Prof. Anyang' Nyong'o

All parliamentary appearances

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• 27 Oct 2015 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I was competing against vendors of ideas rather than listening to the great speech that I am giving. view
• 27 Oct 2015 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, let me take you to Clause 13 of the Bill which I think is very important, but I would like to plead to the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights to amend. It deals with the power of the governor to remove the county attorney from office. I would like to read this clause because it is an extremely important clause for the attention of lawyers like Sen. Sang, Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. and Sen. Hassan who sit in that Committee. The clause says:- “The governor may, with the approval of the county assembly, remove the ... view
• 22 Oct 2015 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to add my voice to Sen. Billow’s proposal that under such circumstances, in normal Government, there would have been an immediate committee established to look into what could have happened in that ambulance. Ambulances are meant to save lives, but not to detain people until death. This is a very important matter for the Ministry of Health. There should have been an inquiry established immediately both by the Ministry and regulatory authorities that manage health delivery systems in this country. There is a big lapse in Government somewhere over this particular issue. view
• 22 Oct 2015 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to add my voice to the concern that Senators have expressed about security at the county level. I also underscore Sen. Khaniri’s concern that, while this security is needed at the county level, it should be done within the order of law. In other words, there should be a proper legal framework that governs security at the local level under devolved government. You will realise that a society where devolution works, county authorities have control over local security and this is still a crisis in this country. We seem to pretend that we ... view
• 8 Oct 2015 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I stand to support this Motion. I also congratulate my dear friend, Sen. Adan, for bringing it to the Senate and choosing a very competent list of hon. Members to be in the Select Committee. I want to speak specifically about police cells. I will only speak of my experience in one prison, because I was once imprisoned at Luzira Maximum Security Prison in Uganda in 1969. I have been put in police cells in the following police stations in Kenya: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Police Station near the Integrity Centre, Kabete Police Station, Kileleshwa ... view
• 8 Oct 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I stand corrected. We shall share our jokes later with Sen. G.G. Kariuki. I was saying that, what is most inhuman, especially, at Nyayo House which is now history, is that, it is better to be taken to Kamiti Maximum Prison where at least the laws are clear on what happens to a prisoner. It is worse to be at the Nyayo House torture chambers. Apparently, that was never safeguarded by any law. Anything can happen to you. One of the things is that you do not have any right in the dungeon there. You go there ... view
• 8 Oct 2015 in Senate: However, it was good exercise. In that cell there was no mat to sleep on. You would sleep on the cold floor. Fortunately, I made friends with my guards there who brought me a sisal mat, not the papyrus one, to sleep on for the time I was there. Still, you do not have a toothbrush or a comb so you do not brush your teeth for the long you are there. Mine time was a month. One day, I attempted brushing my teeth with some Omo that I found in the shower. I showered with it and said; “if ... view
• 7 Oct 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker Sir, Is it in order for Sen. Kiraitu to assume that the word ‘ mzungumzishi ’ is a type of mzungu ? view
• 30 Sep 2015 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this statement. First, I would like to request Cabinet Secretaries not to use the phrase “Forget the past and engage in nation building”. It is a hackneyed phrase, extremely authoritarian and goes against the spirit of justice, truth and reconciliation. In order to have closure, what we want on this issue is justice, truth and reconciliation and not repeating this phase ad nauseum “Forget the past and engage in nation building” as if what we have been engaging in is not nation building. Therefore, I would ... view
• 30 Sep 2015 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT, AWARE THAT the Senate, on 18th June, 2015, resolved to establish a Select Committee consisting of 11 Senators to conduct an inquiry into the affairs of Kenya Airways Limited and its Subsidiaries and report back to the House within three months of its establishment; REALIZING THAT the three month period lapsed on 18th September, 2015 but owing to the magnitude of the work involved the Committee was not able to complete its work within the duration; NOTING THE NEED for more time to carry out a thorough inquiry ... view