28 Feb 2017 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I think Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale did not hear what I said. I said that it poses a constitutional question; whether they have now ceased to hold office. Will they be re-vetted again under Article 179(2)? I did not mislead anybody. I said that there is a constitutional lacuna. It is possible that the word “lacuna” confused him? That is what I said.
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28 Feb 2017 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Allow me to agree with the proposal made by the Chair of the Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget, Sen. Billow. In 2013, this Senate spent a lot of time seeking an advisory opinion of the Supreme Court. To be specific, it is Advisory Opinion No.2 of 2013 which gave us the mandate of participating and determining allocation of the national revenue. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it will be a tragedy of great monumental proportions and to an extent it will be an abdication of constitutional responsibilities by this Senate if ...
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28 Feb 2017 in Senate:
I am referring to Article 96(3) of the Constitution. If there is one role that distinguishes the Senate from the rest of the world, it is Article 96(3) 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
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28 Feb 2017 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, is Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, Senator for Kakamega County, in order to suggest or inf er, innuendo or imagine that the power to vote for a Bill can be delegated? Is he in order to mislead Kenyans that the power of Bungoma County in terms of voting and not the Senate Minority Leadership can be delegated to him.
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22 Feb 2017 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. You must inform the Chairperson of the Committee on Education - because we have students in the Public Gallery - that the business of the Senate is circulated in the evening on our
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22 Feb 2017 in Senate:
platform and the website. Therefore, the Chairman has no excuse about coming late or otherwise. They should be on notice. I echo the sentiments of Sen. Sang that the Chairpersons should take the orders and sequence of business in the Senate seriously. You must repeat, notwithstanding that we are all going for elections.
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22 Feb 2017 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for your communication. I am extremely concerned on this. From the calendar of events into the elections, if the nominations of political parties and their members are going to be held in mid-April, it means that we can only transact business for another one and a half months. Our legislative business is most likely to be affected by the nominations. In view of the pending bills before the National Assembly, I extend my request again to you to extend an olive branch to your colleague in the National Assembly because, given the rate at which ...
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22 Feb 2017 in Senate:
.: Mr. Speaker, Sir, from your communication, Sen. (Prof.) Anyang’-Nyong’o chaired the first session we had with the Finance, Budget and Commerce Committee and the programme itself and we requested them to organize for the whole Senate to be informed, particularly the Members of this House who want to become executives of counties – Governors. It is extremely important that you attend this session because the governors have already given their input and there is now a formula as to how these grants will be given to counties and how they will be formulated. The electronic version of the Senate ...
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22 Feb 2017 in Senate:
.: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.45(2)(b) to seek a statement from the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights on the reported registration of voters using National Youth Service (NYS) kits. In the statement, the Chairperson should:- (1) Clarify if the Government is aware that on the night of 13th February, 2017, people were registered as voters at the Administration Camp in Embakasi West Constituency, Super loaf Primary School in Mowlem Ward and Presbyterian Church of East Africa (PCEA), Karura in Runda using registration and identification kits belonging to the NYS ...
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22 Feb 2017 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. 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
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