Sammy Leshore

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 61 to 70 of 233.

• 3 Dec 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I stand to oppose. This is because even when the time came for the Chairperson of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights to retire, he did so. He is here to tell us. He did not seek for an extension of his time. The watchdogs are in this House and the National Assembly. Whatever the limits, we are here to oversee that the Constitution will be implemented within the set time limits. I stand to oppose and I tell the Chairperson of that Committee, please, do not recommend to us something you do not ... view
• 3 Dec 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I stand to oppose. This is because even when the time came for the Chairperson of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights to retire, he did so. He is here to tell us. He did not seek for an extension of his time. The watchdogs are in this House and the National Assembly. Whatever the limits, we are here to oversee that the Constitution will be implemented within the set time limits. I stand to oppose and I tell the Chairperson of that Committee, please, do not recommend to us something you do not ... view
• 2 Dec 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I congratulate the Senators who came up with this idea which will benefit our country and the Senate. It has not been easy getting this. We have fought for the last two years. I, therefore, thank the Chairman of the Parliamentary Service Commission and all the commissioners because we lobbied for quite some time until they understood the role of the Senate in the new dispensation of the Constitution. I would like this Motion to be passed without delay and the Ad hoc Committee to hit the road fast because this Thursday or Friday, it will ... view
• 11 Nov 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Chairperson should have read Article 207 of the Constitution of Kenya before replying to the statement. Immediately after the elections, the new Government changed all the revenue officers. They brought in a new firm illegally to collect funds. That is why I requested for the answer from the National Treasury. If you read Article 207(1) it states:- “There shall be established a Revenue Fund for each county government, into which shall be paid all money raised or received by or on behalf of the county government, except money reasonably excluded by an Act of Parliament.” This ... view
• 11 Nov 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, is the able Chairperson in order to tell me to write to the Controller of Budget while he is mandated to get all the information to this House? This Statement does not belong to me; it belongs to the Senate. view
• 10 Nov 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank Sen. Lonyang’apuo for coming up with that statement. I just want to give him a rider on that; it was North Rift leaders, where he comes from, that are the grand leaders of the Pokot and Turkana. Peace has prevailed in that area since we started the peace initiative. I would like on that one, to ask the chairperson; what has happened to the promise they gave to those leaders to facilitate them to ensure peace prevails in that area and form a cattle rustling unit of the police. view
• 10 Nov 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to seek a statement or a directive from you. Most of these statements have been appearing in the Order Paper for the last one to six months. So, I have been thinking that the people who are supposed to reply are either lazy, incompetent or corrupt. How can statements lie on their table for the last six months? view
• 10 Nov 2015 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this chance. Sen. Haji has just spoken. The industries which are supposed to alleviate poverty levels among the pastoralists are leather industries, the Kenya Meat Commission (KMC) and mining. All these industries are underfunded and ignored by this Government. I would like to know from the National Treasury and the Ministry of Industrialization and Enterprise Development how much they will give to support the county governments, so that they take up the issue of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and train the pastoralists in the leather industry. view
• 10 Nov 2015 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Did you hear Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale say “my party leader,” when I know him as a United Democratic Forum (UDF) Senator? view
• 5 Nov 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I support the Petition. I also support the recommendation that the Standing Committee on Health to carry out proper audit of the entire health sector in our counties. We have a saying that it is the owner of the shoe who knows where it pinches. I support the Senate when we say that we should strengthen county governments so that they can perform their role better. I am one person who knows the work of the nurses. When I was in the hospital for one year, were it not for the nurses and doctors, I would have ... view