Kipchumba Murkomen

All parliamentary appearances

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• 31 Oct 2013 in Senate: Hon. Senators, it is now time to interrupt the business of the House. view
• 31 Oct 2013 in Senate: Hon. Senators, we only have one minute to go and for the convenience of the House, we will now interrupt the business of the House. The Senate stands adjourned until Tuesday, 5th November, 2013 at 2.30 pm. The Senate rose at 6.29 pm 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
• 30 Oct 2013 in Senate: (Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Mr. Speaker, Sir, I support the sentiments of the Deputy Senate Minority Leader. I also wish to add that the same Schedule Four--- view
• 30 Oct 2013 in Senate: (Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Yes, the Acting Senate Minority Leader. Over and above what Sen. Abdirahman has said, the first part of the Schedule Four says among the functions of the national Government is:- (2) the use of international waters and water resources. Therefore, the use of water resources is a national function. In the scheme of things in this Schedule, water resource is one of the functions where both the national Government and the county governments enjoy concurrent jurisdictions. So, there is nothing unconstitutional, but we wait for your direction. view
• 30 Oct 2013 in Senate: (Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. I rise to congratulate Sen. Kittony for this Motion. She is emerging as a Senator who is very passionate about the protection of our environment. If we had a few more Senators of such calibre, we would really help this country. Other than the crisis that we are talking about in this country in terms of the deteriorating security, there is a huge crisis. This crisis is an ecological one. Our country is becoming more untenable to live in because of ecological challenges. The places where we expected rains ... view
• 30 Oct 2013 in Senate: (Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me accept the information from the Senate Minority Whip. view
• 30 Oct 2013 in Senate: (Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Excellent! view
• 30 Oct 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, protect me because there are so many points of order, which have nothing to do with water harvesting, but politics. view
• 30 Oct 2013 in Senate: (Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Mr. Speaker, Sir, finally, regarding water harvesting, the only way that devolution can work is if we not only devolve the administration of Government in this country, but also keep our populations in our counties. The only way of keeping those populations there is by making sure that, for example, there is adequate water for industrial use. If we want to make agriculture a profitable business that can keep our young people in our rural areas, we must have adequate water for irrigation. I just wanted to link equalization of the country with proper water harvesting policies, ... view
• 30 Oct 2013 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I would like to congratulate the committee for a good job and for taking the role of the Senate very seriously. In particular, I commend their role in putting a lot of focus on our interaction with the county governments and counties. Reading this report, I was excited that the interactions were with the real policy makers and implementers at the local level, that is the county government and ECD institutions; various primary schools such as Saria, Ikonge and polytechnics like Matongo in Nyamira County. It is important that we contextualize our role as the Senate, particularly ... view