17 Oct 2019 in Senate:
.: You can use a better term than suspend for 30 days, or alternatively say that this matter will proceed at a later date without necessarily making it look like a stay. That word is going to haunt the seat of the Speaker.
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17 Oct 2019 in Senate:
.: It is not a good word for our record.
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17 Oct 2019 in Senate:
.: First, it does not exist. Two, it is ambiguous, as we have not defined it; and 14 or 30 days for a parliamentary stay is not a word that should ideally come on the Floor. I would rather you find a better term that we will use in the future.
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17 Oct 2019 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not agree with that procedure. If an application is made by a Senator and a ruling is made, that matter should rest. Therefore, if that application remains alive, a Speaker can make a ruling based on a Motion by a Senator and vary it without the intervention of the Senator or any other person.
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17 Oct 2019 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I strongly disagree with that process.
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17 Oct 2019 in Senate:
On a point of information, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.
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17 Oct 2019 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to inform the Senate Majority Leader that Sen. Ndwiga is right. In case of impeachment of Governor Kibwana, it was pointed out in the audit of financial statements for FY 2014/2015 that the legal fees paid to advocates came from the county funds.
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17 Oct 2019 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.
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17 Oct 2019 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, before you make that ruling; it is not the owner. This Parliament has spent a lot of money to hire communication staff.
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