6 Jun 2019 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I want to first, thank the Committee for the good job they have done and for the Report they have brought. There are highly qualified Kenyans who have been cleared to serve this country in the capacities of High Commissioner and ambassador. But I wish to differ on the matter of citizenship of Madam Mwende Mwinzi; that she should renounce her US citizenship as the Report says.
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6 Jun 2019 in National Assembly:
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6 Jun 2019 in National Assembly:
I do not want to be informed, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker.
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6 Jun 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, to the best of my knowledge, ambassadors and commissioners are not State officers. Secondly, you cannot punish somebody for the crimes committed by, for example, their parents. Today, as a lady, you can leave Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) when you are about to deliver and then end up delivering your child, say in the USA. When you travel back to the country, that child will be an American citizen. That child will be an American citizen when you come back to the country. A good example is this: Parliament can send a female Member of ...
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6 Jun 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I am discussing Article 260 of the Constitution. It supersedes any Act. Once there is an express provision in the Constitution on a matter, we should stick to it. To conclude my submission, this lady is going to be punished for things that were done by her parents. There are many Kenyans - she is not the only one - with such cases and they may come before this House for approval. This House has passed the nomination of people, including persons with integrity issues. When they were eventually posted to their respective offices, the Ethics ...
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6 Jun 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to plead with the Members of this House not to victimise Madam Mwende Mwinzi. The Constitution allows dual citizenship. Let her not denounce her citizenship because she has been given a job as an ambassador. This House should uphold the Constitution. It must look at the rights of every Kenyan. Even though they appeared before the Committee, the nominees cannot appear before us to defend themselves. As I conclude, I can allow Hon. Rachael to inform me. She has a burning issue. She comes from Kitui County like Madam Mwinzi. Go ahead, I am ...
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6 Jun 2019 in National Assembly:
On a point of order.
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6 Jun 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, is my leader in order to mislead the House that the nominee will side with America if the interest of America is in contravention with that of Kenya when the ambassador knows that she is a Kenyan and representing the interest of Kenya in South Korea? Is he right to bring the hypothetical question to the House on something that has not yet happened? We are not going to discuss hypotheses in the House. That is a hypothesis because it is dealing with possible scenarios; what happens when this happens or what if that does not ...
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6 Jun 2019 in National Assembly:
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6 Jun 2019 in National Assembly:
(Suna East, ODM
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