Hon Martha Wangari

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 6211 to 6220 of 6328.

• 15 Aug 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to, first of all, thank the Committee under the chairmanship of the Senator of Nyeri County, Sen. Kagwe. I thank the secretariat for the work and hours they put to make sure that this report was presented to this House. Mr. Speaker, Sir, from the outset, I support this report because I know there are some things in this country that we take to be normal. When we were listening to the submissions of this case, and we sat for long hours, listening to accusations and counter accusations, we were in agreement on many of ... view
• 7 Aug 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, aware that Kenya is known for its splendid performance in athletics; noting that athletics is part of Brand Kenya; appreciating that Kenyan athletes are good ambassadors and have done the country proud; noting further that the Kenyan team took part in the recently concluded 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
• 7 Aug 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, mine is on a point of procedure. Though I appreciate the issue is of public interest, I was wondering whether it is in order that when we request for a statement we agree that the response be aired in the media instead of bringing the answer to the House. Is it in order? view
• 7 Aug 2014 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. It is very unfortunate that we really have to get where we are right now. Chapter One of the Constitution says:- “(1) All sovereign power belongs to the people of Kenya and shall be exercised only in accordance with this Constitution. (2) The people may exercise their sovereign power either directly or through their democratically elected representatives.” Mr. Speaker, Sir, it goes ahead to actually enumerate them. It includes the leadership at the county level and national level. There is no one who has the monopoly of devolution. It is very unfortunate that we have ... view
• 7 Aug 2014 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, first, I appreciate that it is already past 8.00 p.m. but it is important that I move this Motion. I will take a very short time. I was privileged to represent the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare at the Glasgow games. I can tell you the experience of watching those games on television and being at the stadium cannot be comparable. We did so well. view
• 7 Aug 2014 in Senate: My apologies, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT, aware that Kenya is known for its splendid performance in athletics; noting that athletics is part of Brand Kenya; appreciating that the Kenyan athletes are good ambassadors and have done the country proud; noting further that the Kenyan team took part in the recently concluded Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, and were ranked number 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
• 7 Aug 2014 in Senate: Sure, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 7 Aug 2014 in Senate: Thank you, Sen. Muthama for correcting me. I noted a few fields that we have ventured in. I noted one performer who is Julius Yego who has learnt the art of javelin through YouTube. He earned this country a gold medal. Even if in other fields we were not able to get medals, I want to note that the organization of para sports in this competition was very good for Kenya. In fact, we had a double amputee called Wacuka, who does not have legs, who was competing in swimming. Even if we did not win the medal, we have ... view
• 7 Aug 2014 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I want to thank every Member who has taken their time to stay back and contribute to this Motion. We hope that we will be able to do better in the coming games. The Committee on Labour and Social Welfare will still be interacting with the Ministry to ensure that we are able to deal with the hiccups that have been raised. With those few remarks, I beg to move. view
• 6 Aug 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was hoping to get a chance to raise a point of order earlier when Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale was speaking. I know that I have asked this question over and over again, and you have ruled on how we address Senators in this House. Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale addressed Sen. Catherine as Nominated Senator and Sen. Wetangula called her “that lady.” The Standing Orders are very clear on how a Senator should be referred to. Regardless of whatever they call us out there, I think that in this House, it should be out of order for them to ... view