James Kembi Gitura

All parliamentary appearances

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• 23 Mar 2016 in Senate: Order, Sen. M. Kajwang! I have made a Communication. Tomorrow there will be a meeting with the Cabinet Secretary. That is the point at which you will raise those issues, if you need to. They are of no help in the House now. view
• 23 Mar 2016 in Senate: Thank you, Senator. I will tell you why I did not comment on Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale’s intervention. This is because he based it on newspaper reports which I cannot comment on. The important thing is that the Communication has been made; a direction has been given to the relevant committee and we expect that we shall be getting the reports in batches of ten. As soon as they are ready, they will be tabled in this House and we shall be able to discuss them from time to time until we are able to deal with all the counties where ... view
• 23 Mar 2016 in Senate: Thank you, Sen. Musila. I mentioned to them in the morning that at the Senate we try very hard to help county assemblies and governments to build capacity. Therefore, they are very welcome here this afternoon. view
• 23 Mar 2016 in Senate: Hon. Senators, I have two Petitions that I want to bring to your attention. The first one is by Mr. Gibson Mareko for amendments of various provisions of the Constitution. Hon. Senators, pursuant to Standing Order No.221(a) and 225(b), I hereby report to the Senate that a Petition has been submitted through the Clerk by Mr. Gibson Machanga Mareko; a resident of Nairobi City County, calling for amendment of various provisions of the Constitution. In summary, the petitioner requests the Senate to initiate amendments to the Constitution as follows; (a) Amend Article 81 of the Constitution to bar any person ... view
• 23 Mar 2016 in Senate: (d) Amend Article 114(8) and (9) to remove the power of the National Assembly to override a finding of a tribunal where such tribunal determines that the President lacks the physical or mental capacity to perform the functions of the Office of the President. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate view
• 23 Mar 2016 in Senate: Order, Sen. Njoroge! Are you questioning that the Petition is wrongly before the House? view
• 23 Mar 2016 in Senate: What is the issue? view
• 23 Mar 2016 in Senate: The Petition is properly before the House. view
• 23 Mar 2016 in Senate: Thank you, Sen. (Prof.) Anyang- Nyong’o. That is the fact, Sen. Njoroge; that every citizen has a right to bring a petition to this Senate. You cannot curtail it. If it is in good form and states its case, it is the obligation of the Speaker to bring it to the attention of the House and then the House has to make a decision on it. view
• 23 Mar 2016 in Senate: Order, Sen. Okong’o! You are completely out of order! view