27 Mar 2018 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am responding to that concern. The response to a Statement does not change the ongoing situation; it just gives information to the House. This question is similar to what has been asked before on the Floor of this House regarding his citizenship, and it was answered. The Government ascertained that Mr. Miguna Miguna is a Canadian citizen. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will strive to bring an interim response possibly on Thursday. However, I request for two weeks in order to answer the other subsidiary questions that she has asked. I am also concerned because ...
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27 Mar 2018 in Senate:
Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I will issue an interim Statement. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate.
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27 Mar 2018 in Senate:
Neither is there a comprehensive Statement, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.
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27 Mar 2018 in Senate:
Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir; you are absolutely right.
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27 Mar 2018 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I completely agree with your direction and the concern of Members. The fundamental rights of this individual are important to us, whether or not we agree with his political philosophy. In fact, I will be in contact today with the relevant authorities to ascertain the current situation. However, I will give the response on Thursday. So, immediately I will be in touch with the Police, the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA), the County Commander of Nairobi City County and all other relevant authorities, to make sure that even as they pursue the immigration issues, he gets what ...
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27 Mar 2018 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this statement was issued. However, there was additional information requested. It was just issued on Thursday, if I am not wrong. So, it should not be appearing in the Order Paper today because this is the next sitting after the last sitting. In a week’s time, we should have the additional information that was requested. After that I hope it will not appear again in Order Papers because you cannot have it in perpetuity.
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27 Mar 2018 in Senate:
Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.
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27 Mar 2018 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have discussed with the good Senator for Lamu County and agreed that the Statement can come later on Thursday and he will confirm that.
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27 Mar 2018 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I seek your guidance on your earlier ruling or position. In as much as it is quite prudent for Chairs to seek out those who have asked questions, when other Senators might prove to be elusive, can we serve them by depositing responses in their pigeon holes? As Chairs, we take time to look for responses from Cabinet Secretaries. We cannot start looking for other Senators yet there is an address where every Senator can get this information.
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