Kennedy Mong'are Okong'o

All parliamentary appearances

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• 23 Mar 2016 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as much as Kenyans have a right to petition this House, it is important for them to look at the provisions of the Constitution. It is not incumbent upon the Senate to amend the Constitution. It is incumbent upon a process which takes too long. However, since it is a right, it is important that this Petition be referred to the right committee and dealt with. Secondly, talking of petitions, the IEBC has taken too long to say that the signatures in the CORD petition were not sufficient and that they did not meet the threshold. ... view
• 23 Mar 2016 in Senate: I am guided, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Let me rest my case at that stage. We will look at it at the appropriate time. view
• 23 Mar 2016 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I support the petitioners from the outset. This petition may be a trigger to solve very many pending issues in this country. The last review of boundaries was done in 1992. There is a lacuna in our statutes and in the Constitution. Therefore, it is incumbent upon us to come up with a cure to this. As I speak here today, we have had an issue in Keroka Town which feeds Nyamira and Kisii counties. There has been bloodshed not once and even yesterday there was acrimony. The leadership of those affected areas – Sen. Obure ... view
• 23 Mar 2016 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to seek a clarification on the issues of County Land Boards managed by the National Land Commission (NLC) who have the authority to issue title deeds especially when they are dealing with county governments? I have information from my county that there are so many schools whose land was grabbed and county governments who are supposed to facilitate the NLC are not doing anything. Is the chairperson aware of that? view
• 23 Mar 2016 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is the Chairman in order to mislead this House that he cannot seek information from any other Ministry other than it being redirected to the relevant Committee? I understand that any Chairperson can seek information from the Government. Has he done that and failed? view
• 22 Mar 2016 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is not the first time we have heard Communication from that Chair on the lapses of the Constitution by the Speaker of the National Assembly. A constitutional requirement cannot be mid-wifed. I request the Chair to consider directing that these Bills be withdrawn from the Order Paper tomorrow. view
• 22 Mar 2016 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Is the Senator in order to say that Migingo Island is not available to us? Does she have documentation and evidence in that regard? view
• 22 Mar 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, she has clarified that what we have in Migingo is a problem. There is a problem, but it is available to us. I agree with the clarification. view
• 17 Mar 2016 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I echo the sentiments of Sen. Hassan on the reports of the first two conferences. Secondly, the Senator for Bomet does not have to go there. He can even write a protest note. We have seen conferences being held whereby the nerve of the devolution units are Senators. I have never seen Senators given their rightful place in those conferences. We have conferred with my colleague, Sen. Ndiema. He told me that yesterday he went to his county for a conference. However, when he realised he does not belong there, he left in a huff. ... view
• 17 Mar 2016 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, it is not in order for the Chairperson of the Committee to tell us that he is satisfied with the answer but the person who sought the Statement is not satisfied. Is it in order for the Committee Chairperson to tell us that he is very satisfied, with the answer, while the person who sought the request is not? Wildlife conservation in this country is a national matter. There are people who are willing to partner with the Government of Kenya to conserve wildlife. These county units which have been created are very vocal for this kind ... view