Kiraitu Murungi

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Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, could Sen. Sonko withdraw? The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kembi-Gitura): Sen. Sonko, you are talking about a Minister of the Government. Therefore, that is very unparliamentary. SENATE DEBATES (Applause) APPROVAL OF MEMBERS NOMINATED TO SERVE IN THE PAN-AFRICAN PARLIAMENT STATEMENTS CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING MARGINALISED COUNTIES TO BENEFIT...

On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, should we sit here and listen to irrelevancies, contrary to our Standing Orders? Where does the President come in all this and how does his signature write off the Senate?

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to thank the Senate Leader of Majority, through Sen. Haji, for the statement they have given. However, the statement is erroneous and totally or grossly inadequate. You have heard the Senator saying that miraa contains two chemical drugs, cathine and cathinone which is not...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. That was the first one. There is number two---

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will allow, but not now; it can wait. Secondly, the purported ban of miraa by the British Government is contrary to the law and to medical and scientific evidence as stated in the report that I have just tabled. Indeed, the Minister herself said that her...

On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to plead with you because Sen. Amos Wako is the longest serving Attorney-General in the Commonwealth. He knows more than anybody else. Therefore, I think it is in the interest of this country to allow him to inform us about...

On a point of information, Mr. Speaker, Sir.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to inform Sen. Wako that miraa is not banned in the Netherlands because it is a dangerous drugs. It is banned in the Netherlands because it is said to encourage loitering and littering in the city. But as the report says, there is no...

On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The world has changed. There is a lot of technology. This document is now available through the internet and the Government can access it. So, requiring us to go to England to get a signed document, for this day and age, is...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to thank you. I was actually trying to help the Senate Majority Leader because this road is in his county and the progress is extremely slow. But let me thank the Government, through the Chief Whip, for the information that they have given us. Mr....

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The HANSARD will bear me out. Today was the deadline for these three Statements to be delivered. I had sought statements on the road, miraa and the security for the speakers of county assemblies in the 47 counties. The first two have been answered. However,...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, can you help us by expressing yourself in the strongest terms possible on this matter?

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to second this Procedural Motion. We do not need to re-emphasize the need for us to comply with the Constitution because we have said that this House is a House that is guided by the Constitution and the rule of law. There is urgency and...

On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Should we allow Sen. Kajwang to abuse the Standing Orders of this House by making comments that he should be making in his contribution under the disguise of a point of order? Whatever he has to say, he should say it in...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this very important Motion. I also want to thank the Secretary General of the “Bus” Party, who is our Chief Whip, for bringing this critical Motion to this House. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Motion reads: - “THAT,...

On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to seek the assistance of the Chair. About three weeks ago, I requested the Senate Majority Leader, who wants us to address him as the defacto Prime Minister, to give a statement on an urgent matter which has now become...

On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. I had very specific requests. When are my three statements going to be read regarding miraa, the road and about the security of the County Assembly Speakers? These issues are being clouded and avoided by references to the Opposition, among other things....

Madam Temporary Speaker, the answers were supposed to be given last week. This was postponed to today. The Senate Majority Leader said that the issue of miraa is very complicated and has international and local dimensions. He also went on to say that there is inconclusive research going on as...

Madam Temporary Speaker, I am comfortable.

On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I think that the Senate, being a serious House, should strictly vote in accordance with the Standing Orders of this House. The relevant Standing Order is No.74 (5) which deals with Roll Call Voting. It reads:-“When called out, each Senator shall, thereupon...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I really do not want to enter into the dangerous territory of arguing with the Speaker, but the word used is “shall.” It says: “When called out each Senator shall---“ So, there is no room for anything else other than following strictly what is in the Standing...

On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I think that the Senate, being a serious House, should strictly vote in accordance with the Standing Orders of this House. The relevant Standing Order is No.74 (5) which deals with Roll Call Voting. It reads:-“When called out, each Senator shall, thereupon...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I really do not want to enter into the dangerous territory of arguing with the Speaker, but the word used is “shall.” It says: “When called out each Senator shall---“ So, there is no room for anything else other than following strictly what is in the Standing...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Similarly, I would like to request the following statement from the Government through the Senate Majority Leader. First is a statement on the current status of the construction of the Siakiriga- Mitunguu-Meru Town Road which traverses both Tharaka-Nithi and Meru Counties. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this...

On a point of information, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I would like to inform my very able colleague that, indeed, what he is talking about has already been done. When I was at the Ministry of Energy we had a programme for universal electricity connectivity for this country by the year 2030. We prepared a...

On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I was waiting for a response from the Senate Majority Leader on---

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this Statement was supposed to be given to this House two weeks ago and the ban on miraa only came yesterday. So, we do not understand why the Government does not seem to appreciate the urgency and importance of this matter. The entire miraa industry as...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. The only addition is, now that there is this new development, could the Government consider taking diplomatic action as well and report to this House, regarding the ban by the UK Government of miraa which is political and discriminatory? It is the duty of...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I think we can do that on Tuesday, next week, after the Statement.

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On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. We like the good English from the Professor, but is he really in order to insinuate that the current Jubilee Government is in power illegally after they won the elections and the results were confirmed by the Supreme Court? The Temporary Speaker...

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Madam Temporary Speaker, thank you very much for giving me this chance to contribute to this pertinent Motion on the struggle the teachers have undertaken and continue to undertake without anybody sympathizing with them. I concur with all those who have talked here. I can say that I am a...

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On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. I have a problem in the manner we are proceeding with the debate on this amendment. The substantive Motion reads in part; “The Senate urges the Government to profile all the current Internally Displaced Persons and to take urgent and immediate steps...

Madam Temporary Speaker, I want to thank you for giving me this opportunity. I like what my colleagues in the Senate have been saying that indeed this is the Upper House and this is the place for mature debate. This is a place where we should remove emotions from our...

Madam Temporary Speaker, I am seeing a number of Motions which have come here saying “These communities were highly privileged; there are more things there than in the others; these ones are like this---” Most of these IDPs also tend to come from a certain place, and if you read...