5 Mar 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to congratulate the Mover of this Motion and, surely as I stand here, I stand on behalf of 51 per cent of Kenyans. Those are the mothers, the grandmothers and the sisters of Ms. Luptia Nyong’o. Truly, we are indebted, proud, happy and very happy as mothers of Kenya, more so to Dorothy Nyong’o who is the mother of Lupita. It is no longer business as usual when we used to say that the place for a woman is in the kitchen. The women of Kenya have made Kenya proud through our athletes, ...
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5 Mar 2014 in Senate:
I would like to pay tribute to the parents of Ms. Lupita for a great foundation and good upbringing that they gave to her and also for her life. You can give a child what you can, but I think Lupita has proven herself. What we have seen is commendable. What I am only urging as one of our colleagues said is to nurture Ms. Lupita from there. We do 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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4 Mar 2014 in Senate:
On a point of Order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Is it in order for Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale to insinuate that Dr. Robert Ouko had another wife somewhere, and yet some of us did not know that?
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27 Feb 2014 in Senate:
It is for clarity, Mr. Speaker, Sir.
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27 Feb 2014 in Senate:
Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir for giving me an opportunity to support this very well researched amendments or proposals and to congratulate the Committee. I am particularly happy because it is clearly evident that we all have faith in the work that has been put in and the new proposals. The direction that this Upper House is taking truly demonstrates our efficiency in carrying out our mandate of reaching the people. I support the proposals that have been put here especially with regard to Committees that have been split and the new ones that will be created. As Sen. (Dr.) ...
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25 Feb 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was also tempted to rise on a point of order when I saw him putting on the shawl, because this is what we normally wear, but I did not know how to bring it up. This is what women wear in the evening when it is cold.
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25 Feb 2014 in Senate:
Really, I think the House needs to be properly guided; if it is the official attire, then we have to understand. I nearly asked him to lend it to me because this is normally what we use in the evening.
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