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• 20 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: I do not want to die poor, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. view
• 20 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, let me go on record as agreeing with hon. Kang’ata on this particular one. This is one of the reasons we opted yesterday to postpone the debate because this amendment was not included. I want to thank you. This could have been the most dangerous thing if it was left to happen because you can get a rogue Cabinet Secretary (CS) --- view
• 20 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: You can also get a gay CS. Let me just say like that. view
• 20 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, the danger in this Clause is that somebody can say if somebody kisses a woman in the streets, that is marriage. If you greet a woman, that is marriage. The way this Clause is and the way it was drafted in the Bill is meant to ruin our society and that is why we are here. I wish to go on record that this kind of law cannot see the light of the day, so long as we are here in this Parliament. view
• 20 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I support the deletion. Where I come from and where you come from, courting is not these town things. When you engage in courting, you may get to know a while later that you are courting an evil person. She may be a night runner. So, you must have the right and reserve the right to back off, so that the witch does not come back and claim damages. view
• 20 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, very briefly, after having sat here all afternoon, I feel happy and want to thank the Committee for a job well done. Only yesterday, we were castigating the Chairmen of Committees. I want to thank this particular one--- This one left the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) intact and now, he is doing a good job. He should just stay away from the controversial ones. We thought he was going to make our marriages collapse, but he has done a good job. I wish to thank him. I wish to thank my colleagues. I realize that ... view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. Let me support with a heavy heart. I do not see why something that is weighty needs to be put at the tail end. I would suggest that we reorganize the Order Paper and begin with it while we still have a quorum. This is something that will end marriages, and do all kinds of things. I do not feel that I should stand here to oppose my colleagues. I have a duty to second but I want to plead that we reorganise the Order Paper and begin with the controversial amendments. view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Yes, the family is the basic unit of our society and we are a very religious nation. I want to plead and second. view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: ( Question put and agreed to ) view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. Let me support with a heavy heart. I do not see why something that I weighty needs to be put at the tail end. I would suggest that we reorganize the Order Paper and begin with it while we still have a quorum. This is something that will end marriages, and do all kinds of things. I do not feel that I should stand here to oppose my colleagues. I have a duty to second but I want to plead that we reorganise the Order Paper and begin with the controversial amendments. view