Johnson Nduya Muthama

Sen. Muthama Mr. Speaker, Sir, from the Statement that was given by my colleague, Sen. Haji, he indicated that this trip was to serve the country. When the Deputy President came back, there was no statement whatsoever that was made by him to explain to Kenyans where he was and...

Sen. Muthama Mr. Speaker, Sir, what came out in Addis Ababa had absolutely nothing to do with this country, but the ICC issue. Let him clarify that. June 13, 2013 SENATE DEBATES

Sen. Muthamatruck drivers were on strike, they were demonstrating against the regulations that have been put in place. These regulations are cumbersome in terms of how the trucks will be vetted as they pass by Mariakani Weighbridge. What has happened since is that it has created a cumulative jam for...

Sen. Muthama Madam Temporary Speaker, thank you for granting my request. When I made this request this afternoon to the Speaker, I had been reliably informed that truck drivers were on strike, they were demonstrating against the regulations that have been put in place. These regulations are cumbersome in terms...

Hon. Senators, it is now 6.00 p.m. and I have to interrupt debate to allow Sen. Hassan under Standing Order No.42 (2) to make a Statement of topical concern on Mariakani Weighbridge. Sen. Hassan, you have five minutes after which we shall resume debate. SENATORS’ GENERAL STATEMENT EASING TRAFFIC JAM...

Madam Temporary Speaker, thank you for granting my request. When I made this request this afternoon to the Speaker, I had been reliably informed that truck drivers were on strike, they were demonstrating against the regulations that have been put in place. These regulations are cumbersome in terms of how...

this matter of topical concern is the fact that this road, the Mombasa-Nairobi Road, is undoubtedly the artery of the economy of this country. This is the road that transfers whatever is imported into Kenya to other parts of the country and other parts of the region. I believe that...

Thank you.

We now resume debate on the Motion on the Floor of the House. (Debate on the Motion resumed)

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity so that I can also make my contribution on the Motion before the House. I rise to support this Motion. As I support it, first of all, I would like to thank the Jubilee Government for implementing CORD’s very big...

Sen. Ndiema. May 21, 2013 SENATE DEBATES

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I stand to support this Motion, which is an important Motion which will ensure that devolution takes effect. The amount of money that will be allocated to the counties is really what will determine whether devolution will succeed or not. Looking at the functions that...

unlikely that they will have it. So, as we implement devolution, it is important to know; in circumstances where county governments find that they are cash strapped in terms of cash flow, how will they survive? It is important that whatever funds are allocated are disbursed as early as possible...

Sen. Mositet.

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for granting me this opportunity. This Motion is quite important to us because actually the creation of the Senate was purely because of the devolved systems. I am very sure many institutions are fighting to be seen to be working so that, at least, the...

Affairs, we were told later that they were able to use only Kshs300 million to do those structures. But after that, they ended up sitting down with the Governors and I do not know which other people. I do not know whether they were manipulated or they just said they...

ADJOURNMENT

Hon. Senators, it is now 6.30 p.m., and the Senate stands adjourned until tomorrow, Wednesday 22nd May, 2013, at 9.00 a.m. Sen. Sang, you still have 25 minutes if you still wish to continue tomorrow. The Senate rose at 6.30 p.m.

Sen. Muthama Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you very much. With a lot of humility and great respect for my brother, Sen. Khalwale, I only hope that the Statement sought is not as a result of him losing Membership in one of the Committees. That notwithstanding, I am prepared to respond...

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Sen. Muthama Sen. Wamatangi! April 30, 2013 SENATE DEBATES Sen. Muthama I want to caution Kenyans that truly; if we want to build one Kenya, to build one nation and to become brothers and sisters, we must stop taking issues on tribal basis. Let us not divide this country on...

Sen. Muthama Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to use this opportunity to condole with the family, friends and relatives of Sen. Mutula Kilonzo and especially to pass the condolences on behalf of the people of Homa Bay to the people of Makueni for the loss and grief that they have...

