Kipchumba Murkomen

All parliamentary appearances

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• 27 Nov 2018 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was just informing the Chair that you could have combined the name Sen. Omanga and Sen. Gideon Moi in one sentence. It is important to draw the right distinction. view
• 27 Nov 2018 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I must confess that together with Sen. Faki, over the weekend somewhere in Turkey, we enjoyed the pomegranate fruit, also referred to as kukumanga in Swahili. Perhaps, that is why Sen. Faki was excited---. 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
• 27 Nov 2018 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to report to this House that we held the meeting with the CS and the Principal Secretary of the Ministry of Health and other staff. We had very elaborate discussions that lasted about three to four hours. I must confess they were fruitful because we stumbled upon information that is useful to us. However, we did not conclude the conversation because there was a litany of documents that were missing. Besides this, the documents that were given to the Senate require further scrutiny in as far as their authenticity is concerned. All this business ... view
• 27 Nov 2018 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, since the issue of universal healthcare is not controversial yet - it is just about involvement of the Senate - our proposal was that the Committee can proceed with dealing with it. However, when it comes to the equipment, we should proceed as we did. I know you want this issue to be dispensed with in good time. However, I seek your indulgence that good time is allocated to this important issue. Next week, most Senators will be engaged in other business of the Senate that will engage almost more than half of the House. Therefore, ... view
• 27 Nov 2018 in Senate: Relations Act, which was not followed. We do not even know under what law the main contractor was engaged. Was it the Public Private Partnership (PPP) and was it followed? What are the State obligations and so forth? Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are still scrutinizing the main contract, where some and others have not been witnessed. It is not even initialized on every page; it does not have the seal of the company and the Government. All these things are important and we are still grappling with the methodology with which we will apply to bring all these things ... view
• 25 Nov 2018 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, as I thank you for this opportunity, I do not know where Sen. Malalah went. I congratulate the team from Machakos County Assembly, led by my colleague in the legal profession and the Speaker of Machakos County Assembly, Hon. Florence Mwangangi. I can see a serious team of women serving in the county assembly. view
• 25 Nov 2018 in Senate: I hold a record in this House as one of the legislators who have stood firm for gender equity and gender parity. I support a hundred per cent the implementation of Article 81 of the Constitution which requires that a third of a legislature must be persons of either gender. view
• 25 Nov 2018 in Senate: Secondly, I played a role in drafting the County Governments law that ensured that nominated MCAs serve as required by the Constitution. Despite the numbers that were there, we never discussed the question of progressive representation. I hope that we can do the same in this House and also in the National Assembly. view
• 25 Nov 2018 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, allow me to say that there is a lot of debate in this country around representation and the cost of running the Government. That debate is extremely misguided because sometimes it targets women who have been nominated to the county assemblies. Most of the women who have been nominated to the county assemblies are doing a fantastic job. We can use the example of Elgeyo-Marakwet and Machakos counties. It is so petty for one to argue about that. The reason I carried my mobile phone here is because I heard some Kenyan saying that California is the ... view
• 25 Nov 2018 in Senate: means, as Article 176 provides, that development is now being achieved at a local level. People through entities called county assemblies are able to do a fantastic job. I believe the women who are sitting there, despite the public spat against nominated women, will do a fantastic job. It should not just be in Machakos County alone but all over the country. That is a breeding ground in preparation for people like Hon. Mwangangi and all the other MCAs to prepare themselves to serve the country in even larger constituencies than where they are. Madam Temporary Speaker, I beg to ... view