25 Apr 2013 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. May I take the first opportunity to thank the people of Nandi County for their wisdom in electing me as their first hon. Senator. I want to tell them from the Floor of this Senate that I will work to the best of my ability to represent Nandi County. I will ensure that this County leads in development. I also want to take this opportunity to thank my colleagues who managed to go through the same rigorous exercise and were elected as the first hon. Senators under the new Constitution. I also want to congratulate ...
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25 Apr 2013 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I stand to support the Motion and agree with a number of comments made by my fellow Senators. It is important that these Committees are fully constituted and I hope that we will move quite fast in getting the leadership of these Committees so that we are able to get running. I would like to agree with the Sen. Murungi on the need to set up a few more specific Committees that will be able to help this House in undertaking its constitutional mandate of oversight over the county governments. Maybe to add that in terms ...
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17 Apr 2013 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I have tried severally to catch your eye. I am excited that finally, I was able to catch your eye before the end of this sitting. First, I stand to support the Motion on these two accounts. As it has been mentioned by fellow Senators, the role of the Senate is to protect and to serve the interests of, not only the county, but also the County Governments. In the last three weeks or so, we have seen governors struggling to engage with the County Governments especially on issues touching on the county governments. Kenyans ...
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