20 Feb 2025 in Senate:
Do you know what you said to the Chair? What have you just said? You know the Chair does not stand in vain. I stood to make a communication to the Senate. This communication is official, right? You are now asking me if it is shameful for the Chair to stand. What do you want me to do? This is the tradition. The Chair can only make a communication while standing. I have no option of sitting when making communication. I should stand up and make the communication. Can you, first of all, withdraw that?
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20 Feb 2025 in Senate:
What are you saying, Sen. Omtatah?
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20 Feb 2025 in Senate:
I will throw you out of this House. You have no privilege to do whatever you want, Sen. Okiya Omtatah. You must respect the Chair. I am telling you, you have to. You have no option.
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20 Feb 2025 in Senate:
You know, Sen. Sifuna, I did not even come to determine what to do. I was raising the issue of disrespect to the Chair. That is what I raised.
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20 Feb 2025 in Senate:
I am here also to safeguard the respect and dignity of the House.
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20 Feb 2025 in Senate:
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20 Feb 2025 in Senate:
I have not come to determine what we should do with this.
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20 Feb 2025 in Senate:
You can see he is not even remorseful. I do not know. You are my friend, you know. However, you are not remorseful.
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