Kiraitu Murungi

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• 28 Nov 2013 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. We appreciate the importance of the Motion before the House. I also do agree with Sen. Wako that this is a matter which needs to be debated and given a lot of time, when the House has all the time and mind for this Motion. Some of us were supposed to go to Mombasa today, but we were requested to stay behind because of the other business which is pending before the House. I think that, that is why most of the Members have made the effort to be here. Therefore, ... view
• 28 Nov 2013 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, with all due respect, allow me to disagree with my very able colleague, Sen. Billow Kerrow. Our Constitution is based on the theory of participation. Indeed, it even provides for further structures of devolution, even below the ward level. Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, it is very important that the leaders at the ward level meet to discuss development within the ward. This is because they have elected a Member of the 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 ... view
• 28 Nov 2013 in Senate: I want to thank you, Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir. I am speaking here now with the authority of the Chairman of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights. This amendment came from Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, and we, as the Committee, looked at it and we had our own feelings, but we let it go. But due to the feelings that have been expressed in the House, especially by Sen. Billow Kerrow, I think they are persuasive enough and, as Committee, we are really not taking a very hard position on this. We are being guided by the wisdom of ... view
• 27 Nov 2013 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 27 Nov 2013 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The subject matter of the Motion before us has elicited quite a bit of debate and emotion both in this House and outside the House. Sometimes it is good to sleep over a matter and not to deal with it when it is a bit too hot. It is my request that we move under Standing Order No.97. I would like to propose that this debate be adjourned to some future date to enable further consultations on this matter. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we could give it a week or two, to enable ... view
• 27 Nov 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will be seconded by no other than the emeritus Attorney General, Sen. Amos Wako. view
• 26 Nov 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Motion. The time has come for this country to take science and technology much more seriously than we have done before. One wonders why nations like the Unites States of America (USA) are super powers or why they are the greatest nations on earth. When you do a deeper analysis, you will discover that the secret to that greatness or the reason why the USA is a super power today is because of its command or its superiority in science and technology. Mr. Speaker, Sir, people thought that with industries ... view
• 26 Nov 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Motion. The time has come for this country to take science and technology much more seriously than we have done before. One wonders why nations like the Unites States of America (USA) are super powers or why they are the greatest nations on earth. When you do a deeper analysis, you will discover that the secret to that greatness or the reason why the USA is a super power today is because of its command or its superiority in science and technology. Mr. Speaker, Sir, people thought that with industries ... view
• 26 Nov 2013 in Senate: There would be endless heated debates from very learned people about how many angels could dance on top of a pin. But if you look at it today, it is really a very useless debate; it is a debate which has no meaning, because let us assume that 100 or 1,000 angels could dance on top of a pin; how does that affect the lives of the people? As former President Moi would ask, ni ugali gani imeweka kwa meza whether 1,000 or 1 million angels danced on top of a pin? So, that irrelevant education has no place in ... view
• 26 Nov 2013 in Senate: There would be endless heated debates from very learned people about how many angels could dance on top of a pin. But if you look at it today, it is really a very useless debate; it is a debate which has no meaning, because let us assume that 100 or 1,000 angels could dance on top of a pin; how does that affect the lives of the people? As former President Moi would ask, ni ugali gani imeweka kwa meza whether 1,000 or 1 million angels danced on top of a pin? So, that irrelevant education has no place in ... view