26 Feb 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to seek a Statement from the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Agriculture, Land and Natural Resources. The Statement relates to the outbreak of foot and mouth disease in West Pokot on 31st December, 2013; bearing in mind that the county’s mainstay is livestock keeping. I would like the chairperson to confirm whether he is aware that following the confirmation of the outbreak, all livestock markets in the county were closed on 13th January, 2014 and have not been re-opened. Secondly, he should explain what plans the relevant Government department has to contain the ...
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26 Feb 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would have been more happier if he said one week because---
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26 Feb 2014 in Senate:
Not very different, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. There is a statement; I do not know what Sen. Orengo meant by saying “a smoking room behind State House---?
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26 Feb 2014 in Senate:
Surely, you cannot downgrade honorable Members to that level!
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26 Feb 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have listened to the amendment proposed by Sen. Khalwale and in comparison to Standing Order No.98 (4)-- - Standing Order No.98 (4) reads:- “No Senator may speak in a debate on Bills, Sessional Papers, Motions or Reports of Committees for more than thirty minutes without the leave of the Speaker, but the Senate Majority Leader and the Senate Minority Leader may each speak for a maximum of sixty minutes.”
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26 Feb 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you went too fast.
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14 Feb 2014 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Is it in order for Sen. Muthama to deviate from the Report that is before this House?
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14 Feb 2014 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Is it in order for Sen. Muthama to deviate from the Report that is before this House?
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14 Feb 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also rise to support this Motion and to remind ourselves that in Article 1 of the Constitution of Kenya 2010, it talks about the sovereignty of the people of Kenya. It says in Article 1(1)(2) (3):- “(1) All sovereign power belongs to the people of Kenya and shall be exercised only in accordance with this Constitution. (2) The people may exercise their sovereign power either directly or through their democratically elected representatives (3) Sovereign power under this Constitution is delegated to the following State organs, which shall perform their functions in accordance with this Constitution–– (a) ...
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