Kipchumba Murkomen

All parliamentary appearances

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• 24 Jun 2014 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I beg to support. view
• 24 Jun 2014 in Senate: (Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. From the outset, I want to thank the Senate Minority Leader, Sen. Wetangula, for moving this Motion. I also want to thank those who spoke before me. I was not in for much of the afternoon, but I followed part of the proceedings. Therefore, I am grateful at the sobriety in which this House has discussed this grave matter; that once more, in less than a week, we are gathered here again to mourn Kenyans who have lost their lives. We mourn the lives of people which have been cut short ... view
• 19 Jun 2014 in Senate: (Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to give a Statement on the business of the Senate for next week, under Standing Order No.45. Mr. Speaker, Sir, next week on Tuesday 24th June, 2014, there will be a meeting of the Rules and Business Committee at noon to schedule the business of the week. On that day, the Senate will continue with business that will not be concluded in today’s Order Paper. The Senate will also commence the Second Reading debate on the Political Parties (Amendment) Bill, 2014. Mr. Speaker, Sir, on Wednesday 25th June, 2014, the Senate will ... view
• 19 Jun 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I stand to support this Bill. I want to thank Sen. Martha Wangari for doing a very good job. I have just come from a meeting of the Committee on Devolved Government where we were deliberating on other issues. In the process, the issue of gender representation in the counties came to the fore. I agree with the Chairperson of the Commission for the Implementation of the Constitution (CIC) that the manner in which county assemblies were constituted in the absence of the nominated Members of County Assemblies (MCAs) that is the youth, persons with disabilities and ... view
• 19 Jun 2014 in Senate: said in the same meeting, that this Bill, for avoidance of doubt, is to clear any doubt that might be collecting in the minds of some people who may not care about representation of gender and marginalized groups in the counties. Mr. Speaker, Sir, through this Bill, it will be clear that county assemblies cannot purport to run in the absence of those who are expected to represent the marginalized groups. This is a serious situation because as we speak there are more than 600 nominated women in the county assemblies. Very few county assemblies were able to elect women ... view
• 19 Jun 2014 in Senate: (Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I normally agree with Sen. Murkomen on very many things. But on this one, I beg to disagree with him. Is he in order to make a blanket attack on governors and MCAs alleging that the governors are bribing them? Is this attack in order? Can he substantiate? If not, can he withdraw and apologise to all the county governments of the Republic of Kenya? view
• 19 Jun 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, can I be allowed to finish justifying--- view
• 19 Jun 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, that was the first point. I am moving on to the next point. view
• 19 Jun 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is relevant to this debate. It is important, especially on the issue of marginalized groups. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have just come from a meeting of the Committee on Devolved Government. Sen. Wako and Sen. (Prof.) Anyang’-Nyong’o will bear me witness. They are my evidence here, that the Chairperson of the Gender and Human Rights Commission told us that they have evidence in their collection that some of the counties are in an attempt to contain the elected MCAs. In other words, some of the County Executive are forced to bribe some of the MCAs. I ... view
• 19 Jun 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I withdraw and apologise and substitute my initial statement that “it is alleged that cases of bribery and county assemblies holding the county executive at ransom are rampant out there”. My Committee--- view