Kipchumba Murkomen

All parliamentary appearances

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• 13 Jun 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I would like to thank Sen. Kang’ata for raising this important matter which is alive. I want to remind the Senators that we have been fighting this process since 2013. The first Division of Revenue Bill was never considered by the Senate because the National Assembly tried to pass the Division of Revenue Bill and Budget Estimates and Appropriation Bill without considering the role and the responsibility of the Senate. Those of us who were in Senate at that time went to court to seek for advisory opinion. I am giving this background because it is important. ... view
• 13 Jun 2019 in Senate: That can only be done if the Division of Revenue Bill has been done. The Division of Revenue Bill gives the national Government and the county governments a basket of the resources which they can then budget and appropriate. As I speak, the act of the CS does not worry me because it is strange in law. What concerns me is what the National Assembly will do once the Budget Estimates and Appropriation Bill has been delivered. They will have to shelve them until we complete the Division of Revenue Bill processes. That is what it should be. That is ... view
• 13 Jun 2019 in Senate: society organisations have gone to court though I do not agree with them when they say that they can stop Parliament from receiving documents from the CS. If Parliament proceeds with the Appropriation Bill and want it to be signed before the Division of Revenue Bill, that will be null and void and unconstitutional. This House should be able to work with like-minded people to include this law in the rubric of the legislation that we want, as a Senate, to be declared unconstitutional. view
• 13 Jun 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion- AWARE that the Senate of Kenya as established in the Constitution plays a critical role in the linkage of the devolved governments and the national Government by representing and serving the interests of the counties and their governments; FURTHER AWARE that on 21st June, 2018, the Senate resolved to hold plenary and Committee sittings in Uasin Gishu County from 24th to 28th September, 2018, and further resolved that similar sittings be held in all regions of the country during the term of the current Parliament; NOTING that the Senate held ... view
• 13 Jun 2019 in Senate: that its plenary and committee sittings be held in Kitui County from 16th to 20th September, 2019. Madam Temporary Speaker, this is a very important Motion. We are raising this Motion at a time when we are debating a serious responsibility of this House. As you have heard from most of our colleagues in the previous interventions, we have been discussing about the importance of the Senate when it comes to the budget processes. Citizens of this Republic are still asking questions. As I said earlier in my contributions, even Members of the National Assembly, including the Majority Leader, still ... view
• 13 Jun 2019 in Senate: The Senate has learnt from its experience in Uasin Gishu County, where we had an opportunity to highlight the issues of maize. The conversation and discussion that is going on about the plight of maize and maize farmers was amplified by the Senate when we went to Uasin Gishu County. The conversation about health and the state of referral hospitals, including Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, was amplified by our participation in that region. There were also issues relating to Petitions concerning Nandi, that is with regard to tea and fluorspar mining issues. All those issues we debated and canvassed ... view
• 13 Jun 2019 in Senate: We say handsome men and beautiful women come from Kitui County. We will go and establish the truth of that statement when we visit the county. When we go to Kitui County we will not just debate issues that relate to that county only. Issues that affect Makueni and Machakos counties will also be discussed. Machakos has a lot of proximity to Nairobi County, but it also borders Kitui County. This is an opportunity for us to take governance closer to the people. Madam Temporary Speaker, I urge the Senate and Senators, including all the committees of the Senate, to ... view
• 13 Jun 2019 in Senate: be suspended within that period. We have due notice to be given so that no trips are planned around that period to allow all of us to go to Kitui and enjoy the interactions with the citizens from that part of the country. Madam Temporary Speaker, finally, I do not want to talk much, but I am proud of this House. I challenge us to continue highlighting issues. The SBC directed the Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights to audit all the legislation that we think is unconstitutional. I was told that the other two Bills on amendments ... view
• 13 Jun 2019 in Senate: forth. However, I can tell you that if you go to the archives, there were days when Sen. Sakaja - it is on record - had a low opinion about this House. It is on record that there are days when Sen. Outa had an extremely low opinion of this House. There was a time Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud, who is now fighting the Division of Revenue Bill was a Member of the National Assembly’s House Business Committee (HBC) and he had a low opinion about this House. Madam Temporary Speaker, I do not want to talk about the Speaker. This ... view
• 12 Jun 2019 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view