James Kembi Gitura

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 Nov 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, could I request that you allow me to go back to Papers? view
• 25 Nov 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of the Senate today, Wednesday, 25th November, 2015:- 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
• 25 Nov 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise under Standing Order No.31 on the Adjournment of the Senate. I move that the Senate do now adjourn. As my colleague Senators are aware, His Holiness Pope Francis is coming to this country. This is the first time that he will visit any country in Africa since his papacy began. Kenya is honoured that the Holy Father would be visiting Kenya for the first time in his papacy. He has already left Fiumicino Airport in Italy. He is expected to arrive in Nairobi at 5.00 p.m. As my colleagues are aware, Senators and Members of ... view
• 25 Nov 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I take this opportunity to thank my colleagues for supporting the Motion for Adjournment. What has made me feel humbled, like I said when moving the Motion, is that it is bi-partisan and cuts across religious beliefs. Our colleagues, who are Muslims, have contributed very effectively to this Motion in support of the papal visit to Kenya. Like my colleagues, including Sen. Francis Wetangula, have said in their contributions, Pope Francis is an extremely unusual Pope; at least for those of us that have been following him. On Friday, he will give a speech on climate ... view
• 24 Nov 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is becoming a very worrying trend if you think about Petitions. I cannot remember any Petition that has been fully answered. Standing Order No.227, talks about a mandatory of 60 days. It does not have an extension period. What direction would you give to this House and the Committees because it is becoming very frustrating? It is partly because Committees are finding it difficult to sit for lack of quorum. This issue has risen here severally. In the case of Sen. Karaba, it has taken more than eight months before even an indication about his Petition ... view
• 24 Nov 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, on behalf of the petitioners, you have given petitions here and indicated that the Committees must give answers within 60 days. Sen. Karaba’s is not the only one pending. There are more than 20 petitions pending, including the one on the Standing Committee on Agriculture which was petitioned by tea farmers. Although Sen. Murungi went out of his way and convened a meeting of stakeholders, still there is no answer to the petitioner that has been laid on the Table of the House and debated as provided for under Standing Order No.227. The electronic version of the ... view
• 24 Nov 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me give specifics; we have the one for Mary Gakenda from Sen. Karaba and the one he has just talked about. He sought it in March and still no answer has been given. I have not heard any indication from the relevant Committee asking for an extension of time or that they have certain meetings or interviews and have been unable to finish in time. In that case, under Standing Order No.227, they should request for an extension of time by this House. view
• 24 Nov 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this statement is of great importance because we all know that pursuant to the alarming story about the Imperial Bank, there was almost a run against some smaller banks. I noted that in answering this question, the CBK has also provided liquidity support to the banks experiencing liquidity runs, due to the customers deposit withdrawals. That is the answer that has been given. I would like to know whether that was the normal overnight lending or a bail-out to the smaller banks so The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A ... view
• 24 Nov 2015 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. With your permission, may I seek a Statement from the relevant committee? view
• 24 Nov 2015 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise under Standing Order No. 45 (2) (b) to seek a Statement from the Chairman of the Standing Committee on County Public Accounts and Investments (CPAIC) regarding the Report of the Special Committee on the proposed removal from the office by impeachment of Hon. Mwangi Wa Iria, the Governor for Murang’a County dated 6th November, 2015. In particular, I request the Chairman of the Committee to addresses the following issues and give the people of Murang’a a way forward. (1) On allegation two; Paragraph 212 of the Report. The Committee, having found that there ... view