Kiraitu Murungi

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• 26 Feb 2014 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when I said that I prayed for him, it should be understood. We have come a long way. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, regarding the bullfighter, Sen. Boni Khalwale, I would also like to thank him for making this Senate proud. Sen. Boni Khalwale might have problems with political parties, but I think that if there is somebody who has really raised the profile of this Senate, it is him. view
• 26 Feb 2014 in Senate: We should not be petty by saying that he does not belong here or there. Let us look for a Committee which will be chaired by him, especially the watchdog Committees. He did very well regarding Governor Wambora’s case. We in the region took a low profile because we pass through Embu on our way home. But Sen. Boni Khalwale did the job for us. We are now thinking about how we are going to reconfigure the Committees. Therefore, I think that we should not worry too much. I was in Australia in December, thanks to the Senate, and we ... view
• 4 Feb 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, noting the fact that this Committee will only have ten days and from what we are hearing from various hon. Senators, the message is very clear. The Senate is on trial and hon. Senators have to deal with this issue professionally, impartially and objectively. Hon. Senators seem to be repeating themselves. Would I be in order to call the Mover to reply? view
• 5 Dec 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as you know, I am the Senator who neighbours Tharaka-Nithi County. Although I did not speak to this Motion yesterday, as Sen. James Orengo said, there are many ways of contributing. I contributed by supporting the Motion and lobbying other Members to support it. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think that the amendment that is being introduced by Senior Counsel is very reasonable. This Senate should be looking at all corners of this Republic and we should be supporting the development of infrastructure in all counties. So, I do not see in what way the amendment dilutes the ... view
• 5 Dec 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I think this matter is self explanatory and very obvious. The media affects counties. I do not see any thinking that can be otherwise. The issue here is that this Bill affects counties. Since this Bill affects counties and was not referred to us, that is a clear breach of the Constitution. The question is; what do we do? Do we just sit here and complain? We have advisory opinion from the Supreme Court which clearly states what the procedure should be. That procedure has been ignored. The law recognizes self-help remedies as part of ... view
• 5 Dec 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I beg to move:- THAT, pursuant to Standing Order 247, the Report of the Rules and Business Committee on the Review of the Standing Orders laid on the Table of the Senate on Wednesday, 4th December, 2013, be approved. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in view of the short time given to us, I do not wish to spend a lot of time giving the constitutional justification for the review that we are undertaking, because it is provided for under Article 124 of the Constitution. Neither do I want to take the House through the Standing Orders, ... view
• 5 Dec 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, how much more time do I have? view
• 5 Dec 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. In view of the time constraints, I would urge the Senators to look at the Report which has been supplied and just highlight what I would consider the very key amendments. Standing Order No.34 which deals with quorum requires the Speaker to establish quorum at the commencement of a sitting. Traditionally, in most Commonwealth parliaments, the Speaker is usually blind to the presence or absence of quorum at the commencement or any time of the proceedings unless a Senator raises the issue. So, we are proposing to amend Standing Order No.34 so that we follow ... view
• 5 Dec 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. It will be very unfair if hon. Senators felt that our Committee has ambushed them, especially the Co-Chair, who we have worked with closely since April. I would like him to be comfortable when seconding this Motion. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we are going for recess until February; we are not going to deal with Standing Orders when we go for Christmas--- view
• 5 Dec 2013 in Senate: We will deal with the Bible and such holy books--- view