Kipchumba Murkomen

All parliamentary appearances

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• 14 Mar 2018 in Senate: I hold her brief and that is why--- He should have chosen a more appropriate example. view
• 14 Mar 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. This is a very complicated matter for me but which is also significant as far as the issues of this House are concerned. First, I would like to pass my utmost sympathies to the Senate Minority Leader, Sen. Wetangula. Sen. Wetangula has been the Senate Minority Leader for the last five years and also in this term. I sympathize with his situation. For avoidance of doubt, as Sen. M. Kajwang’ had said, I am not worried that anyone can take up my position. This is because the way things are done within Jubilee Party cannot ... view
• 14 Mar 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we welcome him to Jubilee Party and he can cross the Floor as early as Tuesday next week. I will create some seat for him somewhere here and his debating skills can be transferred to this side. My advice to the Senate Minority Leader is that as much as I sympathize with his situation, there is no need to force yourself on people who do not love you. Even if you force yourself to sit in the office, who will you lead if 16 people out of 28 have said they do not want you? It is ... view
• 14 Mar 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I hereby present the Statement on the Business of the Senate for the week commencing 20th March 2018, pursuant to Standing Order 42(2)(c). The Senate Business Committee will meet on Tuesday, 20th March, 2018, to schedule the Business of the Senate. Subject to the directions of the meeting, the Senate will continue with the consideration of Business that will not be concluded in today’s Order Paper. On Wednesday, 21st March, 2018 and Thursday 22nd March, 2018, the Senate will proceed to consider Business that will not have been concluded on Tuesday and any other Business scheduled by ... view
• 14 Mar 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that The County Governments (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No.11 of 2017) be now read a Second Time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I have waited for this Bill for a long time. I am very happy that the Committee on Devolved Government and Intergovernmental Relations has finally returned its report. Therefore, as we proceed on this Bill, we are doing so when we have the report of the Committee. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is a Bill that carries along various concerns and issues regarding county governments. It deals with matters of the County ... view
• 8 Mar 2018 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. First of all, I congratulate the Senate Minority Leader because it is rare to find a situation where he is such humble and supportive of the Standing Orders as they are. view
• 8 Mar 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am congratulating him. I just wanted to know for the sake of the record. The Senate Minority Leader has relied heavily on his financial and economic advisor. In what capacity does the Senate Minority Leader have a financial and economic advisor? Is it in his capacity as the Senate Minority Leader or a presidential candidate? view
• 8 Mar 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have not concluded what I am raising. view
• 8 Mar 2018 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Is it in order for a Member of a Committee to come and contradict his Chairperson on the Floor of the House, the way Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. has done? Who brings the statement, is it the chair or the Member? view
• 8 Mar 2018 in Senate: On a point of Order Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Finally, we have the tabulation here. You will find that Baringo County has 33 per cent; Elgeyo-Marakwet County that I represent has 43 per cent. But, you will find counties like Homa Bay County hitting 51 per cent, Mombasa County 51 per cent, Kilifi County 51 per cent, Trans Nzoia 59 per cent and Kiambu County 59 per cent, Nairobi County 57 per cent, Narok County 59 per cent, and Nakuru County 33 per cent. Our concern as Members who are here to protect and defend devolution is to focus on ... view