Irungu Kang'ata

Sen. Kang’ata Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Papers on het Table of the Senate today, Thursday, 30th May, 2019:-

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Sen. Kang’ata Mr. Speaker, Sir, can I make a comment?

Sen. Kang’ata Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Pursuant to Standing Order 53, I rise to make a Personal Statement. Mr. Speaker, Sir, pursuant to Standing Order No.53, I rise to make a personal statement on defamatory remarks made against me by the Governor of Murang‟a County, Mwangi wa Iria...

Sen. Kang’ata Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No. 98 (1) , (2) and (3) states that: ― (1) Subject to paragraph (5) , no Senator shall refer to any particular matter which is sub judice or which, by the operation of any written...

Sen. Kang’ata What is it Sen. M. Kajwang‘?

Sen. Kang’ata What is it Sen. Wetangula?

Sen. Kang’ata Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I do not blame Gov. Sonko. Instead, I blame myself and the Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights because there is no express provision in the law that commands Gov. Sonko to appoint a deputy governor within a certain period of...

Sen. Kang’ata Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to reply then I can address---.

Sen. Kang’ata Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to address two issues that have been raised by the Senator for Nairobi County. The first issue is on the Bill or a law that compels the governor to appoint a deputy governor within a certain period. It is true that the Bill...

Sen. Kang’ata Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am very surprised that Members of this honourable House can say that Judiciary has the power to make laws. It cannot have that power. That is what is called making law while seated at the Bench. It is true that the courts have the...

Sen. Kang’ata Mr. Speaker, Sir, I convince you to disagree or disallow that point completely. If you do not, the powers of this honourable Chamber and that of the National Assembly will be negated. He is espousing jurisprudence that argues that law is per what judges say it is. There...

Sen. Kang’ata Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. My position is, the finding by the Supreme Court on this issue was advisory. It is not binding.

Sen. Kang’ata Mr. Speaker, Sir, I urge anyone who thinks that the governor has done anything legally wrong to go to the Supreme Court and push for contempt of court. As for me, I believe that the finding was either an orbiter dictum or it was advisory. It is this...

Sen. Kang’ataA Other critics have been saying that we may duplicate development. This Constitution has been embedded to the various provisions or other laws, including the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act to ensure this Bill adheres to those provisions. We have ensured that this Bill also respects other major institutions,...

Thank you, Senator. Proceed, Senator Enoch Wambua, Senator for Kitui County.

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Sen. Kang’ata Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Let me start by congratulating Sen. (Dr.) Ali for this very good Statement. I know that the Committee is going to do a good job of interrogating it. This problem does not only affect people in urban areas, but also those of us...

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Sen. Kang’ata Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to join my colleagues in supporting the fact that the Senate must be respected but again we need to, first of all, look at ourselves. I have an issue on how we execute Standing Order No.48 on requests for Statements from...

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Sen. Kang’ata You also have to respect the institution of the Senate and our independence. Business that comes here from whatever quarters is business.

Sen. Kang’ata Okay, you may proceed.

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Sen. Kang’ata On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. You have tried to guide Sen. Kang’ata under our Standing Orders on the role of generally being within the confines of what is the content of debate in the House. Earlier on today, there was a serious debate on...

Sen. Kang’ata The fact that despite your earlier warning or caution to Sen. Kang’ata to remain within the contents of what is within the Bill, there is this continuous move to speak about a particular institution, which is not clear to me. Maybe he can help me to understand why...

Sen. Kang’ata What is your intervention, Sen. Malalah?

Sen. Kang’ata That is fair. Chairperson of the Committee, what timelines are you looking at? Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud: Madam Temporary Speaker, we are already in the amendment form. Once the green light is given, we can publish it from next week.

Sen. Kang’ata Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I am happy to be the last one. I stand to support the Motion. I have never been a councillor like many of my friends here but I know what they do. They are very helpful and important people in the community for...

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I am happy to be the last one. I stand to support the Motion. I have never been a councillor like many of my friends here but I know what they do. They are very helpful and important people in the community for they are...

Having no other requests, I now call upon the Mover to reply.

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I want to take this opportunity to thank my colleagues who have supported this Motion. I want to thank Sen. Cherargei, who seconded it. I also want to thank my colleagues; Sen. Malalah, Sen. Wako, Sen. (Dr.) Langat, Sen. (Dr.) Kabaka, Sen. Cheruiyot, Sen. (Dr.)...

Sen. Kang’ata Sen. Kang’ata, wind up your Statement so that we can have other issues. September 27, 2018 SENATE DEBATES Sen. Kang’ata Hyper liberalism jurisprudence is a concept that centres on the values of the individual liberty, equality, limited Government and the rule of law. Under the circumstances, though these...

Let us consult in low tones, Hon. Senators. Sen. Kang’ata Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to give five reasons why I disagree with those decisions. One, a majority of Kenyans do not support gay relationships in this country. That has been confirmed by surveys which have been conducted. Article 1...

What is your point of order, Sen. Malalah? Sen. Kang’ata, there is a point of order. Take your seat.

On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Is it in order for Sen. Kang’ata to put this House in uncomfortable mood because even discussing the issue of gayism is uncomfortable? We should postpone this discussion. We should not give it audience. Therefore, I request Hon. Kang’ata to wind up...

Sen. Kang’ata, wind up your Statement so that we can have other issues. Sen. Kang’ata Mr. Speaker, Sir, what my colleague is trying to insinuate is that by keeping quiet this issue will fade away but you are in actual sense assisting the courts to continue giving us this fake...

What is your point of order, Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jr.?

On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I have listened very carefully to Sen. Irungu Kang’ata. His Statement is not a personal statement. It is a general statement of matters of topical concern under Standing Order No.47 (1) . If it was his personal statement, then we would understand...

On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. when I saw this Statement on the Order Paper, I thought that Sen. Kang’ata will introduce the subject of hyper liberalism as opposed to the ultra-conservatism that is capturing the world but he has brought about issues of morality which even though...

about. We are law makers. When you make a Statement like that without putting the material before us, that condemnation cannot be justified.He is also forgetting that in the debate for this new Constitution as opposed to the Constitution in South Africa, there was Article 27 which talks about discrimination...

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