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Sen. M. Kajwang Sen. Kajwang is in the process of analyzing the President’s speech. I believe that he has not yet concluded. I believe that in the course of his analysis, he is going to make certain clarifications. Proceed, Sen. M. Kajwang. March 28, 2017 SENATE DEBATES Sen. M. Kajwang...

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Sen. M. Kajwang Order, Senator. I am aware and I was also listening keenly. I said he had five minutes. In about one or two minutes somebody is able to make a clarification. Since he still has four minutes, I believe he is going to revisit that point. March 28,...

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Sen. M. Kajwang Sen. (Prof.) Lesan, you have four minutes.

Sen. M. Kajwang Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I wish to congratulate Sen. Sang for bringing this weighty matter to the attention of this House. From the petition, some of the Talais were sent to my county and particularly the areas of Gwassi, Lambwe and Mfangano. The intention was...

Hon. Kajwang’ On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady.

Hon. Kajwang’ Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I beg your indulgence and that of the Member for Kipipiri. Maybe, I am out of order myself, but I was just going to ask. I saw that there were amendments proposed by the Chairman of the Committee at some point.

Hon. Kajwang’ I was referring to the Chairman of Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs.

Hon. Kajwang’ Yes.

Hon. Kajwang’ Number (c) has nothing to do with this?

Hon. Kajwang’ There is the Sexual Offences Act.

Hon. Kajwang’ I beg your pardon.

Hon. Kajwang’ Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, the problem is that in this Chamber we sometimes--- Can the Hon. Member for Garissa Town just allow me get my thoughts together? We make contributions in this House thinking of individuals and when it is convenient to us. Looking at the original Bill,...

Hon. Kajwang’ Something must be out of order.

Hon. Kajwang’ I sit in that Committee and I am one of those that are regularly there in spite of many things that I do. The Bill is talking about the CJ while the amendment is talking about his deputy. I have no problem with both of them. My problem...

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Sen. M. KajwangAIn terms of Standing Order No.227 (2), the Committee will be required in not more than 60 days from the time of reading this prayer to respond to the petitioner by way of a report addressed to the petitioner and laid on the table of the Senate.(The Petition...

Hon. Senators, as earlier directed, the Petition stands committed to the relevant Committee, in this case the Standing Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget. February 15, 2017 SENATE DEBATES

AIn terms of Standing Order No.227 (2), the Committee will be required in not more than 60 days from the time of reading this prayer to respond to the petitioner by way of a report addressed to the petitioner and laid on the table of the Senate.(The Petition was referred...

Sen. M. Kajwang Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Tonga High School lies in a place called Magunga. That is the centre of Gwasi which is an area where marijuana was not planted by human beings but it is a weed. February 15, 2017 SENATE DEBATES Sen. M. Kajwang Mr. Deputy Speaker,...

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Sen. M. Kajwang On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. It is on the same, if you allow. It is just to back up your ruling. I sat in the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare that deliberated on this issue. We called the former councillors. We had...

Sen. M. Kajwang On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.33 to seek leave to move for the adjournment of the Senate to discuss a definite matter of urgent national importance. This concerns the ongoing lecturers and doctors strikes. I request the...

Thank you, Senators. That brings us to the end of the debate of eulogizing our departed colleague. I dare say the contributions were very befitting of our late colleague, Sen. Boy Juma Boy. Let us move on to the next Order. NOTICE OF MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT UNDER STANDING ORDER NO....

On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.33 to seek leave to move for the adjournment of the Senate to discuss a definite matter of urgent national importance. This concerns the ongoing lecturers and doctors strikes. I request the support of Senators....

Do you have more than five Senators or are they just five? There is a difference.

Sen. Omondi also indicated her support. She could not stand.

You have the numbers. NOTICE OF MOTION APPROVAL OF MEMBERS OF THE SENATE BUSINESS COMMITTEE

Sen. M. Kajwang On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.33 to seek leave to move for the adjournment of the Senate to discuss a definite matter of urgent national importance. This concerns the ongoing lecturers and doctors strikes. I request the...

Thank you, Senators. That brings us to the end of the debate of eulogizing our departed colleague. I dare say the contributions were very befitting of our late colleague, Sen. Boy Juma Boy. Let us move on to the next Order. NOTICE OF MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT UNDER STANDING ORDER NO....

