Prof. Anyang' Nyong'o

All parliamentary appearances

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• 15 May 2014 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is the distinguished Senator for Meru County right to say that opposition politics is not constructive? He knows pretty well that without opposition politics we would not have had the new Constitution which he was unable to deliver as a Minister for Constitutional Affairs. Is the distinguished Senator forgetting that while his life in the opposition politics was very lively and flowery, in Government, it was rather disappointing? view
• 15 May 2014 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I appreciate the point that my colleagues have made. I want to make one or two points and then I sit down. One, devolution is with us. It is in the Constitution; the two levels of government are here. The Constitution is very elaborate on how this process should be rolled out with sufficient finances. One thing that has been disturbing us in this country is the interface between devolved government and national Government during the transition from the previous regime. In the Constitution, an article on the provincial administration--- I want to quote ... view
• 15 May 2014 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise in support of the point by Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale and you. Could I plead with the House because we have all been Members of the National Assembly and some of us have been chairmen of both the Public Investments Committee (PIC) and Public Accounts Committee (PAC)? It is quite common in the National Assembly that audited accounts by both the Auditor-General and the Auditor-General (Corporations), can lie in the offices of the National Assembly for quite some time before they are tabled in the House. The mischief that needs ... view
• 15 May 2014 in Senate: Mr. Chairman, Sir, I feel obliged, as a former Minister for Medical Services, to add my voice to the support of this amendment. I also want to add that I think, as a Senate in the coming months, we should pay specific attention to the health sector, which is going through tremendous problems. Mr. Chairman, Sir, while I was the Minister for Medical Services, I proposed that we should transform 22 heavy volume hospitals into referral facilities to ensure that they are well funded to take care of major health problems in the nation. view
• 15 May 2014 in Senate: This proposal was passed by the Cabinet, but the Commission for the Implementation of the Constitution (CIC) turned it down. They said it was against the county interests, but now it is proving that we need this thing. So, I am just proposing that in the coming months, in consultation with the Committee on Health, we as a Senate, should come up with a much more imaginative way of dealing with the health sector than it is at the moment being experienced. view
• 15 May 2014 in Senate: Mr. Chairman, Sir, would I be in order to ask you to put the Question so that we vote because of time? view
• 13 May 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I just want to say one thing. The relationship between MCAs and governors is very important. Sen. (Dr.) Machage said that there is an attempt by governors to buy MCAs to do their bidding. We, as a Senate, have a responsibility to oversight both. Secondly, I want to tell the governors and this applies to all leaders, that positions of leadership require humility and consultation. Indeed, the essence of democracy is consensus building. What we have seen in many of these counties is the tendency of the “big man syndrome” to arise in governors. This is very ... view
• 13 May 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the gallant people of UK vote yes on count “a,” yes on count “b” and yes on count “c.” view
• 6 May 2014 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I would very much doubt whether what Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale is saying is correct. The court ruling cannot void everything we said in this Senate. I do not think that is true. In any case, this issue could be resolved very easily if you invoke Standing Order No.1 and we proceed. view
• 6 May 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, having listened to all who have contributed and the various points of order pertaining to this Motion, I beg that you call upon the Mover to reply. view