Dr. Wilfred Machage

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 961 to 970 of 2209.

• 6 May 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, whereas the Mover of the Motion had a good idea on picking the 11 Member Committee as prescribed by the Constitution, he did pick names of Members who were in the Committee that ruled over the same issue three months ago. It is what lawyers may call “legal jurisprudence.” It is not fair. This is total prejudice to the accused because these Members already made a ruling. They are unlikely to make a different ruling from what they had already done three months ago although this is a different Motion in front of this House. In the ... view
• 17 Apr 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Constitution clearly defines the responsibility of this House on matters concerning financing of the county governments. One of our duties is to participate fully and make decisions which are binding on the Division of Revenue Bill and the County Allocation of Revenue Bill. The background and ground work has already been done. Governors met the Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget and gave their views on their requirements. Therefore, this House is privy to what the county governments may need in terms of financing of the Exchequer for the forthcoming financial year. Indeed, reduction of the ... view
• 17 Apr 2014 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Indeed, Standing Order No.90 strongly prohibits that. It would be advisable that the Leader of our side of the House desists from doing that. view
• 17 Apr 2014 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Using your discretion in Standing Order No.1, I have not submitted a written proposal for my moving of this Motion but allow me to move that the time for the sitting of this House be extended past 6.30 p.m. view
• 17 Apr 2014 in Senate: Yes; so long as my time is preserved. view
• 17 Apr 2014 in Senate: Okay; you can inform me, Sen. Haji. view
• 17 Apr 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, Parliament means the National Assembly and the Senate; we were not given that opportunity and we never did it, and that is a constitutional problem. view
• 17 Apr 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I stand to be guided. The Kenya Defence Forces Act 25(18) also demands that this is done by this House. 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
• 17 Apr 2014 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 17 Apr 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is only the Speaker who has the powers to expunge any remarks by a Member from the HANSARD. The only thing that the Senate Majority Leader could do is to withdraw and apologize. Is he in order to demand that the remarks he made be expunged? view