5 May 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the County Hall of Fame Bill (Senate Bill No.33 of 2014) be now read a Third Time.
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5 May 2016 in Senate:
(Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT pursuant to the Provisos of Standing Order 28(4), the Senate resolves to alter its calendar in respect of the first part of the Fourth Session for the recess scheduled to commence on 6th May, 2016, to end on 30th May, 2016 instead of 16th May, 2016. As you have just directed this is a procedural Motion. The reason this slight alteration is being proposed is to allow the Senators to participate in the on-coming Devolution Legislative Conference. It is a conference between Senators, Members of ...
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5 May 2016 in Senate:
(Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The conference will be convened in Mombasa between Senators, MCAs and other devolution stakeholders to look at the legislative milestones made at the national and county levels across the country. There has not been an audit of what we 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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5 May 2016 in Senate:
(Sen. (Prof) Kindiki): Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply.
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5 May 2016 in Senate:
(Sen. (Prof) Kindiki): Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, pursuant to Standing Order 28 (3), the Senate do adjourn until Tuesday, 31st May, 2016. I take this opportunity to first and foremost thank the hon. Senators for a job well done this afternoon. I am happy to note that this afternoon we have disposed of four Bills. We have also voted for two Bills at the Second Reading Stage. This is the kind of progress that is commendable because our core mandate is legislation. The more legislation we pass to support devolution in this country, the better. ...
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4 May 2016 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, I rise to support this Motion. I had the privilege and honour to chair the Committee that was constituted before to discuss the areas of amendments and it did a good job. It was composed of most of the current Members who are still in this Committee. Most of us in this House agree that there are issues that need to be amended in the Constitution. Most of us in the country - not just in this House - believe that there are certain things that need to be amended in the Constitution. That is the general ...
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4 May 2016 in Senate:
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4 May 2016 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, I do not understand which signatures and language Sen. (Prof.) Anyang'-Nyong'o has talked about. Of course, he is intimidating me with his professorial abilities and strengths. However, on a serious note, there has to be a legislation, going forward, as part of our recommendations, to give credibility and legislative framework that operationalizes the popular initiative and mechanism of amending the Constitution so that we The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate.
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4 May 2016 in Senate:
(Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Madam Temporary Speaker, I beg to reply.
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4 May 2016 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I do not know how to handle this. You know, we cannot challenge the authority of the Chair. However, is it in order for me, being just a Member of the House, to refer to newspapers and social media reports that pointed out that the Chair might also be an interested party in this matter?
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