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Speaker
criticises Kanu after walk-out
Story by NATION Reporter
Publication Date: 7/13/2005
About 20 Kanu MPs disrupted House
business as they walked out in a group to address a news
conference on the Mau Forest evictions.
Mr Patrick Muiruri (Gatundu North,
Kanu) rose on a point of order to alert the Speaker about his
departing colleagues, saying that he was "feeling lonely".
Said Mr Muiruri: "Isn't it in
order to find out why the MPs walked out? You realise I am all
alone after they walked out en masse."
But the Speaker answered: "If
you are lonely, why didn't you convince your colleagues not to
walk out?"
Mr Kaparo later ruled that Mr
Muiruri (Gatundu North, Kanu) was out of order, saying his job was
not to be a prefect of MPs. The Speaker also appealed to MPs to
desist from disrupting debate by matching out of the House in
groups in an unruly manner. He asked them to adhere by the
parliamentary rules and conduct themselves with decorum and
respect at all times.
Responding to the walk-out in the
middle of Question Time, the Speaker said: "We must respect
this House. Members should desist from disrupting the proceedings.
The public deserve better from their MPs."
Meanwhile, Roads and Public works
minister Raila Odinga told Mr Waithaka Mwangi (Kinangop, Narc)
that road signs indicating black spots and cattle crossings would
be erected on the Nyeri-Nyahururu road to reduce accidents. He
said there were no plans to erect bumps on the road because they
would make the road more dangerous.
In another question, Water
Development minister Martha Karua told Mr Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi,
Narc), that Sh1.5 billion had been set aside in this financial
year to build dams.
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