Kipchumba Murkomen

All parliamentary appearances

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• 29 Apr 2021 in Senate: about many gains for women in this Bill. The BBI Report says in 2032, if we will not have achieved a third of women in the National Assembly and County Assemblies, that will be the end of gender principle in our constitutional order. For example, if Elgeyo- Marakwet County Assembly elects 20 male MCAs, there will be no nomination in 2032. This is because the principle that is the BBI report will only operate for 10 years. Mr. Speaker, Sir, let us ask ourselves: Can we provide an amendment that takes away that gender principle and still retain Article 81 ... view
• 29 Apr 2021 in Senate: The same question would be asked in terms of the provisions of the Ombudsman position. I saw the Chairperson of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights struggling to justify that the Ombudsman will be there investigating and intimidating judges. He will be calling judges and telling them if you do not this or that, you will be removed. However, the Constitution allows the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to retain its power to investigate and interrogate judges. How will the two provisions sit together? How do you bring constitutional amendments that contradict the basic structure and foundation of the ... view
• 29 Apr 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is these glaring constitutional contradictions that you find in the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) provisions as the Co-Chair has talked about, that you find in Article 203 or the Constitution. Article 217 says on division of revenue, there must be equity and you must take care of the constituencies and counties that have been marginalised for long. You then bring a constitutional amendment that curbs the resources they will get in terms of per capita and population. view
• 29 Apr 2021 in Senate: Is it fair after the effort that we put last year on division of revenue that now we go back and take away these gains from counties like Lamu, Tana River, Wajir and Garissa? Can we sit here happily and say these counties can lose money anyway and we are putting that principle in the Constitution? I understand why the Co-Chair was struggling by saying we will leave that to interpretation. Why would we put ourselves in this kind of situation where we are amending the Constitution, knowing too well that most of the provisions are assaulting the basic structure ... view
• 29 Apr 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I know that it will end in a short while. My submission is that the Constitution does not prohibit this House or the National Assembly to amend this Bill. view
• 29 Apr 2021 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Sen. Wetangula has raised a very fundamental issue. I had not seen it from that angle. The fundamental question is that we are neither discussing the majority or minority reports. Sen. Sakaja has risen under the pretext ostensibly to move a Minority Report. There was no Majority Report that was moved. What was moved was the Bill. All the debaters in the chambers view
• 29 Apr 2021 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 29 Apr 2021 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 29 Apr 2021 in Senate: I have read Article 1 to the last Article and the Schedule and these provisions are not prohibited. I would like to tell Sen. Orengo and all Senators who are here that Elgeyo- Marakwet County and Rift Valley Region where I come from losses nothing if this Bill passes as it is. However, I am not the Senator of only one region. We must look at the country as a whole. I come from a region which has received a fair share of extra constituencies and we are happy with that. However, I am still unhappy with the Bill because ... view
• 29 Apr 2021 in Senate: are debating after reading the report as a whole, together with the additional arguments made by Sen. Sakaja in the Joint Committee. view