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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I would like to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Defence when the military will begin the completion process of the Kipchoge Keino Stadium in Eldoret that was handed over to them. Thank you for dealing with the cartels."
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"content": " Hon. Cabinet Secretary, you may proceed to respond."
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"content": " Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. On the question by Sen. Mumma, I do not want to be misunderstood. If you visit the Freedom Corner today, you will see it is a different place. We have opened the area to the citizens who want to picket and light candles. A decision was made in 2022 that to maintain the status of the Park for other functions, whether cultural and small group political events, they could use the Park. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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"content": "When they removed the big pavilion, the essence was that if the Park was to be maintained to a global standard like other parks that can be accessed by our citizens and visitors in Nairobi, we limit it to specific functions and not political rallies. This is not a policy decision, but even the facility is not there anymore. We have reached this decision together with the Governor of Nairobi. We expected the residents of Nairobi and Kenyans to support us. Sen. Sifuna, you should lead several Senators to go and see that facility. It is different, fenced and secure. We do not want to destroy it within one or two months. We want to give Kenyans the benefit of staying at home, visiting a mall, or going to the Park. During the day, Kenyans can walk and read a book, send an email, and hold small workshops and conferences. Secondly, there are no restaurants. We have designed fast food courts, so that those who are in the Park with their children have something to pick. There are no restaurants in Uhuru Park. I agree with Sen. Onyonka on the sentiments of the Committee on Finance and Budget. We have made sure that the contractors and people who worked on Uhuru and Central Parks have been paid. If anything is pending the Ministry of Defence is liaising with the National Treasury on how to pay them. Nobody will be left. On the question raised by Sen. Kathuri, the Deputy Speaker, and my old friend and chairman. I agree with you. When the Senate Majority Leader wrote to me about the Ulinzi Sports Stadium, I asked the Senators to come early in the morning and jog with our soldiers led by the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF). They jog between 5.00 a.m. and 6.00 a.m. You can do your practices and play, but if you want to jog with the soldiers for 10 kilometers be there at 5.00 a.m. You are very important as the leaders of this country and we want you to keep fit. On the issue in Meru County, I agree with the Deputy Speaker. I asked my colleague, the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration, that he should add Meru County as a disturbed area. We are dealing with six counties and Marsabit. He should add this small portion of Meru County into the disturbed area. However, the KDF Act does not allow us to walk out of the barracks and arrest one individual, forget about arresting the criminals with the 1,000 cows. Even in our military installations, we have the military police who will arrest, and within 30 minutes, they must hand over the civilian to the National Police. Nonetheless, I am sure I will have a discussion with you, so that we use Article 241(3) (c), where the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) is called upon to assist the National Police Service (NPS) and the other security agencies to keep our country safe. Sen. Mandago, we were ready to start the Kipchoge Keino Stadium, but the Ministry of Sports, Youth Affairs and Arts was dragging. We were doing three stadiums for Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). We were doing the new Talanta Stadium, which is now in Jamhuri. We are refurbishing Nyayo and Kasarani stadia. Hon. Members in the Sports Committee can go to Kasarani. It is around 60 per cent done and we will complete it by October. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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"content": "For Kipchoge Keino Stadium, I think we will start refurbishing it in the next one week. We have now gotten a go-ahead from the Cabinet Secretary for Sports, Youth Affairs and Arts and Sports Kenya. The problem was those two institutions. For us, we are just the implementing agency. The user Ministry, the Ministry of Sports, Youth Affairs and Arts, took long in bringing the designs and formally handing it over to us. However, we told them last week that we have a timeline of June or July 2025 to complete the Kipchoge Keino Stadium and Nyayo Stadium. Therefore, we are on course. I thank you."
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"content": " Proceed, Sen. Lomenen."
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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I thank the Cabinet Secretary for taking this opportunity to be here. I want to ask our beloved Cabinet Secretary the reason there is a stalemate in the construction of the Lokichogio-Nakodok Road. I know this is because of the issue of insecurity from the Toposa of Southern Sudan. They have refused the construction of the road to be continued from Lokichogio to Nakodok, which is 11 kilometres. I do appreciate the Government of Kenya because there is deployment of KDF in Nadapal. I also request the Cabinet Secretary to go ahead and deploy that KDF in Nakodok, which is our boundary between Southern Sudan and Kenya. Finally, there is no KDF deployment between Uganda and Kenya on the zone of Nokiriyama, Loima and Turkana West Constituency. Therefore, that is why our pastoralists are most of the time harassed by the UDF of Uganda. I thank you."
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"content": " Proceed, Sen. Cheruiyot."
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"content": " Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to join my colleagues in appreciating the good work that the Cabinet Secretary for Defence is doing. I will be quick to ask a question, which I strongly feel if our colleague, Sen. Cheptumo, had been well, he would have asked. I know he has been unwell for the last few days. Therefore, I want to ask this on behalf of the children of Baringo where he comes from. As I speak today, more than 30 or 40 schools in the last count that I had, cannot go to school on account of insecurity. The Cabinet Secretary sits in the National Security Council (NSC). Secondly, the Constitution has enabled him--- If you read Article 241(3)(c), the military personnel can be deployed to restore peace in any part of the country where there is disturbance, with the approval of the National Assembly. I have not seen such an approval. I am wondering what is it that it will take for the Cabinet Secretary to make this request to restore peace in that part of the country. Since I know the Cabinet Secretary very well. He is my good friend and I do know where he comes from. If it was not for education, my good friend, the Cabinet Secretary, Hon. Duale, would have been in Dujis herding camels. Currently, he does not herd them for a living, but has them now as a luxury, like any well to do man would do from that part of the country. If it was not for education, he would not have had the opportunity to be where he is in life. How can he possibly sit comfortably in the NSC knowing that there are more The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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"content": "than 40 schools in Baringo County where children cannot go to school on account of insecurity? Since the Constitution provides for their deployment in situations such as this, where it is becoming increasing clear that other security organs, for one reason or the other, are not able to restore calm in that part of the country, what plan do they have to deploy KDF in area? Can he give us the assurance, as a House, that they will do so? I thank you."
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