Beth Mugo

Sen. Mugo

Sen. Mugo

Sen. Mugo Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I would not want to dispute your ruling but it has become a habit in this Chamber that when some people have spoken, the rest can speak for two or three minutes. That is a very dangerous thing that has been happening. If we...

Order, Senators! Order, Senators!

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, first and foremost, I send my condolences, like my colleagues, to the families of those who died in this tragedy. Among those who died are Karimi Muthenja and Kathambi Muthenja, two sisters, from Nyeri. Therefore, I am sending condolences to the people of Kakamega, Vihiga, Nyeri...

names, is that there is not any region or area that the Government is not looking after. It is not one region that is being ignored. The people from Nyeri are in the mortuary, just like those from Kakamega and elsewhere. They are not getting any preferential treatment. Therefore, in...

On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I am sorry to interrupt my brother, who has not offended me at all. But because the country is following this, lest there be an impression created by what he is proposing, by misleading the public that the affected counties or...

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Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, on my own behalf, and on behalf of the people of Trans Nzoia, I join my colleagues in sending condolences to the families of those who lost their lifes in the tragic incident. I am saying so knowing that in Trans Nzoia County, we also lost...

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

Sen. Hassan. I can see we have a number of people who want to contribute, if we continue interrupting, we will take a lot of time. November 25, 2014 SENATE DEBATES

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, you have to appreciate our backgrounds. One of the reasons we were elected to these positions is because of the issues we stood for. There is a difference between a terrorist and a suspect. The Constitution provides for certain rights of suspects which we adhere to....

I can see we still have about ten Senators who want to contribute. I think it would be wise to give each two and a half minutes or three minutes.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I would not want to dispute your ruling but it has become a habit in this Chamber that when some people have spoken, the rest can speak for two or three minutes. That is a very dangerous thing that has been happening. If we go to...

I ruled like that in favour of all the Senators who want to speak. This is a very serious matter. Senator, you still have a lot of time. In fact, you still have two minutes. I do not know why you feel that there is no time to continue. Let...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, reluctantly, I am going to say a few words. First of all, we are talking about a very serious matter. Even if we had to adjourn the House to debate this, there would be no problem because it is a serious issue. Let me start by...

Your time is up.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we ought to say it the way it is. The responsibility of security is not a shared responsibility between the Opposition and the Government. The Government is solely responsible. No Member of the Opposition sits in any security committee or gives any command to any person...

after. The Government must take responsibility.The Government is obviously again going to pay lip service. The last time there was a tragedy like this or any other, I remember that in Makueni when people died, the Government offered assistance which never came through. This is because the Government does not...

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to take the security situation very seriously. When something happens in your neighbourhood, however small, you have to report it.I do not know what the Government is doing about the Nyumba Kumi Initiative but it is about time that we started rolling it out on a serious note. Those terrorists...

Asante sana, Bw. Spika wa Muda. Kwanza, ningependa kutoa rambi rambi zangu kwa watu wa Kilifi na kwa Wakenya wote kwa ujumla. Ningependa kusema pole kwa Wakenya na familia zote zilizopoteza wapendwa wao. Ningependa kushutumu sana kitendo cha ugaidi na hasa wale waliua kwa sababu mtu hakuitwa Hassan ama Ali....

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also equally condemn the heinous crime that was committed against innocent Kenyans in Mandera. In the history of all the times that there have been murders or even confrontation by jihadists or criminals, I have never seen a time when any one would shoot women. They...

description. They are criminals of the lowest calibre and you cannot even start to describe them as religious fighters. They have no place in this world.Secondly, Muslims are as old as the history of this country. Christians are also as old as the history of this country and so I...

On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Is the Senator for Machakos County in order to mislead this country and this House knowing very well that this country has got a Constitution and a constitutional process through which office bearers are appointed to offices? All those people he...

Order Sen. Wamatangi! Hon. Senators, it is now 6.30 p.m. It is time for interruption of business. The Senate stands adjourned until tomorrow, Wednesday, 26th November, 2014 at 2.30 p.m. The Senate rose at 6.30 p.m.

Sen. Mugo

Sen. Mugo

Sen. Mugo On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Is the Hon. Senator in order not to tell the whole truth to the House, that I rejected the Motion to go The Hague. I was on the Government side and the President was in the House when we...

Sen. Mugo Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to also contribute to the ongoing debate. I would like to start by saluting and congratulating both His Excellency the President and his Deputy President, Mr. William Ruto, for the manner they have handled themselves since they...

Sen. Mugo Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I hope that I will not be interrupted again on those flimsy grounds.

Sen. Mugo Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I was at The Hague. It is well know that the lawyer for the victims was hired for them by the civil society. I keep on saying the case should be dismissed because they have nothing now to hold on until 2017. We are...

Sen. Mugo Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker. During the Tenth Parliament, as a Cabinet Minister, I was with my friend, Sen. Moses Wetangula and former President Kibaki in New York. He attended a meeting of leaders representing the President. The meeting was about Africa and the troubles in Somalia and...

Sen. Mugo Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I take your advice. Let me say that some of the things that the prosecutor is asking for beat all logics. What do tax returns of President Uhuru have to do with The Hague? Have they now turned into handling a case for Kenya...

Sen. Mugo Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. As I come to an end, I would like us to add here that we went into elections in 2013. I would like to congratulate Kenyans for a peaceful election and urge Kenyans to maintain the peace because we have already learnt...

Sen. Mugo

Sen. Mugo

Sen. Mugo On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. Is the hon. Senator in order to say half-truths when he knows that in the Government today there are many people who do not come from the same tribe? We have the Cabinet Secretary for Lands, Housing and Urban Development...

Point of order! Order, Senators! If you want any interventions, you have to log in. Temporary Speaker. Rwanda is a serious economic and trade partner to this country. Not only are there a number of Kenyan firms and businesses, but there are a number of Kenyan individual business people who...

Sen. Mugo

Sen. Mugo

Sen. Mugo Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I agree with the Senate Minority Leader to a large extent. But so far, the voting in this House, including proxy voting, has gone on without any big issues of suspicion or irregularity. I would have been worried if one Senator, purporting – if...

Sen. Mugo Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also want to join you and other Members in sending condolences to the family of the late General, to the people of Kathiani, Machakos County and the entire country because he served all of us. This is a gallant son of Kenya who was...

Sen. Mugo

Sen. Mugo

Sen. Mugo

Sen. Mugo

Sen. Mugo

Sen. Mugo

Sen. Mugo

Sen. Mugo

Sen. Mugo

Sen. Mugo

Sen. Mugo On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Is the Senator for Machakos in order to mislead this country, when we know that those who have been taken there are being tried and there is no evidence against them? You are presumed innocent until proven guilty. We...

Sen. Mugo Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to also add my voice to this Motion. I support this Motion because it is common knowledge that Kenya has really contributed to peacekeeping missions in the world. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, in 2001, Kenya was rated...

Sen. Mugo Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I believe that the intention of the soldiers was not to steal because they are as human as we all are. If you get very thirsty and there is water there, you would take it. It probably was going to go up in flames...