2 Oct 2018 in Senate:
I will avoid it. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the possibility of impeachment of a president and a deputy president is in the Constitution. Since you are also a teacher of law and you know, The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes
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2 Oct 2018 in Senate:
We would have benefited from his Motion to impeach a Cabinet Secretary because since the advent of this new Constitution, we have not had the benefit of watching a full process. I heard the Majority Leader of the National Assembly saying that Members of the National Assembly do not understand the impeachment process under Article 152 of the Constitution and that they are using it as a method of arm-twisting Cabinet Secretaries into positions that they want in their favour. I do not want to quote the Women Representative of Kiambu County but that appears to have been a motivation. ...
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27 Sep 2018 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Article 28 of the Constitution is very clear that every person in this country has a right to human dignity. This Petition and the previous one point out illegalities that have been conducted through official purposes. It is very surprising that the original awards are not with the owners of the land. It is equally surprising that awards were given in 2016 and yet no payments have been done to date. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this Senate had an opportunity to raise similar issues, because the Ruaraka Land Scandal speaks to the issues that are in ...
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27 Sep 2018 in Senate:
so that we protect these people.
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27 Sep 2018 in Senate:
The country is looking up to all of us, Senators.
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27 Sep 2018 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I probably got carried away about something we were doing yesterday; but that is a greeting that means we are doing well. I am prepared, just the same way we went to the Talai clan on historical injustices. Lastly, Mr. Speaker, Sir, I moved a Motion through this Senate for the rules on historical injustices. This Senate unanimously passed that the Bill on historical injustices should be brought to Parliament for passing. Prof. Swazuri and his team at the NLC went ahead and skirted around the Bill on historical injustices and brought about what we are The ...
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27 Sep 2018 in Senate:
Let me finish the point.
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27 Sep 2018 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, please protect me.
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27 Sep 2018 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Committee investigating this matter should do it quickly. Let us not lose the opportunity that was lost by the County Public Accounts and Investments Committee (CPAIC) to set a precedent on what consists a hearing, what consists compensation and when people should leave their land---
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27 Sep 2018 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Committee knows what I am talking about; I do not need to repeat it. Therefore, let us exorcize those ghosts and get to the bottom of these matters as quickly as possible. This House must rise above petty and tribal politics to discuss anything affecting Kenyans. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir.
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