Kipchumba Murkomen

All parliamentary appearances

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• 2 Apr 2015 in Senate: (Sen. (Prof) Kindiki): Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I just want to make three highlights regarding the Business of next week and then I will table the Statement. The first one is that as hon. Senators may know, we are supposed to proceed on recess at the end of today’s Sitting. Therefore, we will be moving a Motion of Adjournment as usual. This is a subject that is already in our calendar which this House approved. Therefore, the Motion of Adjournment is part of procedure because we had planned to go on recess by today. This recess should last for several ... view
• 2 Apr 2015 in Senate: (Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I wanted to seek the Floor to also give another Statement. view
• 2 Apr 2015 in Senate: (Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am rising on Standing Order No.45(2)(a), which says that:- “A Senator may make a Statement on a county issue or an issue of general topical concern.” Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I had approached you earlier in the day, together with my counterpart, the Senate Minority Leader separately, but on a common issue. The 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
• 2 Apr 2015 in Senate: (Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Thank you very much, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for that direction. As early as 5.00 a.m., the whole country woke up to very devastating news. It was very clear from the local and international media outlets that, once more, our country was under attack. From the updates that I have received even as I speak, it is not clear how many people are dead or wounded. It is not even clear how many terrorists have attacked Garissa University College and the fate of hundreds of students is still unknown. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have also been ... view
• 2 Apr 2015 in Senate: (Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Madam Temporary Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT, the Senate do now adjourn until Tuesday, 28th April, 2015. Madam Temporary Speaker, this adjournment sought by this Motion, as I said earlier on, is procedural in the sense that we had already agreed at the beginning of this Session on how our calendar will look like. It will have four parts. This Sitting marks the last day of first part. As I said during my earlier Statement, under a different Order, the only caveat or reminder is that as we go on recess, which is ... view
• 2 Apr 2015 in Senate: (Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): And corruption as Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale “mtetezi” reminds me and I agree fully. On this issue, I want to say that as we go on recess we should learn the best practices. This is one of the rare occasions that I want to agree with my brother Sen. Wetangula; there are enough best practices, some of them far away like Colombia but some of them very near us like Ethiopia. The excuse cannot be because Kenyan troops are in Somalia that is why we are being attacked. Therefore, the example of Ethiopia remains a case study that ... view
• 2 Apr 2015 in Senate: (Sen. (Prof) Kindiki): Madam Temporary Speaker, therefore, we need to contextualize this as a global problem and we want to urge our media to be patriotic. I want to congratulate the President for– Allow me to move the Motion in 30 seconds; the one minute was not even over. As I was saying, we want to congratulate the President for ordering the police recruits to report for training because it is against public policy to injunct a public good like national security. With those remarks, I beg to move and request Sen. Abdirahman, the Deputy Minority Leader to second. view
• 1 Apr 2015 in Senate: (Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I stand on a point of order to request the Chair’s direction on the Communication or further guidance on an aspect of the Communication you have just issued. First and foremost, I am happy and I know I speak for many of my colleagues, if not all of them, that the flow of Bills from the National Assembly to the Senate is at it should be. The fact that you have just read three Bills, which are now being submitted to us for concurrence, is a testimony to ... view
• 1 Apr 2015 in Senate: (Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 1 Apr 2015 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as you make determination on the relevant Committee, the Committee or Committees that are going to deal with this issue-- - view