Mogeni Erick Okongo

Ni masikitiko kwamba mambo kama hayo yanazidi kuendelea. Watu masikini wanafurushwa kwenye ardhi zao kiholela.Kuna sheria ambazo zimewekwa. Tulipopitisha Katiba mpya, tulitengeneza National Land Comission (NLC) ambayo inafaa kuhakikisha na ithibitishe kwamba mambo kama hayo hayafai kutokea kwa sasa baada ya hiyo Tume kuwekwa.Tume hiyo ilikuwa inafaa iangalie historical injustices...

Thank you Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I support the Motion that recommends the approval of this Senate of Eng. Koome as our next Inspector General (IG) of the National Police Service. Those who went to the University of Nairobi (UoN) in the early 1990s know that Eng. Koome was among...

Mr. Speaker, Sir---

Mr. Speaker, Sir, for the short time that I have been a Member of this House, the tradition has always been that--- Senator, first, I need to understand why you are on your feet. Are you on a point of order? I wanted to make a comment because this is...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. My good friend and classmate, Sen. Mungatana, has raised as important issue on that matter of sub judice. That particular order has conditions. The burden on who must prove that this matter is active in court is on the Senator invoking the rule on sub...

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I know Sen. Cheptumo has just arrived fresh from the National Assembly. I want to remind him that the National Assembly is like a double intake, with 349 Members. Here, we are only 67. Sen. Cheptumo, in appreciation of that fact, Standing Order No.53...

(Applause) However, you will note that contrary to Article 27 of the Constitution, the salaries of the Court of Appeal progress annually from Kshs710,000 to a maximum of Kshs1.1million whereas the salary of Members of Parliament stagnates at Kshs710,000.The Committee should give a statement as to whether that amounts to...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to inform Sen. Onyonka, my neighbour from Kisii, regarding the amount of money he is making reference to. The Kshs1.5million car grant that was meant to assist MCAs to move around the country has been scrapped in the said Gazette Notice. Sen. Onyonka, that...

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Let me also join my colleagues in congratulating, Sen. Murkomen, for getting the approval of the National Assembly to be our CS in the Ministry of Roads and Transport. I hope that we have learnt something from what he has told us this afternoon....

On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. On more than two occasions, I have heard the Senator for Baringo referring to you as Mr. Speaker. I do not know whether he does not believe that you are worth occupying that seat. Is he in order to refer to you...

Madam Temporary Speaker, thank you for giving me an opportunity to make my contribution on this very important Motion. I want to begin by thanking the Senate Minority Leader, Sen. Madzayo, who has demonstrated that he is a leader with a conscience. He magnanimously surrendered his slot in the Committee...

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. May I join you and the Senator for Makueni in welcoming the members of staff from Makueni County Assembly who are on a study visit to the Senate. Makueni County is very special to us. They gave an extremely brilliant Senator last time, Sen....

On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. (Applause) Initially, Sen. Cherarkey thought you are trying to discredit his Statement. He was a bit in panic mode. It is a very important Statement because our athletes and any other personalities who represent Kenya should all be recognized. Sen. Cherarkey,...

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

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise on a point of order pursuant to Standing Order No.20. I have perused the Supplementary Order Paper, more so the Motion that is on Order No. 8 on the names that appear for Senators supposed to join the Speaker’s Panel. Before that Motion is...

The Standing Orders of the National Assembly, more so Standing Order No. 16, is worded in the same language. The Motion that was passed in the National Assembly has clear designation as to who is the First, Second, Third and Fourth panelist.This is important because anytime the Speaker or the...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I join my neighbor, the Senate Majority Leader, Sen. Cheruiyot. I echo his sentiments that, this is a very important Motion. It is what sets us in the mood of starting to work. I also commend ---

(Applause)(Applause) Proceed. On this side we have tried this idea of trying to fight people and we have failed terribly. William Ruto was a member of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM). He was mistreated, he left, went to church, prayed and he is now the President of the Republic of...

Proceed, Sen. Osotsi. Sen. Omogeni, as you sit down, you have mentioned several leaders here who will go far. I think today you were guided by the Holy Spirit. Can you also mention others who may go far, including Sen. Kathuri? (Laughter)

Before Sen. Maanzo responds, let us hear the other point of order from Sen. M. Kajwang’. It could be the same. (Laughter)

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, he is out of order. (Loud consultations) Do you want to be informed by Sen. Omogeni?

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I only allowed Sen. Omogeni because he is my neighbour and lawyers refer to him as Senior Counsel. However, little did I know that Senior Counsel can misinform as well. I am afraid what he gave me was misinformation and not information. If he...

On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir!

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have known the Senator for Kakamega County, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, as a fairly experienced Senator. However, I am surprised that the Senator does not seem to understand that even a Senate Sitting can sit as a Committee of the Whole House. This is a basic...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there is one point I would like to make. The Member is breaching our Standing Orders by imputing wrong motive, that as a Senior Counsel I have misread Article 153 of the Constitution. I have not added a comma nor a full stop to the provisions...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me an opportunity to also contribute to the speech that His Excellency the President made to Parliament. First, we appreciate the fact that this was a closely contested election. As Azimio, we had more than seven million Kenyans behind us. We also...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, ---

Kindly conclude, Sen. Omogeni. that of the 22, at least one should have come from Tana River County. I support Sen. Mungatana that exclusion is not right.Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir---

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wanted to give Sen. Cherarkey an opportunity because as I said, he keeps on learning. I want to take Sen. Cherarkey to the provisions of Article 234 of the Constitution. I read the Constitution before I rise to say something. I read the advertisement that...

Do you have some literature on GMOs and how they can cause cancer? (Laughter)

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wanted to give Sen. Cherarkey an opportunity because as I said, he keeps on learning. I want to take Sen. Cherarkey to the provisions of Article 234 of the Constitution. I read the Constitution before I rise to say something. I read the advertisement that...

Senator, your time is up. (Sen. Omogeni spoke off record) Sen. Omogeni, your time is up. Let us give time to other Members to also contribute. Next time when I sit here, I will be magnanimous to allow you some more time.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I take this opportunity to thank His Excellency the President for his exposition of public policy, where he needed us, as a House, to support him in his plans to make reality of the pledges that he made to the people of Kenya. The President talked...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I conclude--- (Sen. Cherarkey spoke off record) I do not know why the Senator for Nandi County, Sen. Cherarkey is not a good listener.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I conclude, His Excellency the President made pledges to small-scale traders, hawkers, mama mboga and the makanga. We were told that the hustler nation will be a government formed by hawkers, hecklers and the mama mbogas. They also said that BBI was about sharing positions....

I support.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am rising on a point of order under Standing Order No. 190 which refers to the composition of the Senate Business Committee. Mr. Speaker, Sir, there is an issue I want you to deal with as a preliminary before I am able to either support or...

If the Registrar of Political Parties has given a communication to the House indicating that Sen. Ali Roba belongs to the Azimio-One Kenya Coalition, there is no way that his name can be forwarded by the Majority side.Mr. Speaker, Sir, whatever we do on this Floor will come to haunt...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, with tremendous respect for the Senator for Kakamega and whose son was a faithful member of the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) , I do not see any point of order in what he has just said. I beg that I proceed. If Sen (Dr.) Khalwale wants...