Kipchumba Murkomen

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 6431 to 6440 of 8498.

• 27 Nov 2014 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, where is the point of order? He was either giving information or making a contribution and yet he will have his time. The point I was making is that acquisition of a city like Mombasa or Nairobi should be through a criteria provided in law. view
• 27 Nov 2014 in Senate: Yes, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. view
• 27 Nov 2014 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, whereas my neighbour has given me information, the information was erroneous and jumbled up. He has agreed that you grow from a village, shopping centre then it becomes a town in a municipality and then a city. Let us not define a centre in my village, for example, call Embobut a city so that out of a “feel good” desire, it becomes Embobut City. When you go there, you can count the number of shops. Let us have criteria which allow our counties to grow from one step to another to reach that level. There is ... view
• 27 Nov 2014 in Senate: (Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker Sir. I will not belabor too much because I have heard what Senators have said. That is the purpose of the Second Reading. It is to bring to fore the proposed legislation and allow ventilation. I share many of the sentiments that have been highlighted during the debate. We need to be careful and protect devolution. All of us in this House are in agreement that when it comes to devolution, we must ensure that more than any other institutions, that we are vigilant and make sure that our counties are nurtured. ... view
• 27 Nov 2014 in Senate: (Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I would not be very far from the truth to allege that Sen. Hassan will never finish a speech without attacking the Jubilee Government. That is okay because he is a Member of the minority. My problem is that he needs to read the Constitution and attack the Government having read it. I want to read for my brother Article 190 of the Constitution. This Article was not written by Jubilee but by Kenyans from all shades of the political divide. It says:- “Parliament shall enact legislation to ensure that county governments have ... view
• 27 Nov 2014 in Senate: (Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to move:- That the Fertilizers and Animal Foodstuffs (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.36 of 2013) be read a Second Time. I will be very brief. The purpose of this Bill is very simple, definite and direct and yet it addresses a very important issue relating to availability, production, distribution, access, and affordability of fertilizer. As hon. Senators know, fertilizer is an important farm input that has an overall effect on food production. Animal foodstuff on the other hand is critical to the livestock which is part of the agricultural sector ... view
• 26 Nov 2014 in Senate: (Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to take this opportunity to express my disgust that 50 years after Independence, we are struggling with very basic things, including national cohesion, unity, national identity and tolerance. I condemn all those who have threatened Sen. Hassan Omar. I request that if it is possible, the Speaker of the Senate should write to the DPP on behalf of all Senators of Kenya. He should ask for thorough investigations. I suggest that the Speaker should write another letter to the Head of the CID and to the Inspector-General of Police so that Sen. ... view
• 26 Nov 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I can see Sen. Hassan smiling and I am happy that he can still afford a smile after such serious threats. Sen. Hassan and I are avid users of the social media. He has the third highest followers after I and one other on Twitter and on Facebook. He is equally followed by so many people. He is a politician that I have always said has a very great future in politics. I usually joke that he needs a bit of pruning here and there, but he is going very far. The problem with this country, particularly ... view
• 26 Nov 2014 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. If the Senate Minority Leader had been careful, he would have seen the three asterisks, which clearly indicate that it is a Committee Bill. I do not think there is anything wrong with the Mover being the Chairman of that Committee, as long as there is an explanation in the Order Paper. view
• 25 Nov 2014 in Senate: seconded view