31 May 2023 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will be watching with keen attention the proposals that will come from whichever Committee that will handle that Petition on the practices of EABL. It is of great interest to note that while this citizen had the choice to take this Petition either to the National Assembly or the Senate, they brought it here. Maybe there is something they know about us as a House. Let us not kill the hopes that they have about us as a House.
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31 May 2023 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, pursuant to Standing Order No.57(1), I hereby present to the Senate the business of the House for the week commencing Tuesday, 6th June, 2023. As I highlighted in my Statement on Thursday, 25th May, 2023, there are important financial instruments which are pending consideration in the Senate. These are the County Allocation of Revenue Bill (Senate Bills No.16 of 2023), The Equalization Fund Appropriation Bill (Senate Bills No.3 of 2023) and The Equalization Fund Administration Bill (Senate Bills No.14 of 2023). These financial instruments are critical for the operations of the county governments and their expeditious ...
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31 May 2023 in Senate:
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31 May 2023 in Senate:
opportunity to sit here on their behalf, you find empty seats in both Houses of Parliament. It is something I have never understood. I, therefore, urge that we be present on Tuesday so that we conclude on that important business. In summary, out of the 33 Bills published in the Senate, the following are pending consideration; 19 are at the Second Reading Stage; five are at the Committee of the Whole, two of which are listed in today’s Order Paper at Order Nos.10 and 11 for Division. It is obvious to everyone whether we will have Division or not. A ...
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31 May 2023 in Senate:
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31 May 2023 in Senate:
Not to mention the fact that Sen. Wakili Sigei, on behalf of a citizen of this country, presented what I will consider a class action Petition, when an ordinary citizen invited this House to look into the operations of corporations that are huge enough perhaps to look the other way in terms of obligations and not have any of our state agencies nab them on their bad practices. The citizens believe that this Senate has many men and women of integrity with power and wherewithal that is needed to take on this institution and give justice to the people of ...
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31 May 2023 in Senate:
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31 May 2023 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, I have also seen something which I am not complaining about because it is not my business to complain. When the Cabinet Secretaries eventually complain to me, I will pass the blame to you. It is on the expanded interpretation of what Supplementary Questions are. If you were in today’s Session, you know that the Cabinet Secretaries who appeared here, answered completely new sets of Questions. They were separate from what had been asked. However, I am glad that they handled it well. There is an infamous story about the camel and the tent, where it asked ...
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31 May 2023 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move this Motion in an amended form: THAT, notwithstanding the Resolutions of the Senate made on 16th February, 2023, and 29th March, 2023, pursuant to Standing Order 32 on approval of the Senate Calendar (Regular Sessions) for the Second Session 2023; and further notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order No.34 (1), the Senate resolves to suspend its morning sitting on Wednesday 7th June, 2023. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the reason I move the Motion in an amended format is because previously, when I gave the Notice of Motion, it was assumed that the prayer
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31 May 2023 in Senate:
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