Omingo Magara

All parliamentary appearances

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• 18 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this very important Motion of censure. I oppose it for two major reasons. I have been the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee in 2003/2004 and at no time did I pretentiously tell the House that I am investigating an agenda that never was, using that position to come to the Floor of the House and talk falsehoods. view
• 18 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: For sure, I detest and hate corruption. Even when we investigated the Anglo-Leasing scandal, the Motion to censure a Minister here was defeated. I lost in tears; I went home. Time came of reckoning and time is a healer. That came to pass. Anglo-Leasing was condemned. I have never been a participant of this kind of scam. I hate and detest corruption. We must redeem the image of this House. view
• 18 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we will not be bloodthirsty. I respect my brother, Dr. Khalwale, and I like his contribution, but this time round, he cannot afford to do that. We cannot be taken for granted. Secondly, the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission is already in that building investigating. The Departmental Committee on Agriculture, Lands and Natural Resources is investigating the view
• 18 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: 5090 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES February 18, 2009 view
• 18 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: matter. Part of the issue of people shedding crocodile tears in terms of looking clean--- I am a new Member of the Cabinet. I am aware of collective responsibility. At the appropriate time, we shall make a major statement upon correcting the ills within the Government. If you are dissatisfied with the ills you cannot correct them, you had better step aside. Do not tell us that you are serving a Government which you are opposed to. That is why we are bringing a vote of no confidence in ourselves. You are spearing yourself and crying foul. view
• 18 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: The Government which I want to support now, lost a fundamental Motion; the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill. We are still in that Government trying to cry and smile at the same time. What we should address today are institutional failures. What happens when we vote them out and they come back? What have we corrected? Today, this House should be discussing policy issues and the famine issue. We would be good enough to try to do a profile here to be a leader of a particular non-existent forum. We should not do that. Today, we should be talking about ... view
• 18 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: I was in Iran about a week ago and I noted that they have one-third arable land and they receive half of the rainfall that Ukambani receives. Forget about the Kisii highlands where God's bathroom is. Despite this, they have greens in every meal on their table. What are we talking about? We are trying to look good. I hate corruption but if our institutions were working today, Mr. William Ruto should not even resign. He should be in jail with the laws that we make here and try to shoot them down at will. We must give back dignity ... view
• 18 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this House deserves respect. This House has been degenerating by the day. It is high time, we voted and brought sanity into this House. I am not saying that Mr. William Ruto is clean. In fact, I am saying that I do not know why you are paying KACC and the Commissioner of Police. Why do you not leave Mr. William Ruto to his conscience and use other institutions to lock Mr. Ruto in because I know Mrs. Ngilu was locked in while she was a Minister of Government. There is nothing to stop us from ... view
• 18 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: In my vernacular we say, lightening does not strike a tree twice. It hits once and goes. If you hit and you do not want to leave the game because you are trying to look good, this time round, you do not have that chance. Give us institutions, policy guidelines and issues and the laws that have been broken in this country. I tell you Kenyans are suffering. I sympathise with millions of Kenyans who are dying. How will we correct that now with this populist kind of thing that we are talking to the gallery? Some of these wars ... view
• 18 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: I cannot authoritatively say this because I do not sit in Cabinet but we do hear vibes within Cabinet instead of being cohesive enough. Let us bond together as Kenyans and address the issues facing Kenyans in terms of participatory management. view