Kipchumba Murkomen

All parliamentary appearances

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• 16 Dec 2020 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I think the person facing impeachment is Gov. Sonko and not his lawyers. We will not be interested in making any report or recommendation against any lawyer unless the amount we are discussing is related to any impropriety on the part of the Governor that can be brought out by way of cross examination to the person who has brought it as evidence. Any allegations which do not touch on the Governor are better ignored so that we do not start another trial within the trial itself. view
• 16 Dec 2020 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, while I sympathize with an application for such a procedure to be heard in-camera, especially if it is a criminal proceeding, I find myself in a very difficult situation, in such a very public process of impeachment for a possibility of this House locking out the members of the public. First, I ask myself, was the witness a witness at the county assembly level? Number two, if there are threats to the life of the witness, who is my friend or someone I recognize as a public figure. The point is that if there are those threats, ... view
• 16 Dec 2020 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
• 16 Dec 2020 in Senate: In fact, the biggest challenge is that once she gives her testimony, this House has no power to expunge it from the HANSARD. So, any person who was trying to pursue her would still have to refer to the HANSARD because it is a permanent public record and everything she says here will be captured by the HANSARD. view
• 16 Dec 2020 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, my take would be that weighing the public interest on this matter and the gravity of the decision we are going to make, we are being asked to nullify the election of a governor who manages 10 percent of the country in terms of the population. Weighing this vis-à-vis the question of personal concerns of the witness, I would live comfortably with a situation where the witness is withdrawn and denied an opportunity to make a testimony, in protection of her interest than a situation where her interest is favored beyond the one of the public in ... view
• 9 Dec 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for the opportunity. I know that we amended the Standing Orders some three months ago. The issue I really would like to confirm is that at what stage--- view
• 9 Dec 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. You know that this has been a cause of controversy in many county assemblies. I know we will not go to the merits of the case that is before us, but we know that it was reported all over the media that one of the controversies was the electronic voting and virtual participation of Members of the County Assembly of Nairobi City, just like many other county assemblies across the country on this issue. To ensure that there will be no situation where this House will be reduced to the chaos that we have seen ... view
• 11 Nov 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, first of all, I want to thank Sen. Sakaja, the Chairperson of the Committee for doing a fantastic job. Without any fear of contradiction, I want to say that Sen. Sakaja is one of the Chairs in this house who has led with distinction. Every time a responsibility is given to him, he has delivered 100 per cent. For avoidance of doubt, I have seen some opinion polls around rating Senators in this House. If I was given a chance to rate my colleagues, I would rate Sen. Sakaja highly for his performance in this House. I ... view
• 11 Nov 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. In my new life, I now hold brief for colleagues. view
• 11 Nov 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have a Petition to the Senate concerning challenges facing patients suffering from Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Neuromylitis Optica (NMO). This Petition is presented by three Petitioners; Ms. Marion Juma, who was my student and friend at the Catholic University of East Africa (CUEA), Ms. Jackline Mukiami, Ms. Lucia Ndolo and Mr. Alexander Kyula. This Petition had been given to Sen. (Dr.) Mwaura who requested me to present it on his behalf because he was held up in Ruiru performing other national duties. The Petition is as follows- We, the undersigned citizens of Kenya and in particular ... view