Kalonzo Musyoka

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 721 to 732 of 732.

• 15 Jan 2008 in National Assembly: Therefore, from now on, on the Government side, we are suggesting that any vote that is shown will then be treated as invalid, because this is important. We should proceed with the exercise! view
• 15 Jan 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Clerk, Sir, the hon. Member-elect for Ugenya Constituency, Mr. Orengo knows how much I truly respect him. This is separate from the personalised attacks that we have had from my friend, Prof. Anyang'-Nyong'o. But be that as it may--- view
• 15 Jan 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Clerk, Sir, I want to move on! view
• 15 Jan 2008 in National Assembly: Now that the learned Attorney-General has quoted from Erskine May's Treatise on The Law, view
• 15 Jan 2008 in National Assembly: , and that was the express request from Mr. Orengo, I want to move that having made your ruling, that we invalidate those ballot papers and start the process all over again! view
• 15 Jan 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, please allow this stranger to congratulate you for a very well fought election battle and the very fact that you have submitted yourself to the will of the House. view
• 15 Jan 2008 in National Assembly: This nation is at a crossroad, because if we were to continue prevaricating over this matter of the manner of the swearing in--- First of all, I heard you say loud and clear that though this House is supreme, in accordance with the traditions of this wonderful country which we love so much to the extent that we can sacrifice as much as we have done, including the sacrifice our own people continue to make, then it behooves all of us to respect those traditions. The tradition is exactly what you have gone through. I heard you loud and clear ... view
• 15 Jan 2008 in National Assembly: I, therefore, want to urge as part of the healing process, that we, of necessity, have to go through as a country--- I heard my learned friend from Ugenya talk about contestation. Indeed, that is what it is; contestation! It is not the first time that elections have been contested. I think it is also important to recognise that even as we look forward to dialogueing over this matter, we cannot hold the destiny of this country at ransom by refusing to do what we should actually do, and that is to swear. Then once we are not strangers before ... view
• 15 Jan 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, in your own acceptance speech, you also correctly pointed out the need for all of us, as the Tenth Parliament, to give this country the kind of Constitution it obviously deserves. I think that in that totality of consideration we shall then be able to look at even the Oath of Allegiance and do whatever else. Since the majority of us--- view
• 15 Jan 2008 in National Assembly: I am sorry that 80 per cent of this House is new. But there are those of us who have lived through these traditions. I want to humbly suggest that you proceed--- view
• 15 Jan 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, proceed to make progress. Thereafter, when we are properly before this House, we will be able to look at all these matters. But I do not think I will lose my sleep tonight because I have sworn allegiance to His Excellency the President. That is a valued tradition, which can also change as we look at the new constitutional order that we have been talking about. view
• 15 Jan 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you. view