27 Sep 2017 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I am happy to make my Maiden speech today to talk about what I found on the Floor of the House, which is the discussion on the political situation in this country. I am happy that my fellow colleagues who have spoken before me actually spoke passionately. I am happy that they are now feeling the heat of what it means to love this country. As we sit here we all know that this country belongs and is important to all of us. Therefore, the heat that I have been feeling out there is ...
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27 Sep 2017 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I was almost raising a point of order on my own account having been interrupted on my maiden speech. I know I am not supposed to be interrupted as much as I am contributing regarding what Sen. Cheruiyot thinks that needs further clarification. I have not heard your ruling on whether it is right for a Member to be interrupted on their maiden speech. Be that as it may, if that is your ruling that I should be interrupted, I will proceed. I am seeking your guidance on that.
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27 Sep 2017 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, had I known I was going to make this presentation, I would have brought the document. I have a written paper with more than ten polling stations where more people voted than the registered voters. I am not able to provide them at the moment but I have them. You will see it in the news later because we have discussed it openly with the media and issued a statement that has the affected polling stations with the total registered voters and total voters who voted. I will provide the evidence if you allow me to ...
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27 Sep 2017 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir; that is how serious things are from my submission. We have a lot of anomalies that were committed with impunity. That is what we are talking about and we cannot keep quiet anymore, we will come out and speak about it in a peaceful way. Let those who want to stand on the right side of history do so and those who want to condone impunity do so. Some of us will come out clearly, truthfully and honestly in our demonstrations and to state in press conferences what it is that needs to be ...
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27 Sep 2017 in Senate:
I referred to several polling stations but I will be specific on the one that had 500 registered voters and yet over 5,000 voted. I will table the documents in the next sitting.
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