Eng. Stephen Muriuki Ngare

All parliamentary appearances

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• 14 Feb 2014 in Senate: Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir. I will say a few words regarding the matter before us. When the Committee was set up, the Senators who spoke at that time - I was not one of them - went out of their way to advise the Committee not to listen to side shows and to concentrate on the matter which was; whether the resolution by the Embu County Assembly can be substantiated or not. I think we are all happy, as a Senate, to see that the Committee did its job; it did not listen to side shows. The media would ... view
• 14 Feb 2014 in Senate: Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir. I will say a few words regarding the matter before us. When the Committee was set up, the Senators who spoke at that time - I was not one of them - went out of their way to advise the Committee not to listen to side shows and to concentrate on the matter which was; whether the resolution by the Embu County Assembly can be substantiated or not. I think we are all happy, as a Senate, to see that the Committee did its job; it did not listen to side shows. The media would ... view
• 14 Feb 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, on behalf of the Nyandarua delegation of one, I vote “yes” for “a, yes for b, and yes for c. view
• 14 Feb 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, on behalf of the Nyandarua delegation of one, I vote “yes” for “a, yes for b, and yes for c. view
• 5 Dec 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, first, I want to declare that I come from one of the counties that were listed in the Motion. The amendment has not been laid on the Table, so we do not know precisely what it is all about. However, there are sentiments that the three counties are favoured. If you recall, very strong arguments were brought to the House as to how the three counties were arrived at. view
• 5 Dec 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, just for the record, I was the seconder to this Motion and I support the amendment which has been proposed. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the three counties had been identified as having extreme problems. However, I think that it is reasonable that any other counties which might find themselves in similar problems can also be assisted. Mr. Speaker, Sir, with those few words, I support. view
• 4 Dec 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, on behalf of Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki, I beg to give notice of the following Motion. THAT, aware that pursuant to Article 6 (2) of the Constitution, the Governments at the National and County levels are distinct and inter-dependent; also aware that one of the key objects of devolution pursuant to Article 174 is to facilitate the decentralization of state organs, their functions and services, from the capital of Kenya; noting with concern that three counties namely; Tana River, Nyandarua and Tharaka-Nithi, have no appropriate offices or debating chambers for the County Executives and County Assemblies, respectively, as ... view
• 4 Dec 2013 in Senate: seconded. 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. view
• 4 Dec 2013 in Senate: seconded. view
• 4 Dec 2013 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I stand to second this Motion. As we all know, the Constitution came with quite a big overhaul of the way we knew things before and among them the creation of devolved governments in the name of the 47 counties. In their wisdom, the Committee of Experts in establishing the boundaries of the 47 counties followed the boundaries of the districts as they were in 1991. In their wisdom, Kenyans also accepted that position. After that, the position is that the counties which were districts by then had their normal establishment. They had the Provincial Administration, ... view