Kipchumba Murkomen

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• 22 Mar 2018 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 22 Mar 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I beg to move that the Food Security Bill (Senate Bills No. 12 of 2017) be read a second time. This is a very important Bill. It is part of the residue in terms of Bills that we had in our last Senate. It had been moved by Sen. Elachi and went through very extensive processes as the HANSARD will bear me witness. It is an important Bill and very critical for the well-being of the people of Kenya. This Bill primarily is operationalizing Article 43 of Constitution which is the right to food. ... view
• 22 Mar 2018 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, since the advent of the South Africa constitutional process, I think the branch of human rights referred to as socio-economic has received a lot of support and recognition in constitutions of Africa. People say that the constitutions of Kenya and South Africa are the most progressive. Part of the reason our Constitution is considered so is because of Article 43. Very few countries, not even the United States of America, Britain, France and all other superpowers such as China have a provision in their constitutions that recognizes socio- economic rights. Such rights include the rights to ... view
• 22 Mar 2018 in Senate: It was the Senator of Tharaka Nithi then. He told me that the questions the locals asked were: one, “When you go and pour fishlings into a flowing river that flows to Garissa County, are the fish for Tharaka Nithi County, Garissa County or Tana River County where there is enough fish?” The second question was: “How do you audit such a project?” The things that must be done are those that change lives and must be accounted for. Clause 5(2)(g)(i) of the Bill says:- “formulate and implement the family support programme and other appropriate programmes targeting— (i) food for ... view
• 22 Mar 2018 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 21 Mar 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I thank my colleagues for their immense contributions to this Bill. I have listened and noted the concerns raised. I have particularly appreciated the contributions of Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr., who believes that my Bill was borrowed word for word by the Supreme Court of Kenya in their advisory opinion. In essence, this is an endorsement of the Bill. I do not want to doubt whether the Judges at the court borrowed, or whether we were of the same mind. Everybody knows that the Bill was in the public domain more than three months ... view
• 21 Mar 2018 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that chapter on the replacement of deputy governors has received validation at the highest office. However, I agree with Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. that there is a trend that is developing in the courts. The Constitution makes it clear that Judges must purposively interpret the Constitution as a living document so as to give it meaning and to develop it. I do not think this purposive interpretation of the Constitution, or what the Americans call the ‘living tree approach,’ can extend to a situation of outright law making by the Bench. This is where you find ... view
• 21 Mar 2018 in Senate: I am requesting that I be given ample time to present my reply. view
• 21 Mar 2018 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir I am listening to a very serious conversation behind me; I cannot concentrate. view
• 21 Mar 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I not only needed your attention, but also the Senators. There is a phenomenon that is growing. My fear is that the precedent being set by the second tier of governors, for lack of a better word – those who succeeded the founding governors--- The idea of going to the counties and beginning to sack the public servants, from the CSPB and all other institutions, creates a very bad precedent. I hope the Committee Chaired by--- view