Kennedy Mong'are Okong'o

Sen. Okong’o Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have worked with my Chairman because I am a Member of the Committee. I heard him request that he be given until tomorrow to bring the statement and if he fails to get it, then punitive measures such as summoning will follow. I do...

Sen. Okong’o Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am a worried man considering the tradition and trends of events today. Is there a conspiracy from the Jubilee Government to derail issuing statements in this House? We seek answers from the Government but with the trend of events today and in the past...

Sen. Okong’o On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Did you hear Sen. Wako who is an Attorney-General Emeritus say that when Nyayo came to power a few years ago---? I do not know whether we had Nyayo power. Is he in order to allude that there was...

Sen. Okong’o

Sen. Okong’o

Sen. Okong’o Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to differ with my senior Senator, Mzee Obure, who is a veteran sportsperson and led so many organizations, including the Kenya Football Federation (KFF) in his heydays. The President made a promise in an international media house that he would persuade...

Sen. Okong’o Order, Senator! Your time is up! Sen. Sang, you are supposed to be the next contributor yet you are still standing next to me.

Sen. Okong’o Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir. You made some ruling before on this matter but each day when you do such a correspondence, you even reorganize the programmes of the Senate to comply with the requirements of the National Assembly. Mr. Speaker, Sir, you have mentioned that history will...

Sen. Okong’o

Sen. Okong’o Hon. Senators, that is the end of Statements’ Time. On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I was slated to get a response on Statement No.1, but had mentioned to the

Overruled! Proceed, Chair.

Sen. Okong’o Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. I will be very brief. The preserve of maintaining security rests with the Government. What we need to know from the Jubilee Government is how many people have been arrested, arraigned in courts and what investigations have been done. Mr....

Sen. Okong’o On a point of Order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I have listened to the several scenarios. I, however, got lost on the last scenario. Despite the fact that there was no concurrence, you have directed that we proceed to debate the Bill. Could you give a clarification on the...

Sen. Okong’o Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as much as Kenyans have a right to petition this House, it is important for them to look at the provisions of the Constitution. It is not incumbent upon the Senate to amend the Constitution. It is incumbent upon a process which takes too...

Sen. Okong’o Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I support the petitioners from the outset. This petition may be a trigger to solve very many pending issues in this country. The last review of boundaries was done in 1992. There is a lacuna in our statutes and in the Constitution. Therefore, it...

Sen. Okong’o

Sen. Okong’o On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. While I agree with the concerns raised by Sen. Khaniri; on several occasions in this House, when a Member seeks a statement that cuts across two departments – and that has been directed to me at several occasions –...

On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. As you correctly pointed out, my first question was in two bits; the list of all public schools which he says he is unable to obtain but I also requested for the status. The Chairperson has said that he can only...

Sen. Okong’o Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is not the first time we have heard Communication from that Chair on the lapses of the Constitution by the Speaker of the National Assembly. A constitutional requirement cannot be mid-wifed. I request the Chair to consider directing that these Bills be withdrawn...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, first, I thank you for obliging me have sight of your communication because I walked in after you had delivered it. We, as a House, and the Chair as our leadership - we either have it right or we do not. When a constitutional provision that...

Sen. Njoroge, is it still on this one?

Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. We had a similar matter just the other day. This is a demonstration of arrogance from the National Assembly. This House cannot allow it. We will set a very bad precedence when we violate the Constitution, as it is. It is very clear that both...

March 22, 2016 SENATE DEBATES

through the motions.

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Sen. Okong’o

Sen. Okong’o

Sen. Okong’o Order, Sen. Hassan! I am not a madam. (Laughter)

Sen. Okong’o

Sen. Okong’o

Sen. Okong’o Order! Senator, which appointments are those? Could you substantiate? The Senate Minority Leader (Sen. Wetangula) : Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, these are appointments of people like Hon. Franklin Bett. It is public knowledge.

Sen. Okong’o Madam Temporary Speaker, I wonder whether this Chairperson is in order to mislead this House and the whole nation. In their manifesto, the Jubilee Government March 16, 2016 SENATE DEBATES Sen. Okong’oA promised to digitize everything in Government; that was a key component in their governance. Is the...

Sen. Okong’o Madam Temporary Speaker, I am worried when the Chairman, who is a renowned financial expert tells his House that the Controller of Budget cannot tell us what the money was budgeted for. I, therefore, concur with the sentiments of my colleagues that he needs to go back and...

Sen. Okong’o Madam Temporary Speaker, I wonder whether this Chairperson is in order to mislead this House and the whole nation. In their manifesto, the Jubilee Government March 16, 2016 SENATE DEBATES Sen. Okong’oA promised to digitize everything in Government; that was a key component in their governance. Is the...

Sen. Okong’o Madam Temporary Speaker, I am worried when the Chairman, who is a renowned financial expert tells his House that the Controller of Budget cannot tell us what the money was budgeted for. I, therefore, concur with the sentiments of my colleagues that he needs to go back and...