Kipchumba Murkomen

All parliamentary appearances

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• 26 Feb 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, if we say Kshs21 billion has been lost, honestly, where were we sleeping until this kind of money was lost in one year? Those are some of the things we must interrogate as a nation so that we do not become a perpetual nation of pessimism. view
• 26 Feb 2019 in Senate: Thank you. view
• 26 Feb 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I beg to move:- view
• 26 Feb 2019 in Senate: THAT the amendments by the National Assembly to the Assumption of Office of the County Governor Bill (Senate Bills No.1 of 2018), be now considered. 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 Feb 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, this is a straightforward Motion. It is a procedural Motion and we have not reached as stage where we can discuss, debate and vote. This is just to open the door for this House to reconsider the amendments that were put in our own Bill that was sent to the National Assembly. It is a Bill where we are dealing with matters of transition from the time of the end of the term of a governor and the beginning of another term. view
• 26 Feb 2019 in Senate: We have discussed in detail the procedures and this House passed it. However, when it went to the National Assembly, there are certain amendments that were suggested which will be properly moved at the right time. However, today is just about this House having the opportunity to receive that very important Motion so that we can deliberate at the appropriate time and vote on it. view
• 26 Feb 2019 in Senate: I request Sen. (Dr.) Zani to Second. view
• 26 Feb 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for this opportunity. I congratulate Sen. Halake, whom I know as a passionate legislator with a passion for human rights, for coming up with this important Bill. This Bill, though initially was in the previous Parliament and was moved by Sen. Hassan Omar, it needed resuscitation of the person of the calibre of Sen. Halake who has done her homework and excellent research. It is sad that this Bill did not sail in Parliament, not because of lack of commitment on the part of the Mover in the previous Parliament, but basically because somebody sat ... view
• 26 Feb 2019 in Senate: important reason why these rights are necessary in a state. It is important because the reason why the Bill of Rights was supposed to be bolstered in the Constitution of Kenya, 2010, was because for many years since 1963, the conversation about development in the country was about developing this nation as a gift or charity and that the state was helping the citizens to advance in development. The conversation was always about what we call charity-based kind of development. For many years, whether you voted for the Government or not, it was important to have someone from your community. ... view
• 26 Feb 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, Article 43 of the Constitution talks about social economic rights. This includes attainable standards of health, accessible and adequate housing, reasonable standards of sanitation, to be free from hunger and to have adequate food of acceptable quality, to clean and save water in adequate quantities, social security and to education. When the State performs what they do, for instance, Universal Health Care (UHC) as big four agenda, that is an obligation under the Constitution. Why do we then need this law? This law is providing the framework of achieving that right. It is providing the mechanisms that ... view