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• 31 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I beg you--- view
• 31 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. It is because there was a lot of tension in this House last week. We have had time and even a whole weekend. It is nearly a week when we talked about that Report. When you want to do something that can save or spill blood of your people and you are being paid to do it, you know you must do it properly. In the other elections, people talked about the voter register. Hon. Kimaru spoke about these many voter registers. Somebody or this Committee says “go and audit them”. They said that a reputable ... view
• 31 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, on this issue of the voter register, this morning, I heard on radio that many Kenyans want the IEBC Commissioners to walk free. Having them walk free does not mean we should not clean their mess. There is no known voter register of IEBC. Now that, that is there and we are past that stage, let us agree even in this Bill. On this audit of the voter register, Senators Orengo and Kiraitu could not figure it out. Were they in a rush or it did not work? Hon. Chepkong’a, tell us at what point will we know ... view
• 31 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: shenanigans and then one year later, we cry about rigged elections because we are making the same mistake. What is it? I plead and ask the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee to spend time and go through this Bill with a toothcomb so that, as a House, when we go to the Committee of the whole House, we are not like the Committee that was co-chaired by Senators Orengo and Kiraitu because they have done nothing. I thank you. view
• 31 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I rise to second. As it has been said by Hon. Duale, there is nothing new about this suggestion. The memorandum of objects and reasons is so clear. It is consolidating offenses relating to elections into one Act. I have been informed by my lawyer, David Ochieng, that he has checked all the statutes and confirmed that there is nothing new in this Bill. Hon. Duale, I have not changed my heart. That thing is called the Orengo-Kiraitu Committee. Even Hon. Junet was there. If they do not work, I just tell them. Akina Junet went there, but ... view
• 31 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I support the amendment. From time to time, the national Government visits and when it visits, we do not want it to commit us back to the national Civil Service to develop our constituencies. We want the monies to be channelled through a locally-chosen committee like the NGCDF Committee. This is to ensure that when the national Government says that it will build a fish pond for sisi watu wasamaki, the funds are immediately given to my NGCDF Committee without bureaucracy. view
• 30 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: I rise to second the Procedural Motion. The reasons are obvious and they have been given by the Leader of the Majority Party. While you were away, there was a lot of controversy about the Report that contained these Bills. Once we agreed that we wanted to move forward, we would like to expedite the process. I do not think there is too much to say about it. view
• 30 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: I support. view
• 30 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I will be brief. The reason as to why this amendment will be very wrong for our economy is that you can walk into a motor vehicle showroom, as a school and buy a bus. The following day, the same bus will be sold as used. Even if you go to pay for the excess VAT, you will pay at the rate of a used car while the person who bought it 24 hours earlier was exempted from paying VAT at the rate of a new car. This House has a duty to help ... view
• 30 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I think we are splitting hairs here. view