Kipchumba Murkomen

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• 16 Feb 2022 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 16 Feb 2022 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am speaking like a former lecturer at a university. When universities started mushrooming in this country, most of them were operating in some building, where downstairs it is a bar or restaurant and the universities were operating upstairs. That is why I was avoiding to mention names because I do not want to defame those institutions of higher learning. I am glad with the reforms in the education sector. They have reduced the mushrooming and uncoordinated growth of universities in various small buildings across the country. You had lecturers running from Eldoret to Masaai Mara to ... view
• 16 Feb 2022 in Senate: Let us look at all the professionals and consider them. You may have gone to the army and served your country. You have gone through training in the military from one stage to another and get professional training. However, because it is not formally called a university degree, you are told that you cannot run for a political seat. Somebody who has risen to the position of a major or lieutenant general without formal degree qualification are told that they do not qualify to be a Member of Parliament. Back then, a person who has risen through the police ranks ... view
• 16 Feb 2022 in Senate: What about former President Daniel Arap Moi who never stepped into any university; he did not have a formal degree. Did you know that President Daniel Toroitich Arap Moi was one of the most brilliant students who had been invited to go and study in Alliance High School, but because someone hid his letter, he ended up going to one of the best in high schools in this country; Kapsabet High School. I am sure Sen. Cherargei will be proud of that because they share the same history with former President view
• 16 Feb 2022 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 16 Feb 2022 in Senate: Moi. From there, he went through college to become a teacher and became the President of the Republic of Kenya for 24 years. Suddenly, because we are being reactionary, we are saying people must have degrees to be elected as leaders. view
• 16 Feb 2022 in Senate: Brothers and sisters who have the privilege to be here, let us not block our colleagues from having opportunities to continue to serve. I do not want to mention people’s names because I do not know many in this Chamber who do not have a university degree. However, I know a number in the National Assembly who are qualified leaders and have served their constituents for more than 15 years. Are you suddenly telling me that such people are not qualified? Because of this Bill, they will not participate in the upcoming elections of 9th August, 2022, since they suddenly ... view
• 16 Feb 2022 in Senate: I would like to remind us that Sen. Linturi was in the 10th, 11th and 12th Parliaments. There is no requirement for academic qualification for a degree, but look around. Who is not qualified to be in this Chamber? Why did Kenyans end up electing at least 90 per cent of us who have degrees to come here, notwithstanding the requirement that you do not have a degree to become a Member of Parliament? Why did they elect Sen. Sakaja, Sen. M. Kajwang’, Sen. Linturi, Sen. Cherargei my former student, Sen. Halake, Sen. Nyamunga or a Doctor of Philosophy holder ... view
• 16 Feb 2022 in Senate: I beg the Senate to agree with me that not putting academic qualification to leadership does not mean that Kenyans are not going to elect leaders who have academic qualifications. It means that we give everybody an equal chance. If you are expecting 96.5 per cent of Kenyans to vote for us, we should also expect them to enjoy those rights and privileges that they are according us. Every day, I am grateful that somebody somewhere could not go to school and does not have food or shoes, but is responsible for my greatness, being here, my popularity and visibility. ... view
• 16 Feb 2022 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view