5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Is the hon. Member in order? He is not a citizen of Nairobi County! Is he in order to cast aspersions on the competence of our governor, who cannot defend himself in this House? We know that it is the agenda of the Jubilee Government to frustrate devolution by making sure that the Inspector-General, with all the powers and the budget that we have given him, lets the
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5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly:
thugs stop this City from working? Inspector-General Kimaiyo is not doing his job.
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5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly:
The Jubilee Coalition is frustrating devolution. We want our governor to be supported with the money that we pay as taxes to make sure that the thugs who are stopping business from going on in Nairobi today resume their work. Members from
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5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly:
should not comment on the Governor of Nairobi, whom they never elected, and who is being frustrated by the Jubilee Government. It is out of order for such Members to talk about the Governor of Nairobi. Talk about your county governor. Leave Governor Kidero alone. Dawa ya Nairobi works for Nairobi.
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5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Could I be in order to request that we reduce the debating time to three minutes per speaker given the importance of this matter and the interest of hon. Members in the House have?
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5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, while I echo some of the sentiments raised by hon. Sumra and other Members from Nairobi County, I would like to be very categorical that we cannot allow anarchy to reign. We cannot undermine the right of the Governor and the County Assembly of Nairobi to raise taxes. We can talk about the level of those taxes but what we saw today, in my view, was an attempt to completely bring to its knees the city and this great county of Nairobi, which contributes 60 per cent of the GDP of nation. I urge our County Governor, Dr. ...
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5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, there is no order that has been breached here. I am using regular English words.
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5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly:
So, let us be very sensitive and find out ways in which young people in---
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5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, that is beside the point. We saw anarchy in the streets of Nairobi today. My message to my Governor is: Do not be intimidated. Stand your ground. Let us raise reasonable arguments.
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