18 Feb 2016 in Senate:
Madam Chairperson, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 10A be read a second time. Madam Chairperson, this is a new inclusion looking at the qualification of the office holder and the office of the County Attorney, we realized that we needed to anchor and structure it properly within the setup of the county public service and to give the County Attorney the status which is the same as that of the County Executive Committee (CEC) Members because they will be sitting together within that county cabinet. As a Committee we thought that this section is important to anchor these positions ...
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18 Feb 2016 in Senate:
Thank you Madam Chairperson. With regard to the point raised by Sen. (Dr.) Machage, I want to mention that it is really the advice we got from our drafting team in terms of proper practice of drafting; that it was important for us to indicate that for the avoidance of doubt, the status of the County Attorney shall be the same rank as that of the member of the CEC. That is drafting practice. Madam Chairperson, with regard to the issue raised by Sen. Ong’era, you will realize that the procedure for appointment, the Constitution indicates that there shall be ...
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18 Feb 2016 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Chairperson, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 2 of the Bill be amended by- (a) inserting the following new definition immediately after the definition of the word “County Legal Counsel”- “County Solicitor” means a person appointed as such under section 18. ; and (b) deleting the definition of the word “Deputy County Attorney” Again the reason is the same.
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18 Feb 2016 in Senate:
Madam Chairperson, pursuant to Standing Order No. 139, I beg to move that the Committee of the Whole doth report progress on its consideration of the Office of the County Attorney Bill (Senate Bill No. 37 of 2014) and seek leave to sit again tomorrow.
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18 Feb 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Committee of the Whole in the said report.
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18 Feb 2016 in Senate:
Other than tradition, do you have a specific supporting Standing Order?
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18 Feb 2016 in Senate:
Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, thank you for that concern. The Speaker will pronounce himself to that particular matter. However, you also need to note that if you have a Member of the Speaker’s Panel, our own Standing Order Nos.15 and 16 on the appointment of the Members of the Chairperson’s Panel, you will appreciate that these Members are Members of the House and they are entitled to participate in the deliberations of the House. If, for example, you are talking about the Speaker himself and not a Member of the Panel, you definitely will not find a situation where the Speaker ...
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18 Feb 2016 in Senate:
Noted. Thank you, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, for that point. Next Order! Order No.12 is deferred. Sen. Hassan, the Mover of that Bill, is not in the House.
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18 Feb 2016 in Senate:
Next Order. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes
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18 Feb 2016 in Senate:
Clerks-at-the-Table, how many minutes does Sen. Obure have? You have a balance of 59 minutes.
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