Mutahi Kagwe

All parliamentary appearances

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• 30 Jun 2015 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, while accepting and agreeing that according to the Constitution, it is the right of every citizen to petition matters regarding misuse of resources at the county government level, we must also at some point set a standard of what constitutes a petition. This morning, we had a petition from Bomet County at the Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget meeting and the quality of the petition and what has been petitioned shows that there is a lot that needs to be done. Whereas we agree and accept that there has to be some way in which ... view
• 24 Jun 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to request for a statement on the treatment of Kenyans applying for visas at the South African High Commission to travel to South Africa. I wish to seek a statement from the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on National Security and Foreign Relations on treatment of Kenyans applying for visas to South Africa at the South African High Commission and at their agency in Nairobi. In the past year or so, Kenyans seeking to visit South Africa for different purposes have encountered difficulties at the South African High Commission in Nairobi. This is due to ... view
• 24 Jun 2015 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. With all due respect to the Committee – I realise that there are difficulties in these things – I think it can be done faster than that. Kenyans are suffering in that High Commission. Even today, there are 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
• 24 Jun 2015 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. With your permission, and since there are no statements to be responded to, I would like to raise a matter which I feel is important to this House. Yesterday, we had a joint committee meeting of the Committee on Health and the Committee of Finance, Commerce and Budget. In that meeting, we had invited the Cabinet Secretary for Health. We specifically discussed the matter relating to the equipment that is being given to counties. My concern was the manner in which the whole issue was covered by the Press. In the deliberations ... view
• 24 Jun 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I sympathize with Sen. Khaniri, but I think that this matter of Statements is bigger than this particular question. If there is a problem with the Senate and if a Senator is not acting in a manner that is conducive and in keeping with the dignity of this House, it is you that we would raise the question with. Consequently, would I be in order to propose that you write a letter to the Executive, specifically to the President of the Republic of Kenya, asking that matters of the Senate be taken seriously by his Cabinet Secretaries ... view
• 24 Jun 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, my understanding is that the Chairperson is unwell and that is why he is not in today. view
• 24 Jun 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I, communicated with the Chairperson as soon as he got into the House. I know that he was chairing a Committee meeting this morning. My understanding, in fact, communicated to me by Sen. Elachi is that he is not feeling well. The only thing that did not happen is that the Chairperson did not direct another Member of the Committee to respond to those Statements. view
• 24 Jun 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Chairperson, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 5 of the Bill be amended- (a) in sub-clause (1) by- (i) deleting the letter “H” appearing immediately after the words “set out in Column” and substituting therefor the letter “G”; (ii) deleting paragraph (f); and, (b) by deleting sub-clause (5). The column being referred to in the Bill is column “g” and not column “h.” Therefore, it is simply a correction so that the Bill reads the correct column. view
• 24 Jun 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Chairperson, Sir, I have not finished with Clause 5. Further, by deleting the sub Clause 5 appearing after sub Clause 4. The import of that deletion is exactly the same as the first one. Further, that a new Clause 5A be inserted so that the Bill be amended--- view
• 24 Jun 2015 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Chairperson, Sir. There is a new Clause 5(a). view