Kiraitu Murungi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 15 Jan 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have listened to a lot of complaints, read the newspapers and watched television. But there is no single Kenyan who has come up to say there were any irregularities in the election of hon. Mwai Kibaki as the hon. Member of Parliament for Othaya Constituency. I stand to be corrected by any of my colleagues on the other side. view
• 15 Jan 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, since the election of hon. Mwai Kibaki as the hon. Member for Othaya Constituency has not been challenged and is not in question, he has got to be sworn in like any other hon. Member of this House today. Mr. Speaker, Sir, you, yourself, is sitting in the Chair to exercise legislative power. According to Section 30 of our Constitution, and permit me to read, it says:- view
• 15 Jan 2008 in National Assembly: "The legislative power of the Republic shall vest in the Parliament of Kenya which shall consist of the President and the National Assembly." Therefore, Parliament, by the very definition, means the National Assembly and the President. You cannot exercise legislative power without either of this. You cannot have the National Assembly exercising legislative power without the President. So, you would be dis-empowering yourself and undermining your own authority and the authority of this House if you do not recognise the institution of the Presidency. view
• 15 Jan 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, in law, we talk about the law as it is and the law as it ought to be. What Mr. Orengo was talking about is the law as it ought to be. We are here to follow the law as it is. The law requires us to take the oath in its prescribed form. That requires us to pledge our allegiance to the institution of the Presidency. view
• 15 Jan 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Orengo was with me in this Parliament in 1994 when the then hon. Member for Githunguri Constituency, Mr. Gatabaki, refused to swear allegiance to the former President. The hon. Member was summoned by the Speaker and he was told he would lose his seat unless he swore the oath as prescribed. He had to do it. So, any hon. Member who does not take the oath as prescribed risks losing his seat. view
• 15 Jan 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rest my case! view
• 15 Jan 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The oath is in a prescribed form. Is the oath being taken by Mr. Namwamba in the prescribed form or a different oath? view
• 29 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: I am sorry, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I had not forgotten. My colleague was engaging me in some consultations. I beg to reply. The construction work for supply of electricity to Radar Market and Health Centre has already started and the expected date of completion is October this year. Uradi Catholic Church is not within the scope of Rural Electrification Policy which is only restricted to public utilities like secondary schools, health centres, markets, polytechnics and boreholes. But the church can be considered under the new Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) Customer Creation Initiative upon application and payment of ... view
• 29 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are now aware that the design of this project was changed. Under no circumstances could we connect a Catholic church or any other church for that matter because it is not a public institution as defined by the Ministry. The Catholic church is still free to apply to the KPLC to be connected upon payment of the necessary charges. view
• 29 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, indeed, the Ministry is aware that many Kenyans are not able to afford the connection cost which now stands at about Kshs30,000; to be connected August 29, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3561 for domestic purposes. But we have introduced a system of payment by instalments. So, you pay half of the connection fees and the balance can be paid later. view