James Kembi Gitura

All parliamentary appearances

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• 9 Apr 2015 in Senate: The Committee has worked very hard within certain timelines because it is only on 1st April, 2015, that I committed the Bill to the Committee chaired by Sen. Billow, for it to be considered, appreciating that it must be completed within 10 days, which end tomorrow, as I have said in my Communication from the Chair. Indeed, I have just approved the report for tabling this afternoon over lunch because the Committee was still working on it until very late because it is not a small issue. So, first of all, I would like to commend the Committee for working ... view
• 9 Apr 2015 in Senate: I will consult on the issue of whether or not we should suspend the House. If we do, then you appreciate that we will need to extend the time accordingly. Your second issue is constitutional; it is on Article 216(5). Now, you should have read the whole article so that it flows about the flow of events. It states:- “The Commission shall submit its recommendations to the Senate, the National Assembly, the national executive, county assemblies and county executives.” As I sit here, I do not know whether it came or not, but I am certain that a report must ... view
• 9 Apr 2015 in Senate: Sen. Ndiema, why are you raising up your hand instead of inserting your card? Please, go on. view
• 9 Apr 2015 in Senate: Order, Sen. Ndiema! It is means that you are not listening to me. After I commended the Committee, I said that procedurally, you cannot make copies of a report that has not been tabled before the House. So, there is nothing wrong at all that the Committee has done in the circumstances. They have done everything they can. Like Sen. Billow said, we all had one week to read the report and the Bill itself, upon which the report is based. So, I do not wish to apportion any blame because there is none. view
• 9 Apr 2015 in Senate: Order, Sen. Ndiema! You appreciate that we are on recess. So, when could it have been tabled? We are here on a Special Sitting to debate this Report. view
• 9 Apr 2015 in Senate: I think that is pushing it too far. I am sure that you appreciate that we only got this Bill last week from the National Assembly. My screen is scrambled. Is there any other point of order? May I request that we reduce these points of order, so that we have enough time to debate the Bill and Report? Please, proceed, Sen. Kagwe. You are a Member of the Committee. Are you not? view
• 9 Apr 2015 in Senate: Please, take your seat, Sen. Wako. view
• 9 Apr 2015 in Senate: Sen. Khaniri, why are you standing up yet I have not called you out? Please, proceed briefly, Sen. Khaniri. view
• 9 Apr 2015 in Senate: Thank you, Senators. All of you have basically said what I had said; that we are going to suspend the sitting. I think it is reasonable that we suspend the sitting for 30 minutes, so that as the Report is taken through the Second Reading of the Bill, all of you can have a report to look at. I think that will be right thing to do. Regarding extension of time, that will depend on you and how the debate through the Second and Third Reading will go. I direct that the House remains suspended for 30 minutes. We shall ... view
• 9 Apr 2015 in Senate: All right; I believe we can proceed now. Can you call the orders, please, so that we can proceed? view