Samuel Kiprono Chepkonga

All parliamentary appearances

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• 16 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: The gentleman that I had just met said: “You guys are too many. You are bloated and we cannot afford to pay you.” We are saying that we should increase the number in this House by lifting Articles 177, 97 and 98 of the Constitution so that we can bring in other Members of Parliament and increase the current number of 349 by 104. view
• 16 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: I do not know whether we will be reasonable in doing so. So, while considering this option, we considered that the House will be extremely bloated; we will have too many legislators in this House and in the Senate. You can see how many of us are seated here. Out of the 349, if we were very serious we would be full here. If it is a question of representation, we should be having all the 349 Members of Parliament. In particular, we should have all the 47 The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. ... view
• 16 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Members of Parliament representing counties. I do not see them here. I have just counted and they are not more than five. view
• 16 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: I have seen four in the House out of 47. So, if it is a question of representation, this is not. It is a question of cost. The other one that we must consider is increasing the number of county women seats in the National Assembly. That, again, will lead to doubling the number of women elected in the counties. That would make 94 women come to this House as an additional number. Several countries in the world have implemented this concept of preserving seats in their electoral systems. Kenya is one of them and Article 97(1) talks about 47 ... view
• 16 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I do not intend to give notice. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.83 as read together with Standing Order Nos.16 and 28. As you know, the withdrawal is with the leave of the House once it has been placed on the Order Paper. Hon. Speaker, I am seeking your direction on this matter. I have just looked at the Report and Standing Order No.216. This Report has been prepared by the PSC. It is not one of the committees that are anticipated in the Standing Orders. I think the right thing that should be done as you ... view
• 15 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Yes, Hon. Speaker. view
• 15 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me the opportunity. I rise to confirm that, that is a very reputable security company. I am surprised by Hon. Simba Arati. This is an investor in his constituency. I thought he will protect investors who employ his people. Now, he comes here and wants to harass an investor in his constituency. This is a properly licensed company. The second thing that Hon. Arati must know is we are not an industrial court. The matters he is raising properly fit within the Industrial Court. We have been dealing with petitions and all petitions are ... view
• 27 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the House:- view
• 27 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: The Report of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs on the Progress Report on the Implementation of the Election Laws (Amendment) Act, 2016 and the preparation for the 2017 General Elections. view
• 27 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: This is a very important Report that arose from interaction between the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs and the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). I see a number of comments being made by the Press which is not well The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor view