Kiraitu Murungi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 30 Jul 2015 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Bill. You all know that under Vision 2030, we are trying to move Kenya from a backward third world economy to a modern industrialised economy in which Kenyans will enjoy a high quality of life even in these areas. Given the limited time, allow me to focus on only one aspect. We are trying to encourage investors to invest in Kenya especially in areas outside Nairobi and where land is owned under communal systems; where there is no title deed to the land. Investors are facing great challenges. Investors face ... view
• 30 Jul 2015 in Senate: seconded view
• 28 Jul 2015 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I was suggesting that in order to save on time because we have four votes before us, if you call Meru County I vote on all the four Bills. This is so that we do not take a lot of time. view
• 28 Jul 2015 in Senate: 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 Jul 2015 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I rise to support this Motion. I am one of the few Kenyans who know President Obama personally having spent one year with him in 1990/91when we both studied at Harvard Law School. He is a very bright person and we studied courses related to reinvention of democracy, human rights and international law. I spent time taking tea with President Obama and he was very concerned and took a lot of interest about the happenings in Kenya at that time. That was the time of the clamor for multi-partism. There is a lot of hullaballoo in this ... view
• 21 Jul 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank Sen. (Prof.) Lesan for this request. We participated in a stakeholders’ conference where the issues that the Senator had raised before the House were addressed by the Cabinet Secretary in the same conference. It was resolved at the conference that the Cabinet Secretary would set up a task force to implement the various recommendations that were made by all the stakeholders at the conference. I know that preparation was underway to appoint the task force but unfortunately, before the task force was gazetted, the Cabinet Secretary had to step aside. We are waiting for the ... view
• 21 Jul 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Cabinet Secretary who stepped aside was very familiar with the issues that the task force was to deal with, because he was part of the discussion from the beginning. He himself had taken very personal interest in that matter and we thought it wise – especially because he was cleared by the EACC – to wait for him because his reappointment could be any time before we rush with this matter. I, therefore, plead with my colleague to give Mr. Kosgei, the Cabinet Secretary, a little more time to see if he will come back to ... view
• 21 Jul 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, there is nobody who is disagreeing with your ruling. It is characteristic of you to give rulings which uphold the Constitution and the dignity of this House. It is quite clear not only from what has happened regarding the appointment of the Governor but even when the Inspector-General of Police was being appointed, there was a struggle for the Senate to be recognized as a House of Parliament and to participate in the vetting of the Inspector-General of Police. The lesson was quickly forgotten. It appears that there are some forces who are constantly denying that the ... view
• 16 Jul 2015 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to oppose this Motion. view
• 16 Jul 2015 in Senate: Time has come for us to learn better management techniques to manage the business of this House. If you consider the amount of time spent on points of order and digressions, we would not be calling for Special Sittings. I am calling for more efficiency. We should not punish Members who have already organized their schedules for Wednesday and Thursday mornings. We should not ask them to cancel whatever they had planned so as to accommodate poor planning in this House. I beg to very strongly oppose this Motion. view