Hassan Omar

Sen. Hassan

Sen. Hassan Order, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale! You cannot run away from facts! (Laughter)(Laughter) Sen. Kanainza?

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wanted to raise the same issue; we have 47 women who are elected to represent the counties.

Sen. Hassan

Sen. Hassan

Sen. Hassan Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to thank you for according me this opportunity---

Sen. Hassan Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to appreciate the unending generosity of the Minority Leader, Sen. Wetangula, and your kind consideration. I rise under Standing Order No.203 (5) which states:- “A report having been adopted by a majority of Senators, a Minority of Dissenting Report may be appended to...

Sen. Hassan I said something in Swahili; do you not understand it in English, Sen. Wamatangi? (Laughter)

Sen. Hassan I think, Mr. Speaker, Sir, that is why it is called a dissenting view---

Sen. Hassan Sen. Wamatangi, you are my very good friend and I am a very eloquent guy; you must listen to the very end. You will get a lot of benefit. Even if you might not use it today, you might use it tomorrow when you are in the Opposition....

Sen. Hassan Mr. Speaker, Sir, I need to withdraw those words because initially I had referred to you and thought that, as decorum, I need to pull back those words. I am apologetic about that matter. Mr. Speaker, Sir, therefore, the whole regime has been politicized. We have become extra...

Sen. Hassan Mr. Speaker, Sir, when I spoke with similar fashion when I was in the Committee, our good Chairman who has known me for over 20 years now, Sen. Mutahi Kagwe, actually did inform Sen. Leshore that this is how I usually speak. I do not know any other...

Sen. Hassan

Sen. Hassan

Sen. Hassan Mr. Speaker, Sir, when we sat in the Committee, one of the Ministers in charge of Trade, Economic Planning and Industrialization, a Ms. Sheila Mueni Mukunya was asked by the defence lawyers where specifically she swore her affidavits--

Sen. Hassan

Sen. Hassan

Sen. Hassan

Sen. Hassan

Sen. Hassan

Sen. Hassan

Sen. Hassan

Sen. HassanVery briefly, Sen. Wetangula.

Sen. Hassan That is correct. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to implore you because those who are lawyers will tell you that there was a time Lord Denning had a criminal trial. After he finished, he wrote the judgment and went home to have lunch with his wife. He was...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I do not intend to challenge your ruling. For posterity, you have touched on it, but I want you to elaborate. If we come back again let us, say, on Monday, and we are faced with the same situation we are in today, can we...

August 15, 2014 SENATE DEBATES

Sen. Hassan

Sen. Hassan Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to second this Motion, because I think at this point in time, devolution should have been seamless; Governors should have respected the authority of the Senate and the Senate would be facilitating the development agenda of our counties. Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me...

Sen. Hassan

Sen. Hassan

Sen. Hassan

Sen. Hassan

Sen. Hassan

Sen. Hassan It is the same one. The Chairperson (Sen. Kembi-Gitura) : Okay. So, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale has it here. (The Chairperson consulted the Clerk-at-the Table) August 5, 2014 SENATE DEBATES Sen. Hassan Mr. Chairperson, Sir, I stand to support the amendment. I have three things to say; one, of...

On a point of order, Mr. Chairman, Sir. I am rising on a point of order, not on what he is saying. The Chairperson (

Sen. Hassan

Sen. Hassan

Sen. Hassan

Sen. Hassan

Sen. Hassan

Sen. Hassan

Sen. Hassan

Sen. Hassan

Sen. Hassan Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I just wanted to add my voice to the matter, being a matter of great public interest and urgency. I think it will be reasonable for us to have the statement as soon as practically possible, which is next week, so that we can...

Sen. Hassan

Sen. Hassan

Sen. Hassan

Sen. Hassan

Sen. Hassan

Sen. Hassan

Sen. Hassan

Sen. Hassan

Sen. Hassan

Sen. Hassan

Sen. Hassan Order, Sen. Kivuti! First, part of the problem is that there have been too lengthy Statements this afternoon, including yours. If Sen. Kittony is happy that does not mean that other Senators are equally happy. This is because now it is a property of the House. While I...

Sen. Hassan

Sen. Hassan

Sen. Hassan

Sen. Hassan

Sen. Hassan

Sen. Hassan

Sen. Hassan

Sen. Hassan

Sen. Hassan

Sen. Hassan Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, what I meant is that people thinking that the current Government is a coalition between the Kalenjins and the Kikuyus, this is further from the truth. The truth of the matter is that those who are in power today are pretending and posturing as...

Very well. Proceed, Sen. Orengo. (Sen. Orengo walked to the Dispatch Box)

Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity---

Next time you should remember to carry your card. It is not procedural.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I will carry it. I am so sorry. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I thank Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale for bringing this Bill because it is an important Bill. I want to point out from the outset that if you look at what the Constitution requires of political...

party which has votes from all over the country reflecting a national character, but it is disqualified on account of not meeting the threshold. In other words, a political party which is registered, but has members from one section of the country is then entitled to get money from the...

Why can you also talk about the Zanaki’s of the Kuria Tribe?

Yes, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. We also have the Zanakis of the Kuria Tribe. Kenya is a bit far from that situation. I want to support what Sen. Omar was saying that the strength of our democracy and parties will be shown one day when the bigger parties will have...

On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I was enjoying the contribution by my friend, Sen. Orengo until he left the track of what he was saying and started talking about things that are completely untrue. Is the hon. Member in order to pursue a line and try to...

I have to rule on this. One, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, you have been challenged. Could you table the documents? Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I did not call it a research. I said that we have taken the effort to find out what the public thinks. I said that we have...

Order! You have just demanded for data to substantiate that allegation after which you turned and denied. This Chair is not preview to any statistics that have been printed by the Government to show the level of ethnicity or other political parties. I prefer if we leave it at that.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, that is disabusing the question of ethnicity. Ethnicity exists in the minds of the ruling clique. The truth of the matter is that former President Moi’s Government, in terms of inclusivity, did better than the current Government. July 10, 2014 SENATE DEBATES Order, Senator! You are

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, what I meant is that people thinking that the current Government is a coalition between the Kalenjins and the Kikuyus, this is further from the truth. The truth of the matter is that those who are in power today are pretending and posturing as if they...

I see no other interest and, therefore, call upon the Mover to reply. Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I look at what has transpired during the debate of this Amendment Bill as a major triumph for the reason that it has gone beyond what I expected. Contributions have given...

we would have needed better qualified MCAs. So, when we lowered the bar in the last Parliament, we did not know what we were taking away from the democratic practice in our county governments. We know that we did not tighten the law sufficiently because a lot of people are...

On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I just want to make a small correction to my brother, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale and tell him that I am a card- carrying member of a party called NARC and I am a very patriotic member of that party.Mr. Temporary Speaker,...

Chair ended up running on an ODM ticket. So, things change. Once upon a time I was in FORD Kenya, but found myself running on a UDF ticket. So, let us strengthen democracy.Finally, I thought the point raised by Sen. Sang was very persuasive; that even as you open this,...

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