30 Sep 2014 in Senate:
On a point of order. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in view of the fact that there is a real danger because the construction is going on right now in Kikuyu Town and given that this road will pass there within less than a week and the losses may be irreversible, would I be in order to plead with this House and the Committee to try and expedite this much more urgently?
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24 Sep 2014 in Senate:
Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I want to begin by congratulating my Chairperson, Sen. (Dr.) Agnes Zani, first for having a good mind and thoughts of caring for the people of this country and for coming up with this draft Bill. Secondly, I congratulate her for ably steering the process of research and guiding the Committee in its entirety until it came up with this draft Bill. This Bill can be described in three short words; first, in terms of a level playing field, equalisation or fair play. As it has been said by most speakers who spoke before me, ...
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2 Sep 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Chairman, Sir, first, I want to support the amendment. Indeed, it is quite timely and right that this amendment came to this House, to ensure that county assemblies get their money in time. Secondly, we also need to ask ourselves: When the money goes to the county assemblies, do we, as the Senate, want to follow up and make sure that it is spent responsibly? The answer is “yes.” The Senate must and has a duty to ensure that this money is put to proper, right and good use, so that it serves the people of the counties. Mr. ...
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2 Sep 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Chairman, Sir, I was just winding up. For the record, if the distinguished Senator was rising to save time for the House, he has taken twice the time I took. Even if I do not refer to the document, the fact is that some county assemblies have asked for more money to spend in the county assemblies while others have asked for less. Others have asked for money that is equivalent to the budgets that they have already provided.
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15 Aug 2014 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir.
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15 Aug 2014 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir.
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15 Aug 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, to begin with, I would want to inform the learned Senator for Mombasa that, indeed---
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15 Aug 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, to begin with, I would want to inform the learned Senator for Mombasa that, indeed---
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15 Aug 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was rising on a point of order until the Senator asked whether there is a point he said in Swahili and whether I do not understand English---
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15 Aug 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was rising on a point of order until the Senator asked whether there is a point he said in Swahili and whether I do not understand English---
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