James Kembi Gitura

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1881 to 1890 of 7781.

• 25 Feb 2016 in Senate: Order! Sen. Muthama! view
• 25 Feb 2016 in Senate: Is that it? Sen. Wetangula, you referred to Standing Order No.220. You read the whole of it but you emphasised the issue of amending a petition under paragraph 3 which states that:- “The Clerk shall, within seven days of the date of receipt of a petition, review the petition to ascertain whether the petition meets the requirements of these Standing Orders and of the law.” Standing Order No.220(4) states that:- “Where the Clerk considers that a petition does not comply with paragraph (3), the Clerk may give such directions as are necessary to ensure that the petition is amended to ... view
• 25 Feb 2016 in Senate: Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, if you allow me, I will ask you not to distract Sen. Khaniri because we are referring to his petition and I want him to follow, so that we do not repeat the issues. Standing Order No.225(3) states that:- “The Senator presenting the Petition shall read such petition but shall confine himself or herself to the subject of the prayer, the material allegations therein and the number of signatures attached.” Sen. Khaniri, I can see clearly, as you said, that the petition that is in front of the House does not have signatures or anything like that. ... view
• 25 Feb 2016 in Senate: Sen. Muthama, I will not allow you to help me interpret the law, at least not at the moment. Sen. Khaniri, I can see that the petition that is in front of me, the original petition that has10 pages, is signed by 12 petitioners and not 1,500 and you have countersigned it as is required by law. Am I correct? The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes view
• 25 Feb 2016 in Senate: To me, it appears that the one with 12 signatures is the one that has come, pursuant to Standing Order No.220, the one that Sen. Wetangula is referring to. After the Clerk looked at the original one, it appears he then reviewed it and asked your petitioners to do it again; that is under Standing Order No.223. You have countersigned the one with 12 signatures. Am I correct to assume that that would be the correct petition under Standing Order No.220? view
• 25 Feb 2016 in Senate: Forget about the first one because I assume the second one comes under Standing Order No.223. view
• 25 Feb 2016 in Senate: What you are saying, which is important, is that you are not reading the one with 12 signatures. view
• 25 Feb 2016 in Senate: Not our concern but the concern of Sen. Khaniri, which we have helped him to distill. Sen. Khaniri, if you agree, I would like you to consider the issue. I can see your point which is very clear because the one I have in front of me has 11 pages. Standing Order No.223 requires that you give it in abridged form. view
• 25 Feb 2016 in Senate: Order! Sen. Wetangula! Why do you want to altercate with me? view
• 25 Feb 2016 in Senate: I have not appointed you an amicus curie, neither does it apply to Senate and that is for court. So, Sen. Khaniri, if you are not satisfied that what you are reading brings out the petition, then I will allow you to deal with the petition in its original form. However, you should remember that under Standing Order No.223, you cannot read the whole of it. You should just point out the details of it. I would like to assure you also – because I know you have been in committees dealing with petitions – that whatever case to be ... view