Stephen Kipyego Sang

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1651 to 1660 of 2013.

• 2 Apr 2015 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, yesterday Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale sought a Statement from the Chairman of the Legal Affairs and Human Rights Committee regarding the circumstances surrounding the resignation of Prof. Jane Onsongo as a Commissioner of the EACC. From the outset, I sought the indulgence of the Chair that I respond to this Statement after recess. You indicated that because of the urgency of the matter, I needed to give some progress report and that is what I am going to do. That progress report will address around two of the issues that were sought by the Senator and then ... view
• 2 Apr 2015 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Commissioners Onsongo and Keino were, in fact, invited to a meeting within the State Law office and they were pressurized to resign. They resisted the pressure and that is why the vice chairperson is still in office. However, eventually, we saw the media footage showing Commissioner Onsongo indicating that she had resigned. However, as per the official records as I indicated, she is on leave. It is clear that there is external pressure for the commissioners to resign. The Vice- Chairperson indicated specifically that two officials within the Presidency and the State Law office--- view
• 2 Apr 2015 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am not going to name people here. This is because the commissioners promised to do a confidential statement to this House and to the Committee. They were not able to share names. Therefore, I will not give names. However, I just want to confirm that they are under pressure to resign and that is what we got from them. view
• 2 Apr 2015 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, regarding the issue raised by Sen. Wetangula, we are seeking a Statement as a House from the Attorney-General in his official capacity. However, at the level of the Committee, we will make recommendations. Part of those recommendations will be to recommend the prosecution and sacking of those officers who are intimidating others, in accordance with the Constitution. That is really clear. As you said, you have no power to direct the IG of police with regard to the security of the commissioners. I remember at one time in this House, the Speaker directed that certain issues ... view
• 1 Apr 2015 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the same sentence quoted by Sen. (Dr.) Machage says the tender was “meant” which means that the said Senator did not--- view
• 1 Apr 2015 in Senate: In his comments, he said that the Senator “ alijinyakulia, ” but reading from this, it means that it did not materialize. So, it is just an allegation and it is important that he makes that clarification that he did not actually get the Ksh 1 billion, or whatever it is. view
• 1 Apr 2015 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the Senate:- A Report of the Standing Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights on the Public Service (Values and Principles) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 29 of 2014) Thank you. view
• 1 Apr 2015 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are requesting for two weeks. In case we are going for recess, then that means I will issue it the first week when we resume Sittings from our recess. view
• 1 Apr 2015 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I gave that request for two weeks knowing the working relations we have had with the Attorney General’s Office and the difficulty that we sometimes have getting responses from them. Therefore, I do not think I want to give that commitment that by tomorrow morning or afternoon, we will have the Statement. We will try to expedite the process, but we really need two weeks. I am not promising anything. However, if we get something between now and tomorrow afternoon, then we can try. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes ... view
• 1 Apr 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, that is the tragedy of contributing towards the end of the time allocated for the Motion. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise to support the President’s Address to Parliament. Specifically, I am excited by two issues in this Speech. The first one is the apology given by the President on his behalf and that of his Government and the past governments for the many atrocities visited on Kenyans by their own Government. I come from a county where certain communities or clans within the region were tortured and harassed by Government agents. I have in mind ... view