Kennedy Mong'are Okong'o

Sen. Okong’o On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Is my good friend, Sen. Sang in order to purport that the minority side of this House have condemned the Government in terms of the issue of devolution? Could he substantiate?

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Sen. Okong’o

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Sen. Okong’o On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir.

Sen. Okong’o Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am not Omogeni. This has been a problem for many years. You would rather refer to me as Kennedy because everywhere nobody knows my full names. My full names are Kennedy Mong’are Bwokong’o.

Sen. Okong’o Yes, Mr. Speaker, Sir.

Sen. Okong’o I do not know whether I am the only one who heard Sen. Sang insinuate that Sen. Murkomen is one of the IDPs. Is he an IDP? Was the Senator in order to insinuate as such? (Laughter)

Sen. Okong’o On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Before the Chair read out the statement, you gave a ruling, which I am not intending to challenge. Perhaps, I need April 2, 2014 SENATE DEBATES Sen. Okong’ocan be tabled in this House. The Principal Secretary does not sit at...

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Sen. Okong’o Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I stand to support the calendar as presented by the Senate Majority Leader. I have gone through it and I do not think there are any major changes that I would recommend. While supporting this, may I take this opportunity to condole with the...

Sen. Okong’o On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker. I do not want to give, although I know the number. I was listening to Sen. Ongoro. She was making a very important contribution that relates to a very serious matter that is relevant to our country today. This is...

Sen. Okong’o Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, is it in the new Standing Orders or the old ones?

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is a straight forward Motion and I think it should not be subjected to any amendment. This is an opportunity for this House to air its views and what the problem would be in the next one year. It shows that the management of the...

Sen. Okong’o Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I do not rise to challenge your ruling but I think this House operates on traditions that have been established. We know that once a Member asks for a Statement, it is the property of the House, but the tradition has been that we...

Sen. Okong’o On a Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. If you look at that side, there are Senators discussing along the corridors against the relevant Standing Orders. Are they in order to hold discussions in the corridors?

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Sen. Okong’o On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir.

Sen. Okong’o Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am not reading from the same page as that of the Senate Majority Leader. Are we supposed to be furnished with those copies before they are read or they are read in abeyance?

Sen. Okong’o Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not have a copy of what the Senate Majority Leader is reading. I want to be guided whether we need to have those copies. An hon. Member: It is a notice of Motion. Sen. Okong’o Yes, it is a notice of Motion, but...

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Sen. Okong’o Well directed, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I will do so on Wednesday, next week. The Senate Minority Leader (Sen. Wetangula) : On Tuesday, next week. March 6, 2014 SENATE DEBATES Sen. Okong’o On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I was just offering an advice. Is it in...

Order, hon. Senators. This is a Statement on the outbreak of foot and mouth disease. This is a real emergency. This is the reason sometimes our livestock products are not acceptable in the European and the Middle East markets. So, if the Committee does not have an appreciation of such,...

Sen. Okong’o That question is unfair to the Member. So, I will not entertain it. I will never take instructions from Sen. Mositet. We do not run Ministries. So, let us give the opportunity to the Senator. As a Member of the Committee, he has agreed to assume that responsibility....

On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I was just offering an advice. Is it in order for me to tell Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo to consult the Permanent Secretary, who comes from Pokot like himself, because this is an emergency?

Sen. Okong’o Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me also take this opportunity to support the Motion as amended. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also want to support the work of the Committee in changing the Standing Orders, particularly, the creation of the County Public Accounts and Investments Committee is very important to...

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