Franklin Mithika Linturi

Sen. Linturi On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. To add to what Sen. Mutula Kilono Jnr. has said, in the past, the reason why such Bills were subjected to December 2, 2021 SENATE DEBATES 37 Sen. Linturithe Committee is because with a toothcomb, the Committee is able...

I have ordered that the report be tabled today, at 2.30 p.m.Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri has a balance of 17 minutes when the Bill comes back for debate. (Applause) ADJOURNMENT

Hon. Senators, it is now 12.30 p.m., time to adjourn the House. The Senate, therefore, stands adjourned until today, Thursday, 2nd December, 2021 at 2.30p.m. The Senate rose at 12.30 p.m. December 2, 2021 SENATE DEBATES 38

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Sen. Linturi What is it Sen. Sakaja?

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Sen. Linturi What is your vote on the Motion, so that it is on record? Are you abstaining?

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Sen. LinturiI say this because the people who sit in this House; the 47 elected and the nominated Senators, will remember going by our mandate. I think we have a clear mandate, which is to protect the interests of our people in the counties.I believe that when the framers of...

Sen. Linturi, are you saying that this is a weak House? Sen. Linturi Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I have said that we have a weak Parliament. With all due respect, I can substantiate what I am saying. Let me also remind you that the impeachment process of a President does...

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

What is it, Sen. (Dr.) Ochillo-Ayacko?

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Sen. Linturi: Sen. Linturi: Sen. LinturiI saw Sen. Wamatangi and the Senate Deputy Majority Leader, Sen. Dullo, bring out a list, trying to manage Committees. Instead of doing that, they should manage the Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations. That is the Committee that they should be dealing...

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Sen. Linturi On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I have a lot of respect for the distinguished Senator for Makueni County and I have really tried to listen to him. From his long speech, I have been unable to get clearly the point that he is trying to...

Sen. Linturi Mr. Speaker, Sir, on behalf of the people of Meru County, and on my own behalf, and recognizing the impunity that is likely to be extended by passage of May 11, 2021 SENATE DEBATES 32 Sen. Linturithis Bill, including the threat of being arraigned in court tomorrow for...

Sen. Linturi Let us continue while we wait for the sanitiser.

Sen. Linturi Madam Deputy Speaker, thank you for giving me this opportunity. I am proud to have been the tallying and returning officer for this particular process in this Senate. I stand to be commended. I congratulate Senators of Kenya for the period and time they have taken to discuss...

Sen. Linturi On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I have had a lot of interest for a long time in following up the debate for my good friend Sen. Malalah, but I am lost because I am not able to follow him clearly. In this Chamber we are...

Sen. Linturi I will add you some more time. Do you want to be informed?

Sen. Linturi Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am just taking cue from my father Sen. Wetangula who speaks his mind and votes otherwise. (Laughter) On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Is it in order for Sen. Malalah, the former Deputy Senate Minority Leader, to say that the BBI brought...

Sen. Malalah, I know you are equal to the task in terms of language. You can respond to that.

Sen. LinturiThe accused persons in this Senate have been charged for various offences. Sen. Cherargei has about seven cases and I am sure that there are others. Every accused person wants to feel innocent. We must make every accused person feel innocent.This Act was prepared by a Committee where Sen....

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I must confess that I threw the spanner in the works in the Senate Business Committee about this Motion. From my past experience as the Senate Minority Whip, the onerous duty of picking five Committee Members from my side and six Committee Members from the...

The accused persons in this Senate have been charged for various offences. Sen. Cherargei has about seven cases and I am sure that there are others. Every accused person wants to feel innocent. We must make every accused person feel innocent.This Act was prepared by a Committee where Sen. Murkomen...

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Sen. Linturi Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker for this opportunity to contribute to this Bill that is before the House. Before I go into the substance of the proposed amendments, allow me with humility, to remind the people of this country that through the Preamble of the Constitution, we especially...

Sen. Linturi On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rarely interrupt Senators when they are debating, and especially on such an important Bill before the House. However, is it in order for Sen. Sakaja to mislead this House that the Kenyan people, through the BBI initiative, went and...

Sen. Linturi Mr. Speaker, Sir, it would be important for you to satisfy this House by guiding us on how to proceed. You have referred to Article 257 (8) on how this Bill will be passed by this House. I also listened to your Communication and you almost suggested that...

Sen. Linturi Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am on a point of order.

Sen. Linturi Mr. Speaker, Sir, I can hold my horses until the next---

Sen. Linturi Mr. Speaker, Sir, I agree with my brothers, Sen. Khaniri and Sen. Cheruiyot. We do not want to be ambushed. This is a serious moment for this country. We require time. The Committee report on this Bill cannot be brought here in vain. It should guide us on...

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Sen. Linturi Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Allow me to add my voice to the Statement being sought by Sen. Seneta and appreciate that it is timely. When you look at the time from now to the date of the general election, for purposes of ensuring that there is confidence...

Sen. Linturi Chairperson, hold your horses, better inform me when I have finished because I would not mind your information. This is what I would want you to inform me. It is true that people want more constituencies. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as we get this Statement, I would want the...

Sen. Linturi Mr. Speaker, Sir, we are trying to be positive and think progressively. When you have a National Assembly of 420 Members, a stream in a day secondary school is 40 students multiplied by eight classes makes a total of 320 students. For you to identify those students, they...

Sen. Linturi Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is not my tradition or norm to interrupt Senior Counsel Sen. Omogeni, the Chairperson of the Justice, Legal Affairs and Humans Rights Committee. However, he is misleading the House and the country that Article 89 (4) has been stayed by the BBI Report. February...