25 Feb 2020 in Senate:
the cockerel that crows at 3.00 a.m. in the morning.
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25 Feb 2020 in Senate:
No, I am not guessing. I am saying that it could be.
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25 Feb 2020 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if you recall - because this is important - at the time somebody brought a Petition here to remove the word “Harambee”, Sen. Faki, in fact explained that “Harambee” is not a Kiswahili word. He explained to us the origin of the word Harambee in the Coat of Arms. Similarly, the person who is trying to remove this, is using the same formula. I would think that in future, we should have a Standing Order that dismisses some of these Petitions. Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.
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25 Feb 2020 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, first, on the Statement by Sen. Khaniri, I want to bring to your attention that the Chairman of that Committee is building bridges. Therefore, he might not be available in the next seven days. The Vice Chairperson, who was Sen. Sakaja, honourably resigned. Therefore---
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25 Feb 2020 in Senate:
Honourably because he was not removed from office.
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25 Feb 2020 in Senate:
He honourably left office. Therefore, there must be a direction about how that Committee---
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25 Feb 2020 in Senate:
I thought you would say the Chairperson or any other Member of that Committee to bring a report within seven days.
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25 Feb 2020 in Senate:
I thought so. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate.
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25 Feb 2020 in Senate:
On the second issue, I thought I should mention to you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that while we are contemplating amending our Standing Orders, we should adopt the model used by the Australian Senate concerning something called “Contempt of the Senate.” because we have powers similar to those of a High Court. When you defy a court order, you are in contempt. We should have that, so that CSs do not have the liberty to go and entertain guests while a matter of this nature is pending. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we saw you doing manual labour of chasing the ...
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