21 Feb 2018 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Hon. Speaker.
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21 Feb 2018 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me an opportunity. I wanted to draw your attention that as per the resolution of the House Business Committee (HBC) yesterday, we were supposed to submit names of the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) by today noon. The Leader of the Minority Party will expound on it but after consultations, the biggest party in the country, ODM, has a National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting tomorrow at 2.00 p.m. The matter will be discussed and taken to the National Governing Council (NGC) on Friday. We are requesting if we can submit our names on Tuesday, with ...
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21 Feb 2018 in National Assembly:
No. when the Leader of the Majority Party tabled the nominee for Wiper, together with the nominees of the Jubilee Coalition, it was like mixing sheep and goats. I wonder how they are going to move forward together. We are waiting to see.
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21 Feb 2018 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I want to take the shortest time possible. I rose here last week addressing you on matters of privilege. Unfortunately, at that time this Committee was not in place and you are the Chair. You can remember I was talking about the privileges given to Members of NASA leadership and Members of Parliament in terms of security. Even the Leader of the Minority Party is still walking; he does not have a car as the Leader of the Majority Party. I was asking whether we can now refer this matter to this Committee under your leadership ...
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21 Feb 2018 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I stand to second the Motion. This is a very important Committee. In the last Parliament, on our side of the National Supper Alliance (NASA) – that time we used to be called the Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) – the main man who was representing us in that Committee was Hon. Washington Jakoyo Midiwo. We felt that the best caterers may be are from that constituency. We decided to bring the hon. Member who replaced him to the same Committee because I think they know how to cook good cassava. He talked to me ...
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21 Feb 2018 in National Assembly:
That is the kind of tea you drink here. However, when you go to other offices...
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21 Feb 2018 in National Assembly:
That is right, Hon. Speaker. We basically stay in these premises, the precincts of Parliament, for a whole day or more than 12 hours. I think we were suffering under humiliation because people think Members are given a lot of allowances and salaries and that there is a lot of food. Nowadays, I am sure the Parliament that you served as a whip and this one is different. Here, when it comes to lunch time, you queue like high school to get food. They are calling it buffet but that is how we used to queue at Lenana School in ...
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21 Feb 2018 in National Assembly:
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21 Feb 2018 in National Assembly:
All this is with a light touch. We are here, for example, debating the Roads Bill today evening. This Roads Bill we are debating is going to help this country develop its roads. Without this Bill, there will be no roads. I have to be facilitated within these precincts for me to be able to have a conducive environment for me to legislate. So, I want this new Committee not only to do their meetings at 1 O’clock as they do... This Committee does their meetings only at 1 O’clock especially near the small dining hall. You will hear a ...
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21 Feb 2018 in National Assembly:
look like in those countries.
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