Bw. Spika, Waheshimiwa Maseneta wenzangu, nina masikitiko kwa sababu ni mara yangu ya kwanza kusimama mbele yenu na ninasimama kwa ajili ya rambirambi za kifo. Sikutarajia kusimama hapa mara yangu ya kwanza kutoa rambirambi. Ningependa kutoa rambirambi zangu kwa familia ya marehemu kutoka kwa familia yangu na watu wote wa...

Sen. Wamatangi!

Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir. The late Sen. Mutula Kilonzo befits in every description of the words; “a fallen hero.” One of the greatest qualities of a true leader is bravery. The late Sen. Mutula Kilonzo had bravery in abundance. The Late Mutula Kilonzo was a Kenyan. It is hard...

for. I am certain that his legacy will live on to change the lives of hundreds of Kenyans for a long time to come.

April 30, 2013 SENATE DEBATES

“Kajwang, you cannot find me. I am relaxed and have no tension. I am enjoying myself. I have achieved all that a man should achieve. This is my foundation office. If you want some fish, you can get it from here.” I asked him:-“How do you fundraise?” He told me:-“I...

Sen. Kajwang, your time is up!

Oh my! I have lost a friend.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I stand here to condole with the family of a friend, colleague and somebody that I have known for very many years. Mr. Speaker, Sir, towards the end of 1978, I was admitted as an advocate of the High Court of Kenya. In early 1979, I opened...

that I had for him. I know for sure that I have lost a friend. We have lost somebody who was going to make a major contribution, in my very honest opinion, to the work of this House of Senate. But then it is beyond us now. He has gone...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would also like to join my colleagues, the Senators, in mourning a good friend who has left us. I have worked with him both in Parliament and the Cabinet. Mr. Speaker, Sir, when I first started working with Sen. Kilonzo in Parliament and later in the...

Message Services (SMSs) which are not true, but to whip people’s emotions. For example, one SMS said that the pathologist had been stopped at the airport. This is not true. We all remember the letter that was written to the President of the Supreme Court which, in the end, turned...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you very much for giving me this opportunity to join my colleagues to express my deeply felt condolences to the family of the late Sen. Kilonzo, particularly his widow, Nduku, Mutula Junior, his daughter Kethi and other members of the family. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was...

Sen. Orengo, your time is up!

I support.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. On behalf of the people of Mombasa, I wish also to register our heartfelt condolences to the family of Mutula the former Senator for Makueni. He was my Minister at the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) when he was in the Ministry of...

I believe today we need to eulogise him accurately. Like many of you, I think we saw a pale image of Mutula. I do recall he was seated here when I had gone out to do some logistics work. When I came back he asked me to sit where he...

On Thursday I was having lunch with the former Prime Minister, so it has to be Wednesday. So, that said and done, it is important when we come to these kind of fora, our facts are more accurate because it then tests our entire consciousness as a country. This is...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to eulogize the great lawyer that Sen. Mutula Kilonzo was. Unlike many of the speakers who spoke before me, I never had personal interaction with the late Mutula Kilonzo. However, I remember that when I was making a decision to become a lawyer, three people...

them was the late Sen. Mutula Kilonzo. The other was James Orengo. Therefore, when I was elected to the Senate and I heard that they had been elected through their respective political parties to become Senators, I knew that was an opportunity for me to learn from the best legal...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me on behalf of the Migori people to condole with the family, friends and relatives of the late Mutula Kilonzo. His life was dramatic and it can just be compared to a thriller movie which ends when everybody wants to see more. Indeed, as Sen. Khalwale...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I stand here to give my message of condolence to the family of Sen. Mutula Kilonzo. As my fellow Senator, I have known him for a short time, but I have known him to be a prominent lawyer and Minister for Education in our country. I have...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to take this opportunity on my own behalf and on behalf of the people I represent, the people of Meru on this very sad and painful occasion to send my most sincere condolences to the family, relatives and friends of our friend Sen. Mutula...

