9 Jun 2014 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I was commending Sen. Sang and the other Members of the Mediation Committee. The Mediation Committee had very distinguished Members from both Houses, led by the former Attorney-General Emeritus, Sen. Wako, Sen. Sang and myself, who are distinguished lawyers from this House. We had hon. Chepkonga and other lawyers from the other House. I must commend all the colleagues because we worked very well as brothers. However, there was no sister in the team. I recommend the spirit within which we arrived at this Report. Every issue was agreed on by consensus. We have been ...
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9 Jun 2014 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I urge all the Members to fully support this Bill because of the new spirit that we have. The National Assembly has passed it. Therefore, it will be ridiculous for the Senate which originated this Bill, not to pass it. I thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir.
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5 Jun 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I want to thank the Chairman of the Standing Committee on National Security and Foreign Relations for that answer. Indeed, we appreciate the commitment by the Government to issue birth certificates immediately a child is born at the hospital level. But the reason that they need additional resources for them to issue certificates is a strange one. This is because marriage certificates are issued on the wedding day by the priest, who is not paid by the Government. Why can the doctor who delivers the baby not also be required to sign birth certificate as an ...
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3 Jun 2014 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. From where you sit, you are supposed to be blind as to the membership of our political parties. We are here as Senators and the Senate is properly constituted because it has a quorum and we can proceed.
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3 Jun 2014 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir.
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3 Jun 2014 in Senate:
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3 Jun 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, we know that the distinguished Senator for Bungoma is the Leader of the Minority in this House, but is he in order to belittle the Senator for Vihiga by calling him a “kid brother”?
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3 Jun 2014 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. First, I would like to thank the House for appointing us to this important Committee. I would also like to thank my colleagues in the Special Committee. We worked very hard and thoroughly. We even worked over the weekend, including the Madaraka Day. So, I wish to thank my colleagues for doing their best to promote the integrity and name of this Senate.
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