Washington Jakoyo Midiwo

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• 6 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Last week, I watched a very interesting thing happen in a presidential system in the USA when the democrats staged a sit-in to allow a vote on gun control rules. That was not called indiscipline. It is within the rule. If we want to do a presidential system, you must lead us to borrow rules that govern debate in the House of Parliament. You must lead us to borrow what guides Members of Parliament. We must realise that amongst us are people who are young because of the circumstances that we are in and because it is 21st Century. A ... view
• 5 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Speaker . view
• 5 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I understand the wordings in Article 1(2) of the Constitution. This Motion has borrowed from the Constitution in Article 1(2) where it says:- “The people may exercise their sovereign power either directly or through their democratically elected representatives.” view
• 5 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I have just lost my track of thought. What I am requesting Hon. Washiali to explain to me and I think it is good to carry everybody along, is when we delete the word ‘indirectly’, in my mind, it takes away the power to consult. I am just asking for an explanation. Can I just get the semantics, so that I am clear before we debate this one? view
• 5 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. This is a very important moment for our country. To repeat the words of Hon. Kajwang’, as a country, we have come from very far. It is unfortunate that very often people have to shed blood for Kenya to go to the next level. The speaker before me forgets that this is work in progress. The issue of the IEBC and elections in this country are not small matters. It is hardly 10 years since Kenyans butchered one another and destroyed property, which is an act we have not recovered from. This is a serious ... view
• 5 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: 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
• 5 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: The populace does not have any more hope. We do not have hope because so many things are wrong. We passed a Constitution which has posed several challenges to our people. view
• 5 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Today, things are not working for us economically. I saw in the Business Daily that we are Kshs28 billion short of foreign exchange. I wondered if that is something that can make a country happy though questions as to where the Euro Bond dollars went to would be asked. It is not even a year since we brought US$2.8 billion and today, we are Kshs28 billion in the red. It means that it did not come. view
• 5 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: I support the 30 days the Select Committee has been granted taking into account that the next elections will be held exactly in 13 months’ time on Friday this week. There are issues to be addressed. A Member has said that a Committee is addressing a petition, but a petition had already been given to that Committee yet it never dealt with it. It is the same Committee which is now purporting to be dealing with another petition. It did not deal with Mr. Wafula Buke‘s petition. The issues are the same. So, this House cannot attempt to do everything ... view
• 5 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: The IPPG simplified elections in this country. This bipartisan way must simplify it further and close the windows. If the result of the Governor of Moyale can be announced in Moyale and it is, period. It should be the same for presidential contenders. If Peter Kenneth’s votes are announced in Moyale, let them remain there. Anybody who wants to change them should go to court. This voting by SMS or voter transmission of results by phones is a window that will make this country to be no more, one day. Let us vote, count our votes, announce them and let ... view