Education, he went to dance with school girls and the school girls decided to kneel down, lie down in the dance and Mutula knelt and also went down on the dust with them. That was Mutula Kilonzo.Mr. Speaker, Sir, Mr. Kilonzo rose to stardom early in his life when he...

tribal lines. I do agree with Sen. Mugo that we should not cocoon and put Mutula in any tribal boxes.Mr. Speaker, Sir, what has happened is very sad. We have had very many investigations into the death of politicians in this country. We had the one of the late Prof....

Your time is up!

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Motion. I would like to take this opportunity to say a few words about the late Sen. Mutula Kilonzo. We are mourning the passing away of a very highly gifted Kenyan, who had distinguished himself as an eloquent and fearless defender of...

Hon. Senators, we intended to end this Motion at

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the Motion and offer my condolences to the family on behalf of my family and the people of Nyeri County. April 30, 2013 SENATE DEBATES

Mr. Speaker, Sir, the late Sen. Mutula Kilonzo, stood out distinctly because of his issues of principle. He was a man who stood for what he believed and it is a rare thing in politics. I say so in front of many politicians. It is very easy in politics to...

Your time is up, Sen. Kagwe!

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Motion and pass my message of condolence from myself, my family and that of the people of Nandi to the family of the late Sen. Mutula Kilonzo. I personally never had personal relations with the late Senator, but I admired...

Let us allow the legal due processes to take place so that we are able to get to know what really transpired. Let us not speculate, but remain calm and support the family and the people of Makueni at this time of grief.Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the Motion, though it is very sad that I support such a Motion. I personally knew Sen. Mutula when I was appointed as the Assistant Minister in the Ministry of Nairobi Metropolitan Development and he was the Minister. I had the...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to join my colleagues in paying tribute to my departed friend. On behalf of the people of Kitui County, I want to send my deepest condolences to the family of the late Mutula Kilonzo and also to the people of Makueni who elected him only...

account of school fees balances. The late Mutula was the Minister and he offered one of his sons Mutula Junior to go to court with me to sue the Government so that these certificates could be released and they were released. Many Kenyans benefitted.Recently before we left the National Assembly,...

Sen. Muthama

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Sen. Muthama Sen. Wamatangi! April 30, 2013 SENATE DEBATES Sen. Muthama I want to caution Kenyans that truly; if we want to build one Kenya, to build one nation and to become brothers and sisters, we must stop taking issues on tribal basis. Let us not divide this country on...

Sen. Muthama Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to use this opportunity to condole with the family, friends and relatives of Sen. Mutula Kilonzo and especially to pass the condolences on behalf of the people of Homa Bay to the people of Makueni for the loss and grief that they have...

Bw. Spika, Waheshimiwa Maseneta wenzangu, nina masikitiko kwa sababu ni mara yangu ya kwanza kusimama mbele yenu na ninasimama kwa ajili ya rambirambi za kifo. Sikutarajia kusimama hapa mara yangu ya kwanza kutoa rambirambi. Ningependa kutoa rambirambi zangu kwa familia ya marehemu kutoka kwa familia yangu na watu wote wa...

Sen. Wamatangi!

Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir. The late Sen. Mutula Kilonzo befits in every description of the words; “a fallen hero.” One of the greatest qualities of a true leader is bravery. The late Sen. Mutula Kilonzo had bravery in abundance. The Late Mutula Kilonzo was a Kenyan. It is hard...

for. I am certain that his legacy will live on to change the lives of hundreds of Kenyans for a long time to come.

April 30, 2013 SENATE DEBATES

“Kajwang, you cannot find me. I am relaxed and have no tension. I am enjoying myself. I have achieved all that a man should achieve. This is my foundation office. If you want some fish, you can get it from here.” I asked him:-“How do you fundraise?” He told me:-“I...

