27 Jul 2016 in Senate:
You have one-and-a-half minutes.
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27 Jul 2016 in Senate:
Order, Senator! In fact, you went beyond your allocated two minutes and you showed no signs of concluding.
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27 Jul 2016 in Senate:
Order! This was an Adjournment Motion. Therefore, there is no question to be put. Senate Minority Leader, you have no minutes left for this Motion. Hon. Senators, it is now 6.30 p.m., time to adjourn the Senate. Therefore, the Senate stands adjourned until tomorrow Thursday, 28th July, 2016, at 2.30 p.m. The Senate rose at 6.30 p.m. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate
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26 Jul 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to join you in welcoming this wonderful delegation. We, as a Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights hosted them. One of the interesting things to learn from this particular Committee is that this is a constitutional Committee. It is a Committee that is constituted according to their new Constitution whose mandate mirrors the mandate of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights. We learnt a few things from them. One of the things that I know for sure, they will learn from our situation in Kenya as they are in the process of ...
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26 Jul 2016 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Did you notice that Sen. (Prof.) Lesan, the Chairman of Devolution crossed to the other side of the House and comfortably walked back smiling as if he was transacting business in Nyangores Ward?
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26 Jul 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, the media reports on what is happening in South Sudan is worrying. We saw images of hundreds of Kenyans stranded at the airport but no nationals of other countries could be traced there. That means that Kenyans were abandoned by the Government and we cannot allow that kind of a situation. Could the Vice Chair undertake to respond to these issues by Thursday so that in case we go on recess, we are assured of the lives of the many Kenyans who are in South Sudan because this is a serious matter? The electronic version of the ...
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26 Jul 2016 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I am patiently waiting for my statement under Statement (f) but apparently a number of Senators are just rising on points of orders and requesting for their statements and yet they are not on the schedule.
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26 Jul 2016 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Sometimes when committees have challenges in obtaining responses, the majority leadership has always been ready to support. This is a serious matter. Would I be in order to request that you direct the Senate Majority Leader, in this case, being a hard working former teacher at the University of Nairobi to ensure that this answer is delivered by Thursday?
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26 Jul 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is where you find yourself in an awkward situation as a Senator when you seek Statements on the issues that are sensitive and urgent. In this particular matter, we are talking about disappearances of five children; two were found murdered and three are still missing. This is the third week and the Ministry insists that they need two more weeks when we are talking about the whereabouts of three missing children. This is where the Ministry and its officers need to take the lives of Kenyans seriously. The casual manner with which this Ministry and the ...
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21 Jul 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, as the Chairperson responds to the statement, I would also like to seek a rider. I know that various counties have developed similar The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate
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