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Sen. Murungi Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for recognizing and describing this House as the House which is the custodian of ideas. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is a very important Motion to this country. As we are talking, there is nothing happening. The county assemblies countrywide and the entire devolution...

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Sen. Murungi Mr. Deputy Speaker, I am sorry for referring to you as Madam.

Sen. Murungi I have withdrawn and profusely apologized.

Sen. Murungi On that note, I beg to support.

Sen. Murungi Sen. Machage, is that a new Kiswahili word?

Sen. Murungi Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for recognizing and describing this House as the House which is the custodian of ideas. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is a very important Motion to this country. As we are talking, there is nothing happening. The county assemblies countrywide and the entire

What is it, Sen. Murungi? Sen. Murungidevolution process has been paralyzed because of the activities of one executive by the name of Commissioner Sarah Serem.Mr. Speaker, Sir, although Motions of this nature are usually given two hours, it is my very humble request that the Senators be given ample time...

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Sen. Murungiprocess not be used to resolve the issues between Members of the County Assemblies and the Commission regarding salaries of the MCAs?The fact that we are now six months down this crisis and no one is paying attention to it, it is very sad, indeed. The MCAs are very...

Sen. Murungi I have withdrawn and profusely apologized. You may go on.

Sen. Murungi Sen. Machage, is that a new Kiswahili word?

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Sen. Murungi Madam Temporary Speaker, Sir, I also want to support this very important Motion by our friend, Sen. Karaba, who has been one of the most active Senators in this House. (Applause) October 9, 2013 SENATE DEBATES Sen. Murungifire-fighting engines not moving? It is very easy to blame the...

Sen. Murungi Sorry, Madam Temporary Speaker. Even English language does grow and develop.

Sen. Murungi So, words like safari are now English words.

Sen. Murungi I am sorry for that, Madam Temporary Speaker. It means the policeman and the pedestrian who has been arrested would negotiate outside the traffic system. It is actually petty corruption. So, we should publish these fines so that the wananchi know how much they should be paying, then...

Sen. Murungi Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I also rise to support this amendment. I think the amendment is brought in the spirit of devolution. It is our role, as Senate, in terms of Article 96 of the Constitution to take care of all the interests of all 47 counties...

Sen. Murungi Thank you, I beg to support the amendment to this Motion.

Sen. Murungi Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I did not contribute to this Motion. Would I be in order to request for the Mover of the Motion to reply?

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Sen. Murungi Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for this opportunity. Like all those who have spoken before me, on behalf of Mombasa County and, in fact, on my own behalf and that of my family, I want to send my sincere condolences to all the bereaved families and those who...

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I want to make a very short statement about this matter. First of all, I would like to pass my condolences like everybody else has done to the families of those who have departed. Having said that, we have to accept that international terrorism...

Sen. Murungi Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I am rising on a point of order following the guidance from the Chair which was sought by Sen. James Orengo. The Senator said that it was necessary for you, as the Speaker, to set a precedent in this House by giving reasons...

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Sen. Murungi Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I am rising on a point of order following the guidance from the Chair which was sought by Sen. James Orengo. The Senator said that it was necessary for you, as the Speaker, to set a precedent in this House by giving reasons...

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Sen. Murungi Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is a slightly different issue although the miraa issue is still alive. I rise to request a Statement from the Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture, Land and Natural Resources seeking answers to the following questions:- August 1, 2013 SENATE DEBATES

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Sen. Murungi Mr. Speaker, Sir, given the situation we find ourselves in, would I be in order to request you to issue the last warning to the Senate Majority Leader to deliver this Statement the first week after we come from recess and that failure to do so, he should...

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Sen. Murungi Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, since we agree that the Kikuyus are more than everybody else, give them a larger share than the others. Then if the Luhyas are number two, give them their own equal double share, then go down the list. If the

“Should be equal;” that is correct! Sen. Murungi Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, what Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale was talking about was ethnic injustice.

Yes! Sen. Murungi(Laughter) (Applause) August 1, 2013 SENATE DEBATES Sen. Murungi In Singapore also, there are ethnic communities. There are Chinese, Malayans and Indians in Singapore. These issues used to arise there also. What was done in Singapore is that the Government developed a quota system for entry into the...

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Sen. Murungi Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Motion which I think is very timely, appropriate and which requires us, as a Senate, to undertake something that is in order. It simply demands a policy paper providing a time action plan. In my opinion, we are not...

Sen. Murungi Mr. Temporary Speaker, I just want to say that if she does not agree with what I have said, then she should also table the facts. (Laughter)

On a point of information, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Sen. Murungi No, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I am fully informed. Let us focus on the Motion.

On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Is Sen. Murungi in order to impute improper motive by saying he does not know how Somalis will get there? The import of the statement, “getting there”, to first give an ethnic threshold then go further on to say that getting...

Hon. Senators, I think we need to settle that issue. What Sen. Murungi said was that from history, if presidential elections will be based on ethnic numbers, then communities with less numbers will be disadvantaged. Sen. Murungi, move on with the Motion. Sen. Murungi Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, that was...

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Sen. Murungi Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I stand to support this Motion brought by Sen. (Prof.) Anyang’-Nyong’o. It is truly unconstitutional for the Government to appoint former Provincial Commissioners (PCs) to hold regional positions. As we know, we have counties headed by governors. That...

On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. It is good to be factual. I respect Sen. Elizabeth very much. However, when she says that Zachary Ayiecho was bundled out of his office, she is wrong. Zachary’s term ended and his contract was just not renewed. So, she needs...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, I challenge the Senator to provide facts to that effect because I believe that the statement he has made is not true. However, that notwithstanding, I want us to proceed.

Sen. Keter, without giving you more time to talk, I think you can table that evidence when we come back from the recess.

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Sen. Murungi Mr. Speaker, Sir, a few months ago when members of the public did, indeed, demonstrate with pigs and wrote a few names of legislators on them, I and the many Senators of this House thought that it was derogatory, unwelcoming and unacceptable; but I am beginning to see...

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Sen. MurungiMr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, could Sen. Sonko withdraw? The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kembi-Gitura): Sen. Sonko, you are talking about a Minister of the Government. Therefore, that is very unparliamentary. SENATE DEBATES (Applause) APPROVAL OF MEMBERS NOMINATED TO SERVE IN THE PAN-AFRICAN PARLIAMENT STATEMENTS CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING MARGINALISED COUNTIES TO...