Sen. Kajwang, your time is up!

Oh my! I have lost a friend.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I stand here to condole with the family of a friend, colleague and somebody that I have known for very many years. Mr. Speaker, Sir, towards the end of 1978, I was admitted as an advocate of the High Court of Kenya. In early 1979, I opened...

that I had for him. I know for sure that I have lost a friend. We have lost somebody who was going to make a major contribution, in my very honest opinion, to the work of this House of Senate. But then it is beyond us now. He has gone...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would also like to join my colleagues, the Senators, in mourning a good friend who has left us. I have worked with him both in Parliament and the Cabinet. Mr. Speaker, Sir, when I first started working with Sen. Kilonzo in Parliament and later in the...

Message Services (SMSs) which are not true, but to whip people’s emotions. For example, one SMS said that the pathologist had been stopped at the airport. This is not true. We all remember the letter that was written to the President of the Supreme Court which, in the end, turned...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you very much for giving me this opportunity to join my colleagues to express my deeply felt condolences to the family of the late Sen. Kilonzo, particularly his widow, Nduku, Mutula Junior, his daughter Kethi and other members of the family. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was...

Sen. Orengo, your time is up!

I support.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. On behalf of the people of Mombasa, I wish also to register our heartfelt condolences to the family of Mutula the former Senator for Makueni. He was my Minister at the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) when he was in the Ministry of...

I believe today we need to eulogise him accurately. Like many of you, I think we saw a pale image of Mutula. I do recall he was seated here when I had gone out to do some logistics work. When I came back he asked me to sit where he...

On Thursday I was having lunch with the former Prime Minister, so it has to be Wednesday. So, that said and done, it is important when we come to these kind of fora, our facts are more accurate because it then tests our entire consciousness as a country. This is...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to eulogize the great lawyer that Sen. Mutula Kilonzo was. Unlike many of the speakers who spoke before me, I never had personal interaction with the late Mutula Kilonzo. However, I remember that when I was making a decision to become a lawyer, three people...

them was the late Sen. Mutula Kilonzo. The other was James Orengo. Therefore, when I was elected to the Senate and I heard that they had been elected through their respective political parties to become Senators, I knew that was an opportunity for me to learn from the best legal...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me on behalf of the Migori people to condole with the family, friends and relatives of the late Mutula Kilonzo. His life was dramatic and it can just be compared to a thriller movie which ends when everybody wants to see more. Indeed, as Sen. Khalwale...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I stand here to give my message of condolence to the family of Sen. Mutula Kilonzo. As my fellow Senator, I have known him for a short time, but I have known him to be a prominent lawyer and Minister for Education in our country. I have...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to take this opportunity on my own behalf and on behalf of the people I represent, the people of Meru on this very sad and painful occasion to send my most sincere condolences to the family, relatives and friends of our friend Sen. Mutula...

Education, he went to dance with school girls and the school girls decided to kneel down, lie down in the dance and Mutula knelt and also went down on the dust with them. That was Mutula Kilonzo.Mr. Speaker, Sir, Mr. Kilonzo rose to stardom early in his life when he...

tribal lines. I do agree with Sen. Mugo that we should not cocoon and put Mutula in any tribal boxes.Mr. Speaker, Sir, what has happened is very sad. We have had very many investigations into the death of politicians in this country. We had the one of the late Prof....

Your time is up!

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Motion. I would like to take this opportunity to say a few words about the late Sen. Mutula Kilonzo. We are mourning the passing away of a very highly gifted Kenyan, who had distinguished himself as an eloquent and fearless defender of...

Hon. Senators, we intended to end this Motion at

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the Motion and offer my condolences to the family on behalf of my family and the people of Nyeri County. April 30, 2013 SENATE DEBATES

Mr. Speaker, Sir, the late Sen. Mutula Kilonzo, stood out distinctly because of his issues of principle. He was a man who stood for what he believed and it is a rare thing in politics. I say so in front of many politicians. It is very easy in politics to...

