James Kembi Gitura

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 4941 to 4950 of 7781.

• 24 Sep 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have a statement from the Committee on Defence and Foreign Affairs that was sought by Sen. Mositet who I note, of course, is not here. I will abide by your direction on that. view
• 24 Sep 2014 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 24 Sep 2014 in Senate: 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
• 24 Sep 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I had sought a Statement on the Order Paper, but I notice that the Chairman of the Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget is not here. view
• 23 Sep 2014 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also want to join my colleagues in thanking the Chairman of the Committee, Sen. Murungi. As he has collectively put it, there is, indeed, a crisis in the tea industry in this country today. As you are aware, some petitions have been made regarding this issue. Indeed, other questions have been raised. There are many problems that tea farmers in Murang’a County, which I represent, are facing. They have made a petition which I will be presenting to this Senate. I hope that when the committee finally sits to consider these issues, it will invite all ... view
• 23 Sep 2014 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Is it in order for the distinguished Sen. Wetangula to put my reputation as a lawyer on line, by saying that I was scared of judges, when he knows very well how strong I was in defending not just my clients, but the right things in this society? Could he withdraw and apologize? view
• 23 Sep 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to join the ranks of my colleagues who have contributed very positively to this important debate on the issues of the Judiciary as against the Senate. The Constitution that we have in this country today is actually a lay man’s Constitution; anybody can read it and anybody can understand it. It is actually not even difficult to interpret. Article 125 of the Constitution is very clear and I think it is important to read it so that one understands exactly what it says. Article 125(1) says:- “Either House of Parliament or ... view
• 23 Sep 2014 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, with your permission, let me conclude and say this: The reason that the Constitution gives timelines even in a Presidential petition is for the nation to know where it stands. However, when a court adjourns a matter of great importance - I remember you standing up in this House and declaring the seat of the Governor of Embu County vacant as of 12.00 midnight; that night, when we made a decision. Without a reversal of that, the people of Embu are forced to have a Governor they do not wish to have at this point in time. ... view
• 2 Sep 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to support the Motion. The issue of accountability by the county governments - and I have said this in the past - is not negotiable. They have to account for the money that is coming from the national government, which is taxpayers’ money that is going down to them. I am on record as having said that the amount of money going to the counties may appear to be a lot because it is in billions. But if you take into account that a county like Murang’a with 1.2 million people and Kshs4.6 billion is ... view
• 2 Sep 2014 in Senate: Hon. Members, we are now in Committee of the Whole and there is only one item. Let us hope like Sen. Wetangula said, it will take ten minutes. view