26 Apr 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I also wish to condole with the family of the former President, hon. Kibaki. I know losing a loved one, especially a mother no matter how old she is, is the most painful thing. The gap she has left can never be filled. I know the entire nation is mourning. She was a darling to many people. I remember when she protested at the Kenya Television Network (KTN) studios, I had a daughter then who was just four years old but she really loved Mama Lucy. She asked me to invite the First Lady home for ...
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21 Apr 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I support this Bill because the authors have tried their best to apportion the money accordingly. However, I would have been happier to see more allocation of funds to the free maternal health care because we know how the situation has been and there is still a lot to be done. I hope that we will see a lot of improvement next time because women are still suffering as their children die. We need to protect the future generation. On the enhancement of the security operations such as the police vehicles, I wish that there would ...
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20 Apr 2016 in Senate:
No, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.
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20 Apr 2016 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I also wish to support this Bill, taking cognizance of judicial notice that Kenya has performed very well in athletics. Our brothers and sisters have made us proud. So, this is an area which we need to protect, safeguard and ensure that we always get the glory. It is sad that once we have celebrated and sung the National Anthem, then you hear that the medal has been taken away from the athlete. This is something which is new to us as Kenyans because it is the last thing we expected that would affect ...
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20 Apr 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I hope I am protected because I was still on my feet.
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20 Apr 2016 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I was winding up when I said dissemination and awareness creation should be done so that we do not have instances where athletes are not aware of what is prohibited and what is not. They then end up messing up with their careers. With those few remarks, I beg to support.
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19 Apr 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I support the petition. When a lady is appointed to such a position, she should be scrutinized and given a clean bill of health. We do not want to see the kind of intimidation and harassment that many women in high positions have been subjected to in the past.
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19 Apr 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I endeavour to issue the Statement in two weeks’ time in case Sen. (Prof.) Anyang'-Nyong'o is not satisfied with the Statement which I will issue in a short while in response to the request by Sen. Leshore on the same issue.
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19 Apr 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I request for three weeks to enable me get a proper statement responding to all the issues raised.
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19 Apr 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am sure there will be many issues to inquire about. If I get it before then, I will notify Sen. (Prof.) Anyang'-Nyong'o and the Rules and Business Committee (RBC).
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