Kipchumba Murkomen

All parliamentary appearances

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• 16 Feb 2022 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, there is no empirical evidence that better leaders are the ones that have university degrees. I like what the Judge said in the decision of the County Assembly Forum (CAF) and others versus the Independent Electoral Boundaries Commission (IEBC) and others; that leadership in Kenya should pursue more ethics and values than papers. view
• 16 Feb 2022 in Senate: Papers are sometimes procured unethically. How many leaders are in court now, fighting court cases because of the questions around their academic qualifications? They found this requirement to be an impediment to leadership. Therefore, some went and found people to do examinations for them in order to get a degree. I know of a person who graduated on a Sunday from a university that does not hold graduation ceremonies on a Sunday. While forging the date, he did not check properly. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, you know of this case and Sen. Sakaja knows of it too. I do not ... view
• 16 Feb 2022 in Senate: People are faking academic qualifications because it has become a mandatory requirement. I beg that you agree with me. The Lord’s Prayer says; “lead us not into temptation”. This law is leading Kenyans into the temptation of faking university degrees and qualification just to have a chance. It is not that they are sure they will be elected; it is so that they have a chance to compete for an elective position. We should not do that to our people. Second to last, there is lack of non-conventional qualification where you rate somebody’s experience. Experience is a very important thing ... 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: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, if he was to seek for a Member of County Assembly (MCA) position, he would not qualify, yet he is leading souls to heaven. This is a more honourable task than being an MCA on earth. Such people do not qualify because we do not have non-conventional ways of testing experiences and qualifications that would, otherwise, make them leaders without this requirement for academic qualification. I am aware that my colleague, Sen. Olekina, also has an amendment, but if mine succeeds, then it will not be necessary. Let us just say that to be a leader, ... view
• 16 Feb 2022 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, having consulted my colleagues, I would like to move the following Motion- THAT, pursuant to Standing Order No. 31 (3) (1) that the Senate extends its sitting today until the conclusion of business appearing in Order No. 20 in today’s Order Paper. view
• 16 Feb 2022 in Senate: I ask Sen. M. Kajwang’ to second. view
• 16 Feb 2022 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker Sir, thank you very much. I thank my colleagues for their great contributions on this very important subject. I am glad that we all now agree that a degree qualification in Kenya now would amount to unfair restrictions on the political rights of our citizens as per Article 38 of the Constitution. I also thank all my colleagues for their additional contributions and particularly suggesting that perhaps we might need to add a slight qualification, such as post- secondary qualification certificate as used to be before. If that be the case, I am willing to entertain and ... view
• 16 Feb 2022 in Senate: There was a suggestion by Sen. M. Kajwang’ that for those to be nominated, they must have a degree considering that the party is picking from a people who are not being elected. That should be left to the wisdom of the party. All MPs who will come here will not have two categories. The Constitution itself considers those in the party list as being elected. The reason our colleagues who came through the party list are here is because the people of Kenya went to the polls knowing that if we vote for more Senators from this party, these ... view
• 16 Feb 2022 in Senate: I would perhaps decide that in my party, I want to nominate a person who is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA-K), who is diligent in public accountability so that he can go and serve in the relevant Committee of accountability in the Senate. If you followed clearly what I was talking about here, there are seven qualifications that are equivalent to having a degree but are not degrees. view