Kipchumba Murkomen

All parliamentary appearances

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• 8 Mar 2018 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, pursuant to Standing Order No.46(2)(c), I hereby present to the Senate the Business for the Coming Week. The Senate Business Committee (SBC) will meet on Tuesday, 13th March, 2018, to schedule the business of the Senate. Subject to further directions of the SBC, the Senate will continue with consideration of business that will not have been concluded in today’s Order Paper and other business scheduled by the SBC. On 14th and 15th March, 2018, the Senate will proceed to consider business that will not be concluded on Tuesday and any other business scheduled by the SBC. ... view
• 7 Mar 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I sympathise with the Senator for Kajiado County. I have heard the issues that he has raised in so far as the Government policy of protection of its citizens, whether they are in private or public hospitals. So, I will pass the message to the Chairperson. Since it is an urgent issue, hopefully, they can provide an answer within one week because it is straightforward to go to Ngong’ Road and get the information from the hospital. view
• 7 Mar 2018 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The reason why Members are asking here is so that the implementing authority can bring an answer that they can take responsibility for. Now, the issue that Sen. Sakaja has raised is right also. That, if you ask questions that are on the Government website or already existing in Government records, you can answer on the spot. For example, if someone comes here and asks the Chair to confirm whether Parliamentary elections took place last year, you do not need a report from anybody. We are here because there was an election. ... view
• 7 Mar 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, yesterday you ordered that in the interim, I make a response on an issue related to a song that I do not understand. I have only heard that is spreads hate speech against anybody who is a Kamba, and it is purportedly sang by a Kikuyu speaker. It does not mean that they are Kikuyus. I contacted the Inspector General of Police. I did not do it alone, but we did it together with the Vice Chairperson of the Committee, Sen. (Rev.) Naomi Waqo who has even more information. The Inspector General of Police has said that ... view
• 7 Mar 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, in that case, I just wanted to confirm to this House that it was not my personal effort alone, but also the chairperson. Secondly, I have also seen information which is in the public domain that this morning the Governor for Nyeri County and the Governor for Machakos County had friendly engagements in Machakos and he also issued a statement on the same matter and encouraged good relations. The Governor for Nyeri County did not have to go all the way to Machakos County because the Senators for Machakos, Kiambu, Nyeri, Murang’a counties are here. They can ... view
• 7 Mar 2018 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 7 Mar 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is important also to clarify to new Members - nobody is new anymore since we are all past six months - when you say substantiate, it means that you validate the statements you made and their truthfulness either immediately or you bring the evidence at an appointed date than to now take it round. view
• 7 Mar 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have agreed that those two gentlemen - they cannot even be gentlemen - committed obscenities and uttered words that are preaching hatred and there is no doubt about that. As to whether they should be arrested, the first thing was to identify them. If the Senator heard me correctly, I said the IG has confirmed that they have been identified and only an imminent arrest is remaining. In fact, when I asked the IG where they come from and he told me it is not necessary for now because their arrest is imminent. If we can ... view
• 7 Mar 2018 in Senate: On a point of Order Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 7 Mar 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, many businesses are brought down because of the recklessness of leaders and individuals, who are in higher offices or have opportunities to bring down private or public companies that 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