James Kembi Gitura

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 6171 to 6180 of 7781.

• 4 Mar 2014 in Senate: Sen. Elachi, I have a proposed amendment on the Motion right in front of me. It has been brought by Sen. Mugo. I have no problem with approving the amendment, but in what capacity are you bringing your amendment? Is it on authority from Sen. Mugo? view
• 4 Mar 2014 in Senate: Any Member can speak to the amendment; even those who have already spoken. When the amendment comes to the Floor of the House, any Member can contribute to it because it is a different Motion altogether. 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
• 4 Mar 2014 in Senate: Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, we are very far from there. For purposes of the HANSARD, I do not even know what is coming. Are you anticipating debate? view
• 4 Mar 2014 in Senate: We shall be able to deal with that when the Motion finally comes to the Floor of the House. view
• 4 Mar 2014 in Senate: All I want us to understand – this is important and procedural – is that I have a Motion before me for amendment which I have approved and it is signed by Sen. Mugo. If Sen. Elachi gives me her word that she has taken over the Motion and she is moving it, I have no issue. As Sen. Muthama says, at the end of the day, the idea is to ventilate the issues that are before us and I am not going to kill a Motion of amendment barely on matters of procedure. So, I think, with that, Sen. ... view
• 4 Mar 2014 in Senate: I followed the contribution of Sen. Mugo, she indicated that she expected that the amendment to be brought and that she will bring an amendment. I think that is what she said and I was following the debate. 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
• 4 Mar 2014 in Senate: I am saying that – I think that is the point Sen. Muthama was making – somebody else can say they are the ones bringing it, but for me that would be taking procedure to a level that maybe it does not need to get to because at the end of the day, that Motion of amendment is going to be moved and we are going to debate it. So, I am not going to curtail debate barely on a matter of procedure because the Motion as debated and as voted upon becomes enriched by the debate that we have ... view
• 4 Mar 2014 in Senate: True! True! True! I am at the verge of making my decision and I do not know whether you are engaging me in debate on this issue. I have made it clear and I do not think I can make it clearer than that; that I have a Motion of amendment right in front of me and I am not going to stop or anticipate debate on it. It would not be right to stop anybody from bringing a Motion of amendment merely because one may like or not like it. The point is that you must not like the ... view
• 4 Mar 2014 in Senate: On the same issue? view
• 4 Mar 2014 in Senate: I hear you, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, and you could be very right. I respect the position you are taking, but I am saying that you are anticipating debate. Once the amendment is on the Floor of the House, it is going to be proposed, seconded and debated. At the end of the debate, we are going to vote on it. If it wins, it wins. You should be able to bring those strong arguments that you may have; that is it materially changing the Motion that you brought to the House. If the Members present agree with you, then that ... view