Prof. Samuel Poghisio

All parliamentary appearances

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• 22 May 2020 in Senate: I was very lucky to have been elected an MP in the Sixth Parliament. I will tell you briefly what happened. One day, Members of my party, which was the only party in the country, sat in the old Chamber. When I went out to have tea at 4 p.m., it was announced to me that I was a stranger in the House. I was a Member of Parliament in the morning and by the afternoon Session, I was a stranger in the House. That is a party and the party can do that to you. It was called expelling ... view
• 22 May 2020 in Senate: became the Deputy Speaker. It is that meeting that also ensured that Sen. Murkomen and Sen. Susan Kihika and all that team became office bearers. It was not for being nicer or being more intelligent or anything, but it was because the Party Leader decided and the party sat together as a coalition and voted at that time. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am just saying that sometimes, the people who speak above everybody else in trying to assure of their support, will not necessarily be the ones to support you. Some of the people who are going to guide you ... view
• 22 May 2020 in Senate: You know that language is one of finality and we do not want to go that way. We want to encourage you that you are going to bounce back. I heard Sen. Murkomen saying that he is going to bounce back. You will also bounce back; you will still be the Senator of Tharaka-Nithi, the great professor and a friend of many here and we will give you the support that you need. I did not want to take too long to speak about other issues, because there are no issues to talk about. It is just a fact that ... view
• 22 May 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, on behalf of Sen. Mugo who had asked you for permission to leave on health grounds, I vote “Yes”. view
• 19 May 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I just wanted to thank you for that detailed ruling on this matter and basically say that I support it. These are difficult times. These are moments that we need innovation. I suspect that there will be more questions on other details about how we, for example, include those places we are calling from or sending messages from, to be part and parcel of the precincts of Parliament or how we make it look like we are actually within Parliament when we are away. So, as we think about the detailed aspects of how we are going ... view
• 19 May 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of the Senate today, Tuesday, 19th May, 2020- view
• 12 May 2020 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 12 May 2020 in Senate: But I am on a point of order on the same. view
• 12 May 2020 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, he is on a point of information. I think he is--- view
• 12 May 2020 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on the limit of information--- view