Prof. Anyang' Nyong'o

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 Nov 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Motion for Adjournment in honour of Papa Francisco, born Mario Bergoglio on 17th December, 1936 in Buenos Aires, in areas where poverty ravaged the world. He grew up knowing what it is to be underclass. Papa Francisco will visit Kenya, Uganda and the Central African Republic. Kenya has had its own share of conflicts and has potential conflict. Uganda for a long time had to go through conflict. Papa Francisco has described the Central African Republic as an afflicted and tormented nation. Therefore, he is coming to an area where his ... view
• 19 Nov 2015 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also rise to welcome our colleagues from county assemblies who may not be seeing me but may be the screen is showing me. Let me raise one point, that it is a very good practice for committees of county assemblies to come and meet with counterpart committees in the Senate. It is also very good for them to come and see these committees in action. It is also very encouraging for them to come and see the Senate in action. I think it is Sen. Khaniri from Vihiga County who has spearheaded this movement. We ... view
• 19 Nov 2015 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the matter that the Senator has raised is very serious. I chair the Board of the Africa Cancer Foundation and we have done a baseline survey in ten counties in this country. We have also already done screening exercise in ten counties; screening about 13,000 Kenyans. We are screening mainly three types of cancers; cervical cancer, prostate cancer and breast cancer. But in the survey, we used index cards in hospitals to find out the prevalence of other cancers in this country. I want to give the following statistics to underscore the point that Sen. Obure ... view
• 17 Nov 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, it is good to be clear on what we are doing. The point that Sen. Orengo has made needs a statement from you so that we know where we are going. As far as I know, what we have done was just to consider the recommendation of the President on a particular clause. Article 115(4) of the Constitution on the Presidential Assent and Referral says:- “Parliament, after considering the President’s reservations, may pass the Bill a second time, without amendment, or with amendments that do not fully accommodate the President’s reservations, by a vote supported— ( ... view
• 17 Nov 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, if you had given me the chance to speak earlier, this problem would have been solved. To err is human. When the Chair was speaking, having noted that the amendments or reservations that the President had proposed had been rejected in this House by a vote of 17 to 13, it is a fact that any vote taken while those same Members were in this House could not be negated. It was not possible to negate it. When the Chair heard the “Nays” in a voice vote higher than the “Ayes”, he assumed that the “Nays” ... view
• 17 Nov 2015 in Senate: On a point of information, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. view
• 17 Nov 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, could I inform my dear in the legal profession that in the old days, Theology and Law were fused together? One of the most leading theologians, who is also a lawyer, Bishop Augustine of Hippo, said that in the court of conscience, there is no obligation to obey an unjust law. It is not just a right, but an obligation as well. 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. view
• 17 Nov 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I appreciate the points raised by the Senate Deputy Majority Leader. Being conscious of time is good, but this is a very weighty issue which involves a very important aspect of the Constitution as captured in Article 115. If we got that article correct, even in the order of the day, we would put the wording correctly by saying “President’s Recommendation” is constitutionally wrong. We should say “Presidential Reservations.” That is what should be there to be in line with the present Constitution. That is one of the reasons we should look at what we are ... view
• 17 Nov 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this Motion that was moved by Sen. Ongoro is extremely important. I would like to draw the attention of the House to the Motion because few have been debating on many things and I am sure that by now, the House must have lost the substance of the Motion. Let me just read it for the sake of refreshing our memory. THAT, AWARE that the Parliament of Kenya is an active member of the Inter- Parliamentary Union (IPU) which is the international organisation of national Parliaments; FURTHER AWARE that the IPU provides support to Parliaments in ... view
• 17 Nov 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to support. view