24 Nov 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, the Amendments by the National Assembly to the Statute Law Miscellaneous (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bill No.6 of 2014) be now considered. Thank you for that communication that you have given. The Statute Law Miscellaneous (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bill No.6 of 2014) was a Bill that we conceived as the Legal Affairs and Human Rights Committee. The purpose of this Bill was to carry out amendments to the various legislations that were passed in the last Parliament. Those legislations did not give room for The electronic version of the Senate ...
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24 Nov 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if you allow me, I can change my mind in terms of who will second the Motion.
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24 Nov 2016 in Senate:
Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I moved the Motion that the amendments to the National Assembly Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill (Senate Bill No. 6 of 2014) be now considered. I now ask Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale to second.
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24 Nov 2016 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is Sen. Wako in order to champion the rejection of his own Motion?
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24 Nov 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank my colleagues for those wonderful and insightful contributions to this Motion. I therefore, beg to move.
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23 Nov 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, looking at the Communication that you made, I have no doubt that my Committee will not take more than three days to report to this House. The Standing Order No.215 indicates this must be done within 21 days. I am sure by Tuesday next week, we will be able to have that report. However, it is important to refresh ourselves on the journey that we have taken on these regulations so that we appreciate that this is not a matter of legality, but it is about politics. You will remember that the first Kshs1 billion that was ...
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23 Nov 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, even as you refer these things, we would do what we need to do as a Delegated Legislation Committee. However, I want to inform the House that this has nothing to do with the law. It has everything to do with politics. It is on both sides of the political divide because we have seen those who have proposed for the allocation of resources to the Senate for oversight, we have in the National Assembly both the CORD The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report ...
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23 Nov 2016 in Senate:
On a point of information, Mr. Speaker, Sir. It is not just about the billboards, we see adverts by governors telling owners of properties in counties that they have provided a waiver as governors. How is it possible that a governor can provide a waiver for payment of rates and rents to individual owners of properties? Of course, it is the county government that provides waivers not the governor himself. Therefore, these campaigns are beyond the billboards.
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23 Nov 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was informed of the unfortunate situation where some pages of the statement are missing. I hope it was not an attempt to scuttle the issuance of that statement.
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23 Nov 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I informed the Chair but I tried to look for the Majority Leader and I did not find him.
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