Kipchumba Murkomen

All parliamentary appearances

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• 23 Nov 2016 in Senate: (Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. On behalf of the Government side, I welcome the Senators from the Republic of Poland. I also thank the Marshal of the Senate of the Republic of Poland for marshalling his troops to Kenya and this Senate. We are honoured with your visit. Poland is a country with a long history of friendship with our country. Therefore, their being here goes a long way in cementing that history and deepening the friendship between the two countries. I take this opportunity to wish them well in their stay in Nairobi and hope that ... view
• 23 Nov 2016 in Senate: (Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to donate one minute of my time to Sen. Haji. view
• 23 Nov 2016 in Senate: (Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Mr. Speaker, Sir, what the National Assembly has done is a criminal act. view
• 23 Nov 2016 in Senate: It is an act of subversion of the law and the Constitution. It is an act that borders on juvenile delinquency. We have talked enough. I do not want to add more than my colleagues have done. I propose we do a kamukunji on Tuesday. We are not going to consider any other business from the National Assembly or from the executive until the Senate is given money to oversight counties. 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
• 23 Nov 2016 in Senate: (Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have been updated on the direction which the Chair had given yesterday on statement (b). I undertake to inform the Chair of the Committee and in case he has any difficulties; I also undertake to support him so that we can issue the statement on Tuesday next week. view
• 16 Nov 2016 in Senate: (Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am not aware of the specific status but I undertake to communicate to the Chair any directions that the Speaker may give. I do not want to mislead the House because I do not have any information on the status of this Statement. view
• 16 Nov 2016 in Senate: (Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I want to bring to your attention as you give direction on that particular Order that The Physical Planning Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 46 of 2015) is one of the Bills that ought to have been passed by 27th August, 2016. So, it is an urgent Bill and I have received a lot of pressure from the relevant Ministry because it will streamline the sector of physical planning. There isalot confusion especially after devolution. I wanted to plead with you and the Committee that you expedite the ... view
• 16 Nov 2016 in Senate: (Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the The Warehouse Receipts System Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 12 of 2015) be read a Second Time. This Bill addresses a very fundamental problem facing the agricultural sector today. Normally when there is a harvest, a lot of food in terms of grains and cereals go to waste. In this country, we have a situation where in a season a lot of food is harvested but most of that food is either disposed of at a very low price because farmers do not have the wherewithal for ... view
• 16 Nov 2016 in Senate: (Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I sympathise with your situation, but sometimes we have to make sacrifices in the line of duty. I wish to thank the Members who have supported this Bill. As I said in my remarks while moving the Bill, this Bill is a game-changer in terms of addressing the perennial famine problem. It will help the farmers to access facilities where they can store their produce. These facilities will be inspected and have the necessary equipment to make sure that the storage is done in accordance with health as well as vital ... view
• 15 Nov 2016 in Senate: seconded. view