Sylvia Mueni Kasanga

All parliamentary appearances

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• 11 May 2021 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 11 May 2021 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, I vote yes. view
• 11 May 2021 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, I vote yes. view
• 11 May 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I vote yes. view
• 4 May 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity as well to add my voice to this important debate. There is no understating The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 4 May 2021 in Senate: that indeed in this country, we are in a great constitutional moment. I am privileged, as my colleagues are, to be in this House to participate in this process as it has found us here. view
• 4 May 2021 in Senate: I am truly grateful to the Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights chaired by Sen. Omogeni. I have read their report and saw how they canvassed the issues. I have to thank them because of bringing forth the difficult issues. It is important to bring to the fore the difficult issues so that as leaders, even as we go to speak to our people, then we know how to canvass whatever difficult conversations there may be. view
• 4 May 2021 in Senate: I would like to start my debate by making reference to the report itself. I am a supporter of the BBI because I believe in the process that was done, especially when I remember the first BBI and the issues that were brought forth after going round and canvassing in the nation. I believe that this process was born out of a conversation that Kenyans really wanted to have. These issues are still there with us and we continue to talk about them. view
• 4 May 2021 in Senate: Of course the Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights looked at the process in depth before telling us the nature of this Bill, so that we know as we debate going forward. Now that it is at the technical level, is it one of the Parliament or the public by popular initiative? It is good that their own recommendation and observation is that it is one of a popular initiative in which case we know how we can form our thoughts and minds. We also know the role of Parliament in such a case. view
• 4 May 2021 in Senate: Many of us here are frustrated that we cannot change and make amendments to this document, but it is a document by the popular initiative and so be it. However, we can have the chance to have this conversation and where our tasks will be placed as legislators and leaders in this country. There is the issue of what is unconstitutional about the constitutional amendment. I like this sentence. I keep referring to it that arising from the above, these are the observations of the committee, it is evident that an unconstitutional amendment becomes constitutional if it is approved by ... view