Your time is up, Sen. Kagwe!

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Motion and pass my message of condolence from myself, my family and that of the people of Nandi to the family of the late Sen. Mutula Kilonzo. I personally never had personal relations with the late Senator, but I admired...

Let us allow the legal due processes to take place so that we are able to get to know what really transpired. Let us not speculate, but remain calm and support the family and the people of Makueni at this time of grief.Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the Motion, though it is very sad that I support such a Motion. I personally knew Sen. Mutula when I was appointed as the Assistant Minister in the Ministry of Nairobi Metropolitan Development and he was the Minister. I had the...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to join my colleagues in paying tribute to my departed friend. On behalf of the people of Kitui County, I want to send my deepest condolences to the family of the late Mutula Kilonzo and also to the people of Makueni who elected him only...

account of school fees balances. The late Mutula was the Minister and he offered one of his sons Mutula Junior to go to court with me to sue the Government so that these certificates could be released and they were released. Many Kenyans benefitted.Recently before we left the National Assembly,...

Sen. Muthama That one is called the Programme of Senate Business.

Sen. Muthama Order, hon. Senators! I think you should be having two documents. One is the document that Sen. (Dr.) Machage brought to the Table, which is the Programme of Senate Business. That is the one that on page four has a list of committees and their schedules on the...

Sen. Muthama This is the Weekly Programme of the Senate. The Order Paper is of a particular day when we are transacting business. The Weekly Programme is headed; The Weekly Programme Commencing Tuesday, April 30th, 2013. The Order Paper is in bold and bigger than the other one. I do...

Order, hon. Senators! I think you should be having two documents. One is the document that Sen. (Dr.) Machage brought to the Table, which is the Programme of Senate Business. That is the one that on page four has a list of committees and their schedules on the elections of...

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Sen. Muthama Sen. Kajwang, your time is up!

Sen. MuthamaHe was a man who understood the position of the marginalized communities of this country.Severally, I went to see him when he was the Minister for Education and pleaded to have more teachers in our schools in Kuria when I was the Member of Parliament for Kuria where a...

Sen. Muthama) : Sen. Muthama) :

Sen. Muthama) : Sen. Muthama) : Sen. Khalwale! (Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale walked to the Dispatch Box) The Senator for Kakamega County (Sen.(Dr.) Khalwale): Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have taken that trouble to cross over because it is not yet clear who is supposed to speak at the Dispatch Box and...

On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to object the line that Sen. Muthama is using. He is supposed to confine himself to the Speech of the President.

Sen. Muthama) :“Thank you and congratulations, Mr. President.” Bw. Spika, wale ambao wanasimama kwa hoja za nidhamu ni----

Mr. Speaker, Sir, when the hon. Senator for Nakuru County stood up on a point of order, he raised his hand. (Laughter)

On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The Member is telling untruths in this House. I have just driven from Masinga this afternoon. I passed through the road he is talking about and it is tarmacked. Could he tell us whether he is telling the truth?

Sen. Muthama): Sen. Muthama):

Sen. Muthama) : Sen. Muthama) :Governor was elected and the Senator was elected. How do they expect us to relate with those County Commissioners who were instructed to go and fight those who were not in the Jubilee Coalition?Mr. Speaker, Sir, the National Government Coordination Act has already been violated....

Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you very much for noticing me. I stand here as a senior citizen and as a mother in this country with a lot of experience. I thank the Almighty God and my party for nominating me to the Senate. I feel it is the most senior...

For us to support the President’s idea, we need to involve the Governors. It is the responsibility of this august House to give advice and support the President and the Governors to implement the speech to the letter. It is unfortunate that some of you did not read it, and...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me a chance to contribute to this Presidential Speech.First and foremost, I would like to thank the people of Samburu for having elected me to the Senate. Secondly, I would like to thank the people of Kenya who have peacefully elected all of...

remember very well when we were in Bomas of Kenya, very few of us wanted this country, especially resources to be devolved to the counties. I am happy that President Uhuru Kenyatta has stated in very clear terms that he is going to do that for Kenyans.Mr. Speaker, Sir, I...

