10 Aug 2023 in Senate:
believe it is in the best interest of the House. I listened to the comments by Sen. Mumma, a lady I hold in such high regard. She said that she will judge us extremely harshly as a Leadership if we let this matter pass. I know it is not just about one of our colleagues, but one of our very senior staff, a man that I equally respect and have worked with very closely for five good years; a man of impeccable character; a great Kenyan and a patriot. Therefore, allow us to go behind the tent as they say, ...
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8 Aug 2023 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I have two comments. One is on the Statement by the Senator for Turkana, the one which Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale tried to seek your indulgence. I believe he has further been guided because he knows the procedure if we were to proceed the way he wanted the House to. Nonetheless, this is a very important issue, which, as a Senate of the Republic of Kenya, we cannot keep quiet. For a long time, since inception of the East Africa Community (EAC) as a regional bloc, Kenya has continued to play the big brother role. We ...
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8 Aug 2023 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am properly guided. I therefore, abandon that conversation. I will proceed to comment on the Statement by Sen. Cherarkey, which I believe we are at liberty to debate. The number of companies that are doing this kind of business are predominantly many. We know for a fact that 99.9 per cent of these companies are not locally owned. They are owned by foreigners. Therefore, this is neocolonialism but a very difficult one because young people are breaking their backs working in either extreme cold or a lot of sunshine. Eventually, all the money they have made, ...
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8 Aug 2023 in Senate:
significant shareholding locally. Therefore, I hope we will get to the bottom of this matter and ensure that people stop taking advantage of our young boys and girls engaging in the
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8 Aug 2023 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I take this opportunity on behalf of the Senate to welcome the visiting students and teachers from Majani Mingi Secondary School in Nakuru County. It is a neighbouring county not far from where I come from.
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8 Aug 2023 in Senate:
I hope and believe that these young children will get the full value for the time they have taken to visit with this House. This has been a very eventful afternoon with many reports being presented, Motions being processed and, in the next few minutes, they will hear a Bill being moved by none other than the Majority Leader. It is not on every afternoon that you get to have a spice of everything that happens in Parliament. I hope that they will enjoy, be inspired as they prepare to take on the baton of leadership from the current generation ...
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8 Aug 2023 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, I needed that guidance.
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8 Aug 2023 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the Senate- Report of the Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Budget on the Public Finance Management (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bills No.16 of 2023). Mr. Speaker, I beg to lay.
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8 Aug 2023 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is a pretty much straightforward Bill that has been ably considered by our Standing Committee on Finance and Budget that touches on a very important discussion that is going on in our country.
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