Kiraitu Murungi

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Sen. Murungi Mr. Speaker, Sir, they were and we rejected them on the basis that the Standing Orders of the Senate do not allow the Senate to be approached through leaflets. The next thing we heard was that there were, indeed, ceilings being imposed. The question is: when did those...

Order, Senators! Sen. Murungi has the Floor. Sen. Murungi Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I was saying, there are two issues, the first one is on the ceilings. You recall sometime last year, they circulated leaflets on the Floor of the Senate purporting to set some ceilings to the county assemblies—

Order, Senator! Nobody circulates leaflets on the Floor. Sen. Murungi(Loud Consultations)

Sen. Murungi On a Point of order, Mr.Speaker,Sir.

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Sen. Murungi Order, hon. Senators! We had agreed with Sen. Murungi that we would dedicate Wednesday afternoons to voting. Of course, we will not vote on everything without contributing. Therefore, we need to have some limited contributions. However, since this began yesterday, we spent two and a half hours on...

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Hon. Murungi Yes, hon. Speaker. You realize that we have problems with the Committees. My petition has been pending before the Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Cooperatives for 372 days. Maybe, the Clerk’s Office should do a thorough audit.

Hon. Murungi Hon. Speaker, it was about the tea development levy and other related issues. We need to know whether the Committees are not supposed to be working for Kenyans.

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Hon. Murungi Thank you, hon. Speaker, for giving me this chance to contribute to the Motion. I want to congratulate the Chairman, hon. Were, and his Committee for a job well done. There are many Kenyans out there who have some differences with members of this country. It is important...

Hon. Murungi Thank you, hon. Speaker, for giving me this chance to contribute to the Motion. I want to congratulate the Chairman, hon. Were, and his Committee for a job well done. There are many Kenyans out there who have some differences with members of this country. It is important...

Sen. Murungi Order, Senators! Can you, please, consult in low tones so that we can get some business going? February 24, 2015 SENATE DEBATES

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Sen. Murungi Order, Sen. Khaniri! Your time is up. Proceed, Sen. Mong’are.

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Sen. Murungi Mr. Speaker, Sir, for a moment I thought that my brother had overthrown me as the Chairperson of this Committee. We will contact the relevant Ministry and give this Statement in two weeks’ time. POINT OF ORDER PROCEDURE FOR FORMATION OF JOINT COMMITTEE TO VET NOMINEE FOR POSITION...

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Hon. Murungi On a point of order, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. The Temporary Deputy Chairman (Hon. Cheboi) : What is your point of order, hon. Kathuri? I thought the first thing we should do is to propose the Question. Unless it is something specific, we could propose the Question and...

Hon. Murungi Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I also want to echo the sentiments of the Member for Aldai. Let us do away with strokes. We should not be 50-50, the watermelon way. A Member of Parliament should either rank lower than the governor or vice-versa. We should also...

Sen. Murungi Mr. TemporarySpeaker, Sir, I want to seek your indulgence. I had been granted leave to move a Motion on a matter of urgent national importance. It was scheduled to start at 5p.m, but there were possibilities of starting at 5.30p.m but in view of the Motion under Order...

Mr. Temporary Chairperson, these are eight persons who are farmers representing farmer organizations in the major crop sector and no livestock. Livestock should be included. It is one of the major economic sectors in this country. The Temporary Chairperson (

Sen. Murungi Hon. Members, I think that is a fair request unless there is objection.

Sen. Murungi Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we know what we went through so as to maintain the numbers up to now. To say that we will have time to debate this Motion and go to the voting, by the time we are through I want to assure this House that...

Delete the word “biodiversity” appearing immediately after the words “the National” and substitute therefor the word “Bio-safety”. The Temporary Chairperson (

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Sen. Murungidiscussed it or passed it. When I say fait accompli, I mean it. They are treating us as if we are just an appendage.Madam Temporary Speaker, I would support with those caveats so that in the next generation formula, they can remember that we told them those things.An Hon....

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Sen. Murungi Thank you Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I would like first of all to congratulate Sen. (Eng.) Muriuki for the hard work he has put in coming up with The Potato Produce and Marketing Bill, 2014. This is a very important Bill considering that this is a House that...

February 11, 2015 SENATE DEBATES

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the example I gave is not only reminiscent of Mombasa County; it is everywhere. Come to Nairobi and see who the biggest voters are; it is the people who dwell in slums and informal settlements, so-to-speak, yet we have hardly taken the progressive steps to give...

February 11, 2015 SENATE DEBATES

focus has been supporting your county even though it touches on the broad. I remember I once reluctantly voted against a Bill you proposed about building of county headquarters merely on account.I think there was a previous Bill about allocation of more money to counties and, therefore, I said that...

Thank you Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I would like first of all to congratulate Sen. (Eng.) Muriuki for the hard work he has put in coming up with The Potato Produce and Marketing Bill, 2014. This is a very important Bill considering that this is a House that debates Bills...

Order, Sen. Murkomen!

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, you know when Mzee G.G is unhappy, I am also unhappy. But as you know, the system here has an electronic digital system of request and that is why I had made my request earlier. For that reason, I want February 11, 2015 SENATE DEBATES

to congratulate Eng. Muriuki for being a faithful farmer and a representative of potatoe farmers. I want to congratulate him because this is one Bill that is integral to the functioning of the Senate because Senate is here to debate Bills that concern counties. That definition emanates from the functions...

I was in my county yesterday and was looking into the running of the Ward Development Fund. We have created Ward Development Committees and a Division of Revenue formula so that all the money for development goes to a Ward Development Committee. Why were we creating devolution? Is there need...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, first I must apologize because you thought I was protesting against Sen. Murkomen and you and that was not the case. February 11, 2015 SENATE DEBATES

It was only that I had another commitment to attend to but I have been here from 2.30

Sen. G.G. Kariuki, maybe the Senator had gone to conduct some research. You cannot rule that out. He had just left.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the speaker who just sat down is my friend and I admire him for his understanding of many things. However, I want to say, since I am going to be last to speak to this Bill, I find it very---. Let me say that we were...

February 11, 2015 SENATE DEBATES

have not taken statistics of those working there, whether they are supposed to be there or not but we start something and we start employing our friends and that is okay.Mr. Temporary, Speaker, Sir, I want to end there because I had a lot to say, but sometimes, when you...

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Sen. Murungi What is it, Sen. Orengo? December 30, 2014 SENATE DEBATES Sen. Murungi the matter has started in the judiciary, it would be unfair and, indeed, we would not be gentleman enough after discussing the way we did, to come and continue discussing the same things we said we...

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December 30, 2014 SENATE DEBATES (Loud consultations)

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Sen. Murungi What is it, Sen. Orengo? December 30, 2014 SENATE DEBATES Sen. Murungi gentleman enough after discussing the way we did, to come and continue discussing the same things we said we would not discuss.Therefore, for us to preserve our dignity as the Senate and for us to be...