Sen. Muthama) : Sen. Muthama) :Address. I said I am a senior citizen and a mother. We have come a long way and we have seen many things in this country. We have seen very many good changes and listening to one hour of the President’s Speech, to me, I...

Sen. Muthama) :Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not want to say much because I am at pains. My family is at pain when they see me seated. I received many insults during the campaigns and yet I am like this because of insecurity in Kenya. I said that I was...

(Laughter)

On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to object the line that Sen. Muthama is using. He is supposed to confine himself to the Speech of the President.

Sen. Muthama) : Sen. Khalwale! (Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale walked to the Dispatch Box) The Senator for Kakamega County (Sen.(Dr.) Khalwale): Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have taken that trouble to cross over because it is not yet clear who is supposed to speak at the Dispatch Box and who is supposed...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, when the hon. Senator for Nakuru County stood up on a point of order, he raised his hand. (Laughter) April 23, 2013 SENATE DEBATES

sababu sehemu niliyowakilisha ya Kangundo inapakana na Thika. Katikati ya barabara inayotoka kwetu hadi Thika, unapoelekea Tala, kutoka tunyakue Uhuru, Hayati Mzee Kenyatta alimwambia Marehemu Mheshima Ngei kwamba ingewekwa lami. Mheshimwa Moi aliniambia kwamba barabara hiyo ingewekwa lami, mheshimiwa Kibaki, aliyekuwa pale mara ya mwisho, nikiwa nimesimama naye Ol Donyo...

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Sen. Muthama

Sen. Muthama The Chair had started appreciating the excellent working relationship between the Senate Majority Leader and the Senate Minority Leader until just now. And since both of them call themselves learned friends and they are, I am sure they are also aware that that question has been determined by...

Sen. Wetangula! The Senate Minority Leader (

Sen. Muthama The Chair had started appreciating the excellent working relationship between the Senate Majority Leader and the Senate Minority Leader until just now. And since both of them call themselves learned friends and they are, I am sure they are also aware that that question has been determined by...

Sen. Wetangula! The Senate Minority Leader (

Sen. Muthama

Sen. Muthama The Chair had started appreciating the excellent working relationship between the Senate Majority Leader and the Senate Minority Leader until just now. And since both of them call themselves learned friends and they are, I am sure they are also aware that that question has been determined by...

Sen. Wetangula! The Senate Minority Leader (

Sen. Muthama On a point of order, Mr. Clerk. I think that it would be important to have representatives of the candidates of the coalition parties in the tallying and counting of votes. The Clerk of the Senate (Mr. Nyegenye) : Thank you. That point is noted and acknowledged. At...

Hon. Senators, again, we will facilitate Sen. Kipchumba to vote at his place. So, as soon as Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki has voted, we will proceed with the ballot box to the place where Sen. Kipchumba is seated. Again, my team and I will withdraw to facilitate the Senator to vote...

March 28, 2013 SENATE DEBATES Sen. Muthama(Applause) March 28, 2013 SENATE DEBATES (Applause)

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Sen. Muthama On a point of order, Mr. Clerk. I think that it would be important to have representatives of the candidates of the coalition parties in the tallying and counting of votes. The Clerk of the Senate (Mr. Nyegenye) : Thank you. That point is noted and acknowledged. At...

Sen. Muthama On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. You forgot to call out the representatives of the candidates at the tallying point.

Sen. Muthama Mr. Speaker, Sir, I put in my request and propose that Sen. Ongoro represents Sen. Khaniri, and Sen. Mositet will represent Sen. Kembi Getura. (The Clerks-at-the-Table opened the ballot box and proceeded to count the votes)