On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.33 to seek leave to move for the adjournment of the Senate to discuss a definite matter of urgent national importance. This concerns the ongoing lecturers and doctors strikes. I request the support of Senators....

Do you have more than five Senators or are they just five? There is a difference.

Sen. Omondi also indicated her support. She could not stand.

You have the numbers. NOTICE OF MOTION APPROVAL OF MEMBERS OF THE SENATE BUSINESS COMMITTEE

Hon. Kajwang’ On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. You did not see what was happening behind here.

Hon. Kajwang’ Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. Before we consider this amendment, I would wish to plead to the owner of this amendment to include two words which are very important. In Sub-section (3) , the Cabinet Secretary shall submit a report in form of a Sessional Paper on...

Hon. Kajwang’ On a point of order, even as we are talking about English, we must talk about Standing Orders. There has been a proposal by the Member for Kanduyi for further amendment. That can only be disposed after it has been seconded. (Loud consultations)

Sen. M. Kajwang Mr. Chairman, Sir, my point of order is that I think I have a right to my opinion and my opinion is right because before the public appeared before the committee, these are the same people who were talking to the press everywhere saying that these should...

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, Sir. I agree with Sen. Billow that Section 44 (a) should not be read in isolation and a vacuum. It should be read in the total context and we should read the whole of it. The word ‘notwithstanding’ should also be read with the word ‘complementary...

the totality both of the Constitution and sections 44 and 44 (a), then this section makes sense. I do not think we should create a lot of emotions about a single word ‘complementary’. It just means in addition. If you will Google as Sen. (Prof.) Anyang’- Nyong’o did, you will...

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Sen. M. Kajwangis not the first Bill that we are passing in this House and neither is it my first day to sit on the Chair. We have transacted businesses and more contentious Bills in this House and this is the tradition we have set for ourselves. As I give...

On a point of order, Mr. Chairman, Sir. Considering the number of amendments that are still pending and considering the time that we have sat here, I propose that persons who speak to this amendment should speak for one minute. On a point of order, Mr. Chairman, Sir. I respect...

It will be two minutes then. Sen. Nabwala, let us go on. You have two minutes.

Mr. Chairperson, Sir, I rise to support the amendment. I read a sinister motive in this Clause. The National Assembly wants to hive off some of the words and before you realize it, you will find that the Senator is irrelevant. The mandate of the Senate is to protect counties....

Mr. Chairperson, Sir, the National Assembly knows that this is a House that they can underestimate. What they think of you is the fact that they know that there is literally nothing you can do. They bring you laws to remove yourselves from constitutionally enshrined roles. You passed a law...

Sen. M. Kajwang Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. When a Member stands on a point of order, it must be because something is out of order. What the Senate Minority Leader is raising on a point of order is something that we canvassed and finished long

Mr. Chairman, Sir, this is a very important issue. In the United States of America (USA) , for example, the black people or anybody who was imprisoned lost his right to vote when they came out of prison. Certain states have started amending it and getting rid of that law....

of Kenyans, including those living in prisons. There are no prisoners living abroad. Those who are in prisons abroad are not our prisoners. They are prisoners of somebody else.I want to urge that for once, let us take the attitude of the distinguished Senator for Garissa, Sen. Haji, and see...

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Hon. Kajwang’ Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I am a ranking member of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs. Until recently, I was also the Fourth Chairperson of Committees. So, you can trust on my honesty on the words that I want to say. Let me relate the sequence...

Hon. Kajwang’ Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I am sitting in an unusual position and so it took you time to recognise me. Hon. Kajwang’Hon. Speaker, you have just made a ruling in which you anxiously heard us both on law and facts. You have made a decision. The only thing...

Hon. Kajwang’ Hon. Speaker, arising from the ruling that you have ably given, I Francis Tom Kajwang’, a ranking Member of the Committee on Delegated Legislation hereby give notice of the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the report of the Committee on Delegated Legislation on its consideration for the...

Hon. Kajwang’ On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady.

Hon. Kajwang’ I may not be very familiar with this, but I am sure the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs is more familiar. In the clause that we have just passed, was there not some amendment in the IEBC Act or something like that that...

Hon. Kajwang’ Yes. Clause 14