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• 9 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. Sorry for ambushing you. As we are going on recess, this is an issue I thought this House must address itself to. Hon. Speaker, in 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
• 9 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: the last couple of days, there has been “noise” about a Member of this House telling Kenyans to get ready to cut each other with pangas . Hon. Speaker, I tried to come to your office just for a discussion as our father so that you could even address it on your own. I am in the know that the comments associated with Hon. Moses Kuria are causing a lot of anxiety in the areas where we are, with members of his community. I thought the Floor of this House is well placed to address the issue so that Kenyans ... view
• 9 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker. I am not discussing the Member. I am only discussing the substance of what is out there. view
• 9 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: I have withdrawn his name, Hon. Speaker. view
• 9 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Yes, I am advised. Hon. Speaker, the point I was trying to bring to the attention of the House and to the nation at large is this: We have been living together in this country. The issues of how we are supposed to live are well addressed in the new Constitution. Utterances by politicians or even imagination that members of this country can be allowed outside the law to cut each other with pangas over political sentiments is something we need to run away from. I know and I have been informed by members of the public. I have received ... view
• 9 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I am only saying that since a reminiscent of the post- election violence is the one this House and Members need to run away from, what is being done by unnecessary and reckless utterances from us is causing very unnecessary anxiety amongst Kenyans. I just thought that, as we pass the Motion to go on Recess, Members need to watch their tongues for the sake of our country. That is what I wanted to bring to the attention of the House. view
• 9 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I stand to oppose this Motion. I want to reason with the House and the Leader of the Majority Party who has moved it because there is so much which is not understood about this Motion. This is the National Assembly of Kenya - it is not the Senate. We are not their children and their wishes cannot just come here the way they wish. You have rightly said that I am a Member of the Committee on Catering and Health Club Services. As you remember, from old days, it was a Committee that Members never wanted to ... view
• 9 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: This is what the letter from the Clerk says:- “RE: PROPOSED JOINT MEETING BETWEEN THE COMMITTEE OF COMMISSION ON MEMBERS’ WELFARE AND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY CATERING AND HEALTH CLUB SERVICES COMMITTEE. During a special meeting held on 26th March 2015, the Committee of the Commission on Members’ welfare met with the Ad Hoc Committee on Members’ welfare of the National Assembly and discussed the poor quality of food, the poor 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
• 9 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: state of infrastructure, staff engaged on temporary terms and high turnover of specialised staff in the catering department. The meeting was informed that the Catering and Health Club Services Committee had held a retreat in Kisumu on the date and the Committee of the Commission on Members’ welfare recommended a joint meeting between the Catering and Health Club Services Committee be held to deliberate on the issue.” If you can see, the issues raised by the Members of the Catering Committee are high turnover of specialised staff, bad food, poor infrastructure et cetera . What this letter does not tell ... view
• 9 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, it was because of the accounting of the money that the Committee was questioned. It, therefore, means, without casting unnecessary aspersions, that somebody was tickled by the questioning on Members’ money. When you eat in this restaurant, you pay Kshs600 for that food. I have not met you there lately, Hon. Speaker. The food is despicable! It is not worth Kshs200. Somebody went somewhere and put that price. What the Members are asking is: “How is it that, that kind of money is paid for that kind of food and where does the money go?”That is what the ... view