7 Mar 2018 in Senate:
On a point of Order Mr. Speaker, Sir.
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7 Mar 2018 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, earlier, while discussing in house matters, you spoke about respect, decorum, good manners and behaviour that befits a Senator that serves in the Senate of the Republic of Kenya. I do not know a citizen or a region that is not represented in this Republic where Equity Bank and Family Bank operate. They employ people and improve our economy. In any case, there are principles that govern how business is done. It is about competitiveness, whether it is in bidding or procurement. Can the Senate Minority Leader, therefore, substantiate what he means by singling out two banks, ...
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7 Mar 2018 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I know you will make a ruling because the Standing Orders allow you to give a Member 24 hours to substantiate and there is no problem with that. As the Senate Minority Leader will be coming to substantiate, could he also come with clear information to this House on which side of the political divide he was with Hon. Kimunya and the role he played in making those banks “politically correct”?
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7 Mar 2018 in Senate:
Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker Sir. Having listened to the answer given by the Chairperson, is it in order for us to proceed to discuss this matter considering Standing Order No.92 and the rule of sub judice? This is also in consideration of the fact that this case is still alive in court. Two key decisions of the court were made by Justice Kimaru and Justice Mwita. I am also aware that notices of appeal were filed on the same. This is a very substantive issue. I am not sure, but I think that Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. and Sen. Orengo ...
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7 Mar 2018 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Motion with the necessary amendments I am going to suggest. This is a very important Bill which is resolving a problem bedeviling the counties. I have consulted the mover, Sen. Mutula Kilonzo jnr. and there are certain thoughts I want to put forth. From the onset, it is one of those areas in the Constitution that when it was drafted they overlooked the review or resolution of conflicts that are related to boundaries of counties. The current counties are part of the districts that existed in 1992. Next to this Bill ...
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7 Mar 2018 in Senate:
He wanted to inform me. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the former Senator for Machakos, Mr. Muthama and Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. never demonstrated here that kind of populism and that was a mature way of dealing with the situation. Even if they recognised that their governors had 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.
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6 Mar 2018 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have made a request.
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6 Mar 2018 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is a very important Petition. I congratulate the petitioners from Murang’a County, who are:- (1) Mr. Andrew Thairu Ngone (2) Mr. Noah Gachucha (3) Mr. Eliud Maina (4) Ms. Edna Njoki (5) Mr. Davis Mburu (6) Mr. Sammy Kahura Muriuki (7) Mr. Abdalla Juma (8) Ms. Jane Wairimu (9) Mr. Joseph Karatu (10) Mr. Samuel Gatuguta 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.
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6 Mar 2018 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want the sponsor of the Petition to listen; as you can see, he is standing up. Sen. Kang’ata has come up with an interesting proposal. However, if he had listened to me the last time I was moving the Sessional Paper on the National Slum Upgrading and Prevention Policy, he would have realised that this Petition is more premised on the argument that Nairobi County is different from Murang’a County. However, in my moving notes – which I want to repeat here – I said that Nairobi County is probably carrying burdens of Murang’a ...
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