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"content": "(3) Explain why the Government has not reviewed the capitation allocation per student since 2018 to account for the rise in the cost of food, utilities and essential learning materials, stating whether there are plans to review the same. (4) Provide a timeline for the disbursement of all outstanding capitation funds to secondary schools, outlining actions being taken to ensure the schools remain operational with no disruption in learning, rationing of meals, project delays or overall deterioration of learning conditions due to the reported financial constraints. (5) Outline the short, medium and long-term strategies being implemented by the Ministry of Education and the National Treasury to ensure the timely disbursement of capitation funds going forward. I thank you."
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"content": " Sen. Okenyuri proceed. INSECURITY INCIDENCES IN BOMACHOGE-BORABU, KISII COUNTY"
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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53(1), to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations regarding insecurity incidences reported in Bomachoge- Borabu Sub-County in Kisii County. Quite a number of people have been injured following clashes along the Transmara West-Bomachoge-Borabu border in Kisii County over alleged cattle theft. The violence began on Saturday, 1st March, 2025, after three cows were allegedly stolen from the Bomachoge-Borabu side on Friday, 28th February, 2025. Youths pursuing the suspected thieves encountered hostile gangs within the Transmara villages, leading to a confrontation that spread to the neighbouring villages. In the Statement, the Committee should- (1) Conduct investigations into the recent cattle theft incidences in Kiango, Nyabitunwa, and Nyachenge areas near the border of Kisii and Narok counties, which have resulted in the loss of livestock for affected families. (2) Enquire into the criminal activities that have taken place in the aforementioned areas, including the invasion and destruction of sugarcane farms, which have led to attacks and injuries to residents. (3) State the measures taken to hold the perpetrators accountable for these heinous acts and ensure the safety and protection of the affected areas. (4) Highlight the steps taken by the national Government to address the ethnic tensions between the Kisii and Maasai communities, as well as the initiatives that are taken to promote lasting peace in the border areas, where ethnic animosity between the two communities has been observed over the years. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I speak, the war is continuing and we do not want Chinkororo to come back. I thank you."
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"content": "What is Chinkororo ?"
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"content": " Sen. Kinyua, proceed. 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": "RAMPANT CASES OF BANDITRY IN LAIKIPIA WEST, LAIKIPIA COUNTY"
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"content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53(1), to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations regarding the rampant cases of banditry in Laikipia West Constituency, Ol Moran Ward, Wangwaci area. In the Statement, the Committee should- (1) State whether the security apparatus in the county is seized of the issue of theft of eight cows and 30 goats belonging to Mr. Kipruto, and four cows and 19 goats belonging to Mr. Francis Ndukoi, residents of Ol Moran Ward, Wangwaci area, which were later recovered by the National Police Reservists (NPR), as well as provide an update on the status of investigation. (2) Outline the measures and the programmes the Government is taking to address the socio-economic factors in combating the rapid cases of banditry in Laikipia County. (3) Provide a clear action plan and timelines in mopping up of illegally held firearms driving out of herders who have illegally invaded residents' farms in Rathia area, and street law enforcements. (4) Outline the security strategies, development programmes, peace building and reconciliation efforts and the areas of collaboration in addressing the rapid cases of banditry. I thank you."
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"content": " Hon. Senators, we will do 20 minutes of interventions. Given an opportunity, kindly stick to three minutes. Sen. Wafula. Hon. Senators, if you have nothing to offer, kindly just move out of the dashboard. It is pretty crowded. Sen. Oketch Gicheru. Proceed, Sen. Sifuna."
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"content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to make brief comments on the two Statements by the Senator for Nandi County on the pending bills owed to Kenya Power by counties and the alternative revenue streams for Kenya Power. I am sure you all remember there was a very embarrassing spectacle in Nairobi City County just a few days ago, where the county government got into a spat with the Kenya Power over unpaid bills. It resulted in something of a very petulant action that was taken by the Governor or the county government, which was to dump garbage outside the Kenya Power offices and other premises of their power utility. I am happy that my governor has already apologised to the people of Kenya for that unfortunate incident. However, there are very serious underlying issues. I am happy that this Statement has been brought by the Senator for Nandi. I understand that there has been a long-drawn-out disagreement about how much Nairobi City County (NCC) owes the Kenya Power Company (KPC). I am also aware that there has been joint auditing of those bills by both the utility and the NCC. There is a joint communiq’ue that was signed on just how much this amount is. There was an 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": "initial claim of about Kshs3 billion. However, after auditing jointly, they came to a figure of Kshs1.8 billion. Now, of importance is that out of that Kshs1.8 that is claimed by the utility, the KPC, Kshs1.5 billion is arising out of street lighting. Now, here is a conversation that I want this Senate to help us with, especially here in Nairobi. Although this street lighting is termed as a function of the county government, this is admittedly a national security function. The Ministry of Energy themselves have agreed as much. I sat in a meeting with the Cabinet Secretary for Energy, the Hon. Wandayi, and he told me that the Ministry has acknowledged that this is something that the national Government has to take up as a security function. In fact, by the time of that meeting, which was about a month and a half ago, he told me that they had already written to EPRA, so that this becomes a formal policy that county governments should not continue to pay street lighting bills. The funny thing is that although KPC acknowledges that the bulk of that bill is arising out of street lighting when you have a dispute with them, they do not switch off the street lights. This is also a tacit admission on their part that they know that it is critical for Nairobi to continue to have those streets lit. If you look at the law that exists, Section 5 and 6 of the Urban Areas and Cities Act, it is recognised that Nairobi stands in a unique position as a city of power, as a capital city of a country and also as a diplomatic hub. Although certain functions are county functions, the national Government must step in from time to time to support the workings of the county government. So, we want to continue to urge the Ministry of Energy to follow through with that promise and make sure that because this is a national security function, they help counties to settle these bills. Finally, because you limited our time, there is a conversation about Own-Source Revenue (OSR) for counties. We have a spectre here in Nairobi where the county government used to host utilities, like they would do those utility lines on the ground. Then if you had your fibre optic cables or data cables you wanted to use, you would pay the county and it was a very serious source of revenue. We have a situation where KPC says they are not supposed to pay for wayleaves in Nairobi or in other open spaces because the law says that you have to get the consent of a Cabinet Secretary. First of all, that is ridiculous. You give a county the power to levy rates and then you make those powers subject to the national Government again. Of course, the Cabinet Secretary for Energy will never allow Nairobi to levy rates for those wayleaves. However, the most critical thing is, that the KPC then takes up business that was a source of revenue for the county government and tells the service providers who are doing data connections and the others that you can put your cables on our power lines. This is essentially robbing county governments of OSR. So, since I happen to be a Member of the Energy Committee, this is a situation that I am hoping we will have a robust conversation about. Lastly, one of the things that is forgotten in the public debate is the Energy Act that restricts the collection of rates on wayleaves without the permission of the Cabinet 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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