Mutahi Kagwe

All parliamentary appearances

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• 29 Oct 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to report progress; that the Committee of the Whole has considered the Presidential Memorandum on the Public Audit Bill (National Assembly Bill No.38 of 2014) and seeks leave to sit again tomorrow. view
• 29 Oct 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I know that we want to dispose of the matter, but the manner in which we have dealt with it is that we have taken the matter seriously and there is nothing we have taken lightly. It is in the spirit of the Constitution and strengthening our offices that we have supported the President’s Memorandum. view
• 29 Oct 2015 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I rise to support this Motion and congratulate Sen. Kittony for her foresight in addressing this matter that is of concern to the entire nation because Nairobi is the capital city. While supporting this Motion and the regulations that have been proposed, the main cause of traffic jams on our roads in Nairobi today is indiscipline. There are things that we can legislate and those that we cannot. The issue of courtesy on our roads and general bad behavior exhibited by our drivers cannot be legislated. Some of these things relate to our culture as ... view
• 29 Oct 2015 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I support. view
• 28 Oct 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to support the Motion and make two points. The first has to do with the public perception that committees are created to remove or keep a governor. Even in the media, that is the perception that is given. I think it is important to make it clear that the Committee will simply make recommendations to the House. As has happened in the impeachment process in the past, the House did not agree with the Committee. It is important for us, as a House, to communicate that publicly. Secondly, I would like to support the Committee ... view
• 28 Oct 2015 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Even as the hon. Senator says that he does not have a prepared statement regarding El Nino, can he at least confirm whether there is an El Nino or not? view
• 22 Oct 2015 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I sympathise with Sen. Dullo because as a Chairman of a Committee myself, I appreciate the difficulties that the Chairpersons are having with CSs. Most CSs do not take seriously the questions that are sent to them by Chairpersons of committees. They try and use delaying tactics. Over and above that, there is genuine absence of the CSs. There has to be some change in our Standing Orders. For example, if a CS is unavailable on two occasions, ask them to present themselves to the House, as we have done in various instances. That way, they ... view
• 22 Oct 2015 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, “harassing the Chairpersons of Committees” refers to that situation when a Committee Chairperson has been asked a question here and is being taken to task on this side while at the same time he is asking for answers from the CSs, but getting none. The only definition in an English word that you could describe that status of the Chairperson is ‘harassment’. Now, who is harassing who, is a matter of debate and conjecture. However, we know that the Chairpersons are harassed per se. view
• 22 Oct 2015 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, yes. view
• 22 Oct 2015 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if you can protect me from Sen. Adan who is standing in front of me, as I speak. However, I excuse her because the harasser is Sen. Billow. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I join you in welcoming the delegations that are here. We have visited most of the areas they come from, including Vihiga County. As we learn to do what we are supposed to do in these Assemblies, I urge them that we maintain high standards of debates and proceedings in our county assemblies so that devolution cannot only be in name, but also in ... view