Kipchumba Murkomen

All parliamentary appearances

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• 2 Oct 2019 in Senate: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. Is it in order for Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. who was born a dynasty to speak on behalf to us on who hustlers are? We have always insisted that Jomo Kenyatta, Daniel arap Moi, Kipchumba Murkomen among others who hustled from squatters to where they are today are hustlers. Even if such individuals have achieved what they have achieved today, they came from a hustling background like Sen. Malalah. However, Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. cannot purport to be a hustler. view
• 2 Oct 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, my boss here is the Chair. Is Sen. Malalah in order to insinuate that the Speaker of the Senate is dealing with negative or illicit things when he was part and parcel of the people who voted for the Speaker of the Senate? Is he insinuating that the boss he is referring to is any other leader in this country or President Uhuru Kenyatta who is also my boss? Is it in order? Having said that, I would like to tell Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri that overtime, every language grows from its original definition to another meaning. Every ... view
• 26 Sep 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The question of squatters and particularly the possibility that we still use the word 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
• 26 Sep 2019 in Senate: “squatters” in relation to any citizen of this country is a great shame. Just the same way we confidently talk about people whom we call “slum dwellers”, it is an insult on the integrity of the people of Kenya. It is the responsibility of the State to ensure that its citizens are settled or re-settled to ensure that people can live with dignity in this country, which is a constitutional right. I, therefore, support this. I speak as a person who knows the pain of being a son of a squatter, moving from one corner to another; being evicted by ... view
• 26 Sep 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to present a Petition to the Senate from the residents of Elgeyo-Marakwet County concerning the arbitrary cancellation of Kimwarer Dam and scaling down of Arror Dam. I will read out their names at the end of the Petition. We, the undersigned citizens of the Republic of Kenya and residents of Elgeyo- Marakwet County draw the attention of the Senate to the following- view
• 26 Sep 2019 in Senate: THAT, by a media release by the President’s Spokesperson on 18th September, 2019, the public was informed of His Excellency the President’s decision to cancel the construction of Kimwarer Dam and scaling down of development of Arror dam, based on a Report of a Technical Team, which had been appointed by the Head of State. THAT, a careful review of the Statement by the Petitioners reveals the following issues of concern: view
• 26 Sep 2019 in Senate: (1) The Technical Committee whose Report formed the basis for the President’s drastic decision to cancel the projects was chaired by the Principal Secretary for Infrastructure, Prof. Paul Maringa and comprised Julius Matu, Quantity Surveyor, Eng. Benjamin Mwangi and Eng. John Muiruri. view
• 26 Sep 2019 in Senate: (2) That the report of the Committee raised doubt regarding the financial and technical viability of the Kimwarer and Arror dam projects and recommended cancelation of Kimwarer dam project and scaling down of Arror dam project on five grounds: Lack of technical design; Lack of feasibility study and existence of fault line on the project area; that the area is settled and compensation and resettlement costs will arise; Unsustainable operation and maintenance costs; and, Overpricing. view
• 26 Sep 2019 in Senate: Aside from the Press statement, the report has not been published in full, thus the detailed assessments that led to the President’s decision are unavailable to the public gallery and the Petitioners more particularly. THAT the instruments for the appointment of the Technical Committee and the Committee’s method of work over the 30-day period of its existence as intimated in the press statement are unavailable to the public. view
• 26 Sep 2019 in Senate: THAT the Petitioners are deeply aggrieved by the decision to interfere withthese projects whose significance to the lives of hundreds of thousands of the people of Elgeyo- Marakwet stands thwarted and wish to respond to the five issues raised by the Technical Committee as follows- The lack of technical design of Kimwarer Dam is not a surprise as the contract negotiated between the Kenyan Government and the Engineering Procurement and Construction contractor entailed the design, financing and building components. The lack of design cannot, therefore, be the basis for any cancelation as the design process is an The electronic version ... view