Kipchumba Murkomen

All parliamentary appearances

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• 23 Sep 2014 in National Assembly: I have been advised by the Senate Majority Leader that he should also include the multinational companies that are playing active roles in matters of tea. view
• 23 Sep 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I think the point of order raised by Sen. Elachi is very important. There is a growing trend that the Judiciary, an institution that we have a lot of trust and we are supposed to have a lot of trust in – is beginning to micro manage other institutions of Government, particularly this House. I have never seen anywhere in the world where judicial activism - however criticized it has been all over the world - has been exercised by the courts as against institutions that are carrying out matters of accountability. Mr. Speaker, Sir, ... view
• 23 Sep 2014 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, even while on that, the Senator for Kakamega insinuated that there are Members of this House who donate a lot of money. I am aware that the Senator for Kakamega donates between Kshs3,000 to Kshs3,500 in funerals in his place. That is a lot of money. But I will not hold it against him because not a single Senator here manages public funds and therefore we cannot also legislate against the generosity of any Member of this House. Some of us who have read the Bible so well know that it says that the more you give ... view
• 23 Sep 2014 in National Assembly: (Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir for your guidance. I totally agree with you that the time we have in this House is so precious that we should maximise on it by talking about issues that will help this country like accountability of public funds. 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
• 23 Sep 2014 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have made myself very clear. It does not matter whether Sen. Khalwale suspects me. He was looking at me while he was talking. I am a Member of that Committee and in my earlier contributions; you will see that I have maximum respect for Sen. Khalwale. view
• 23 Sep 2014 in National Assembly: Unprompted, I had lavished on him a lot of respect because of his responsibility in our Committee. Sen. Khalwale is trying to say that there are some people in this House who are colluding with the Governors or with public officers who are messing up with public funds so as to steal funds. That casts doubt on the integrity of this House even if we do not name names. Some of us have gone all over the country to preach that the Senate will not entertain any pilferage on public funds. When he stands in this House and says that ... view
• 23 Sep 2014 in National Assembly: (Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki) view
• 23 Sep 2014 in National Assembly: (Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Mr. Speaker, Sir, I just want to thank you for the ruling you have just made. I want to highlight two things which you might have to reflect on. Until we see the end of this approach where the Judiciary thinks they can supervise Parliament like a parastatal, there would be need for both the Chair and our Legal Affairs Committee to think a little more around this issue. I want to say two things. First, the supposed reliance on Article 226 by Governors is oblivious of the fact that it talks about accounting officers. Governors are ... view
• 23 Sep 2014 in National Assembly: (Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Mr. Speaker, Sir, think about the core functions of Parliament and that would save us a lot of headache. 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
• 23 Sep 2014 in National Assembly: (Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Mr. Speaker, Sir, the information I have is that Sen. Wako’s Bill is just like mine and both of them are coming for the second reading. Given the time, if Order No.9 is brought forward, I have had to detain the Seconder of my Bill way beyond any further patience that I could have drawn from him. If it is in order then Order No.9 can be last, subject to the direction of the Chair, I have no objection, I can move my Bill tomorrow. view