Ken Obura Mirenga

All parliamentary appearances

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• 6 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: It is unfair to have some Members not serving in any Committee when others are in five committees. I do not want to give examples that have already been given. You have heard them for yourselves. I believe those are the example. This issue may actually find its way into courts of law so that a determination is made so that we Kenyans can understand between party loyalty, which is just a provision of the Political Parties Act, and the role of a Member of Parliament which is constitutional, which one we should give premium. Is it when Hon. Munuve ... view
• 6 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: I can see those who usually position themselves as the prime dispensers of this political patronage looking down as I speak. view
• 6 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 6 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, we will be asking you, in the next few days, to make a ruling on this. When this Parliament is finally dissolved sometime next year, people will be remembered for different reasons. There are those who will be remembered for their courage to challenge the conventional thinking and to challenge these worn out ideas and there are also those who will be remembered for their rigid and ideological adherence to discredited ideas like sycophancy. That is the problem we have in the leadership of the CORD Coalition in this House. In fact, you will agree with me that ... view
• 6 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: We need to look at this Political Parties Act so that when we talk about party discipline, then it must be in a context that makes both political and legal sense. Why? When you say that Hon. Ken Obura is indisciplined yet when you look at him from the way he presents himself, what he says, his schooling, his body language, his demeanour and his mien, he is a man who is naturally disciplined, you cannot say he is indisciplined. Something must be done and done urgently on this side. view
• 6 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 6 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Allow me to execute my point of order. I am happy with the free piece of advice that the Leader of the Majority Party has given to this House. view
• 6 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: My point of order is that this country has been--- view
• 6 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, allow me to execute my point or order, please, just like the Leader of the Majority Party was raising his issues. view
• 6 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am happy that a lot of times when Members of this Parliament speak, particularly when some of us say things which we feel are not consistent with our thoughts, they say that they will forgive us because we are young. I want to begin my point of order from that angle. This country has been in existence for over 50 years now. view