3 Nov 2020 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker. First I want to appreciate your Communication and the decision of the House Business Committee. Your Communication today proves that this is a House that upholds the rule of law. We have seen the judgment that was made by the High Court and we have decided to appeal in the Court of Appeal. That shows that we respect the courts contrary to what they think, that we do not respect them. The day I learnt about this ruling last week, I was shocked. I thought the judges were using a constitution of another country like Nigeria ...
view
3 Nov 2020 in National Assembly:
. There will be no legislation. My work is to legislate and the court has stopped that. I will 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
3 Nov 2020 in National Assembly:
be away at home. Do not declare my seat vacant for missing eight sittings. The courts have stopped me from coming to Parliament to legislate. Thank you.
view
15 Oct 2020 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, let me reserve my comments.
view
6 Oct 2020 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I stand to support this Bill. This Bill should have been assented to on 30th June 2020, but the Senate delayed this Bill for no reason. Counties have been complaining all the time that they have no money. I think counties did not understand where the Bill stuck. If you look at the kind of things that this country has witnessed for this Bill to reach here, they took four good months — Sitting after Sitting, Tuesday after Tuesday — just to agree on a small formula on how counties can ...
view
6 Oct 2020 in National Assembly:
This House shares almost Kshs2.7 trillion among ministries and you will never hear any complaint from any ministry. By the time we do the sharing here, the ministries are all happy. Every ministry will have gotten its equal share. To share Ksh316 billion only, took some characters; some old men who nowadays sit three times a week… When COVID-19 came, we changed our Sittings to sit on Tuesday afternoon - like today - and on Thursday in the morning and afternoon. We removed the Wednesday Sitting because of COVID-19. The Senate does not sit in the morning. It only sits ...
view
6 Oct 2020 in National Assembly:
Look at their Calendar! They only sit in the afternoons. So, people who sit in the afternoons only, when they have taken lunch, cannot pass a small formula. Can you imagine? Just to cut it short, Hon. Speaker, another thing that has shocked me is this: I saw the Speaker of the Senate in a public forum two days ago - in a funeral actually - saying that when the President lands, he is going to assent to this Bill. How can the President assent to a Bill which has not been passed in this House? I think an induction ...
view
6 Oct 2020 in National Assembly:
supposed to do, I think they should close until 2022. There is no any other business to discuss in the Senate. I thank you.
view