One local daily said: “MPs pass Bill to legalize Polygamy.” Such Bill has never been to this House. Such an amendment has never been brought here. No amendment has been brought here. For the media to keep tarnishing the name of this House is something that we must talk about because we are ... view
• 25 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. I seem to be raising too many issues but I apologise in advance. Hon. Duale raised a point which we also need to address for the sake of the independence of Parliament and respect between the two Houses of Parliament. view
• 25 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, hon. Duale said something very important but let me refer you to Standing order No. 87(5). It says:- The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 25 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: “It shall be out of order for a Member to criticise or call to question the proceedings in the Senate or the Speaker’s Ruling in the Senate, but any debate may be allowed on the structures and roles of the Senate or Parliament.” view
• 25 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, that particular section of Standing Order No.87 prohibits the Speaker of the Senate or the former Attorney-General from making the type of comments they made. I want to address myself to an issue. This particular House has passed a budget to audit the excesses of the Constitution which we have and that is taxpayers’ money. What comes to mind over the last few days is that the leadership of Jubilee and that of CORD have tended to imagine that they can direct the way this House legislates. This House has powers to talk about the excesses or otherwise. view
• 25 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, to say that it is premature to talk about the Constitution, somebody is trying to gag this House from working. Let me say that the President has raised certain issues whose answers will now lie in the opening of this document. Hon. Speaker, there are several issues we must look at. We were told: “For this Constitution, just pass it. It is good but only 20 per cent is bad.” In fact, the Principals then told us that they would immediately, after the passage, embark on auditing the bad 20 per cent. I wonder, as a Member for ... view
• 25 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: It is important because if we just keep quiet, some of these people and their children may never suffer--- But for many Kenyans, their grandchildren will ask: “What did the Parliament of the day do then?” This Parliament has a duty, together with the leadership. view
• 25 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you. view
• 20 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, let me, first of all, plead with the House to calm down because this is a rather controversial discussion. I want to agree with hon. (Eng.) Gumbo that we must respect each other’s religion. This is something we can overcome if we just calm down a bit. I have consulted the Leader of Majority Party. These are lots of amendments. We cannot blame him for trying to do what he is trying to do without anticipating discussion on the other amendments. The issue that is bothering him has been taken care of by another amendment that ... view
• 20 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, because we have already voted on his amendment, and it was not carried, I want to persuade him that what is bothering him will be taken care of by an upcoming amendment as a way of respecting religion. view