Samuel Poghisio

Sen. Poghisio On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.

Sen. Poghisio Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, is it really in order for citizens who cannot defend themselves in this House to be named here, and for the Chair not to notice the weight of it? Can those names be withdrawn and allow Kenyans to---

Sen. Poghisio Names like Rai. Why would you name somebody here who cannot defend themselves?

Sen. Poghisio Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Let me join you in welcoming the two parties in the Speaker’s Gallery. I happen to be the Chair of the Committee on Delegated Legislation, and I spent time with my colleagues from Migori County this morning. I would like them to feel...

Sen. Poghisio Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I have seen the Statement requested by Sen. Halake. Sen. Halake, Sen. Mwangi and I sat in the Mediation Committee on the Land Value Index Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2018 which, ostensibly, was an attempt to amend the Land Acquisition Act where the National...

Sen. Poghisio Thank you, Mr. Speaker Sir. Let me also support the Statement by Sen. (Dr.) Ali. This is probably one country that has overrated the document called the September 19, 2019 SENATE DEBATES 6 Sen. Poghisiopassport. We made the passport look like an elitist document. The passport is just...

Sen. Poghisio Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Statement will still be considered by committees, so, I do not think answering it now will be very helpful. I just wanted to say that we should demystify the passport and make it a very ordinary document that every citizen can have at their...

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Sen. Poghisio It was an orderly point of information. (Laughter) Sen. Sakaja, what is it?

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, and Sen. Poghisio for agreeing to be informed. As we consider the very weighty contribution by Sen. Poghisio, I would like to inform the House of two things. September 18, 2019 SENATE DEBATES 23

Sen. PoghisioFine, that is acceptable.

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Sen. Poghisio On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.

Sen. Poghisio Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not if you know why the Chairman is up on his feet at the same time as the Member of Nairobi City County?

Sen. Poghisio Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thought you had noticed that the Chairman of the Finance and Budget Committee was standing up at the same time as the Senator for Nairobi City County and I could not even see the Chair from here. August 7, 2019 SENATE DEBATES 6

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Sen. Poghisio Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Just to support the Petition, and I know that the National Lands Commission is not constituted. I think that they are in the process and I hope that Members of this Committee will want to understand the role of this National Land...

Sen. Poghisio Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I hope that during the process, the Committee will delve deeper because this is just a small case that represents a bigger issue of pastoralists dispossessed of their land. So, I really want to agree that this Committee will probably spend time...

Sen. Poghisio No, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I will advise that we make a fresh request when a different issue is being discussed. I want to congratulate Sen. (Prof.) Kamar for pursuing something that is so close to her heart in her county though it also has implications on other...