Ochilo George Mbogo Ayacko

All parliamentary appearances

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• 16 Jun 2020 in Senate: If you look at legislation, oversight, and allocation of finances, we do them through committees. When we want to investigate a particular governor, a committee is recommended here. If we think that the Senate is useless, why do we do those other important functions through committees? view
• 16 Jun 2020 in Senate: I believe that Members of the Senate who have been appointed to committees are people who have merited being in the Senate. They are people of character and substance. If Members who constitute other committees are also people of substance, I do not see why there is hullabaloo about going the committee route. view
• 16 Jun 2020 in Senate: I had the occasion to be a Member of a committee that was listening to matters of Taita-Taveta when the Governor appeared before the Senate. I can assure you that we view
• 16 Jun 2020 in Senate: 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. view
• 16 Jun 2020 in Senate: arrived at a decision. I have heard people talk negatively about the decision but the other side did not even present evidence for prosecution, leave alone not showing up. view
• 16 Jun 2020 in Senate: I encourage all of us to believe in the Senate. We must believe in our committees and their membership and support them. Tomorrow we will have a committee made up of other members. The undertone here is that some Members are suspicious of other Members being part of that committee and they would rather do it themselves. Why can they not belong to the Senate Business Committee (SBC)? Why do they trust the SBC? Why do they trust other committees where they are not members? Let us believe in ourselves and the institution of the Senate. Let us believe that ... view
• 16 Jun 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have heard the people of Kirinyaga with a lot of sympathy. I am actually concerned and humbled that they are petitioning this House. The assurance they will get from me and Members in this House is that that committee will do its work. That work will be done publicly and with opportunity being given to anybody who has information that will help the committee arrive at the correct position. If the people of Kirinyaga County, including the elected leaders who are attacking other leaders who cannot defend themselves, have information that is relevant to that committee, ... view
• 16 Jun 2020 in Senate: What I am apprehensive about is that some people take it out there that the independence of the Senate is something they own and walk with. The independence of the Senate is for the Senate to listen to everybody. The independence of the Senate does not mean that the Senate does not listen to them. If they make decisions out there and say that the Senate must abide by that, then there is no need to have the Senate. They should have just removed that governor from there and made it a fait accompli . The Senate is here to ... view
• 16 Jun 2020 in Senate: When we are seated here as a fully constituted Senate, we are quite intimidating. In fact, we are scaring. Witnesses who come before us and see this number of fellows, including Senators like my brother and friend, Sen. Murkomen, Sen. Orengo and Sen. Wako, could be scared. So, it is important for them to appear before a panel of 11 Members and present, without intimidation, the facts they have. That panel of 11 will bring to us their findings, so that we make a well-researched decision which will be in the interest of the Senate. view
• 16 Jun 2020 in Senate: In conclusion, I hope that committee will vindicate the image of the Senate and give convincing reasons for whatever findings they will arrive at. view