Kiraitu Murungi

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 731 to 740 of 1237.

• 3 Jul 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this important Motion. It is true there has been Government policy to do improvement of roads, especially all weather roads in highly productive agricultural areas. It was a good policy, because we cannot take our produce to the market unless we have good roads in those areas. What I see in this Motion, and I think it is specifically calling for it; is a shift of focus from doing roads in the highly potential areas of this country to the so called marginalized areas where cattle rustling ... view
• 3 Jul 2013 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I do not want to get into jurisprudence here. However, I want to inform Sen. (Prof.) Anyang’-Nyong’o that that even an unjust law is law. Until it is overturned by the court and the constitutionality of the law is effectively challenged, that law remains to be law. There could be the court of your conscience and even judgments. However, that is not for us who are in this world. In the world, we follow the law as passed by Parliament. Whether they like it or not, we are bound by it. So, the pronouncement by the court ... view
• 3 Jul 2013 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, indeed, Sen. Kajwang who is a lawyer knows that there is a very clear separation between law and morality. Whereas we may challenge a law as unjust, that law is effective until it is overturned. Indeed, you can continue with your debate, but the law is law. In that case, we are saying that this Government is legitimate. Indeed, unless it is removed through a vote in another election or challenged in court, then the Government continues being legitimate. Therefore, it is not open for Prof. Anyang’-Nyong’o to continue saying that there is insecurity in the country ... view
• 26 Jun 2013 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, these are valid arguments. You have discretion within the Standing Orders to extend time, for us to deal with all the business before the House this afternoon. So, you can give them five or ten minutes towards the end, so that we can do the voting first and then deal with the other important business, which the Senate Minority Leader has brought before us. view
• 26 Jun 2013 in Senate: Thank you very much, Madam Temporary Speaker. We do agree with Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale that this is a matter of critical national importance. We want our children back in schools. We want our teachers to be paid so that those children can go back to school. Madam Temporary Speaker, I recently attended an international meeting where education was one of the topics being addressed by experts from across the world. They said that in a school system, there are very many pillars. The most critical pillar is the teachers because even if you have everything else right; the buildings, the ... view
• 26 Jun 2013 in Senate: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. Is it in order for the Sen. Kajwang to forget that the Minister who actually issued that Legal Notice of 1997 was none other than the CORD running mate, Hon. Kalonzo Musyoka, who was then the Minister for Education? view
• 20 Jun 2013 in Senate: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. I have a problem in the manner we are proceeding with the debate on this amendment. The substantive Motion reads in part; “The Senate urges the Government to profile all the current Internally Displaced Persons and to take urgent and immediate steps towards resettling IDPs and finding a lasting solution to their plight.” The use of the word “current,” to me, by any stretch of language or imagination should not be seen to refer to any IDPs whether from 1895 or 1920s. “Current” refers to those who are present right now. Anybody ... view
• 20 Jun 2013 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I want to thank you for giving me this opportunity. I like what my colleagues in the Senate have been saying that indeed this is the Upper House and this is the place for mature debate. This is a place where we should remove emotions from our debates, look at issues very realistically and in a practical manner knowing that our core business and the very fundamental reason why we are here is to ensure justice for all Kenyans irrespective of where they come from. It is from that approach that I would like us to look ... view
• 20 Jun 2013 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I am seeing a number of Motions which have come here saying “These communities were highly privileged; there are more things there than in the others; these ones are like this---” Most of these IDPs also tend to come from a certain place, and if you read in between the lines, some people could feel that, maybe, the reason why we are expanding the debate to 1895 is because we do not want this particular group of IDPs to benefit. So, Madam Temporary Speaker, let us not always have in mind these groups where we come from ... view
• 19 Jun 2013 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Is the hon. Senator in order to say that part of the reason why mobile telephony has not got to all parts of this country is because we have not extended solar electric power when he is very well aware that we have invested so much money and we have reached all these constituencies either with grid or off grid electricity and where we have not, already there are plans to do so in those constituencies? The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version ... view