Prof. Anyang' Nyong'o

All parliamentary appearances

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• 5 Mar 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for the sake of others who may not know the history of this country very well- but, obviously I hope not for the sake of Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, who should know the history of this country - Sen. G.G. Kariuki was a very powerful Minister in the first Nyayo Government. In fact, truth be told, I, as a student--- I was not really a student; I was already teaching at the university. view
• 5 Mar 2015 in Senate: Of course, that is another story! But, I actually saw him and Mr. Charles Njonjo riding in the same vehicle with the President. This was not wrong, if you are powerful, you have to be with the powerful. Nonetheless, finally both him and my friend, Mr. Charles Njonjo, were deprived of this opportunity in a rather ludicrous way and reasonably unfairly. So, I think he really realized and, of course, he never made that mistake again - that if you tell the truth to power, it can be rather painful. Of course, he can explain how he told truth to ... view
• 5 Mar 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I apologize to my friend, Sen. G.G. Kariuki. It was with a light touch. Sometimes both in courts and in the Houses of Representatives the world over, there are light moments just to reduce the heavy weight of serious debate. But having said that, I hope my colleague will take it with a light touch. I will not revisit that issue again. Finally, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, so that I give my colleagues time to speak more on this, now that we have a new beginning with county governments, this is a new era in our ... view
• 4 Mar 2015 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Prior to my colleague, Sen. Ntutu, standing on the issue of a Petition from Narok, I also had a Petition from Kisumu County which I was given a go ahead to present. view
• 4 Mar 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was saying, prior to the Senator for Narok standing regarding a Petition from Narok, I was also standing 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
• 4 Mar 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Clerks will brief you. view
• 4 Mar 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have received the proper process presented by the Clerk’s Office today and my responsibility was just to lay it on the Table of the House. view
• 4 Mar 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me this opportunity to lay before the House a Petition made to the Senate by Kisumu County leaders and residents on corruption and gross mismanagement by the Kisumu County Government. Let me read the Petition as abridged. We, the under-signed, members of the County Assembly of Kisumu, representing Chemilil Ward in Muhoroni sub-county, East Seme Ward in Seme sub-county and Central Nyakach Ward in Nyakach sub-county of Kisumu County, wish to draw the attention of the Senate to the following:- (i) That Kisumu County is heaving under a lot of issues that weigh ... view
• 4 Mar 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the Petition on the Table of the Senate. view
• 4 Mar 2015 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to raise one point. We must take this Report seriously because it is the only basis upon which we can make our decisions. Our Constitution says that the Inspector-General of Police shall be appointed by the President with the approval of Parliament. So, giving our approval is a serious matter and not just a procedure. One of the things that alarmed me – I was very concerned – is that this man is reported to have received a Bachelor’s Degree from Washington International University. I happen to know universities in ... view